Elizabeth Irene France (' Leicester; born 1 February 1950) is the former chair of the

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. She was appointed in February 2009 and was chair until 2014 when Steve Green became the Chair. From 1994 to 2002 she was the Data Protection Registrar / Information Commissioner and from 2002 to 2009 Chief Ombudsman and Chief Executive of Ombudsman Services Ltd. Elizabeth France is chair of the UK Public Affairs Council, a member of the

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, vice president of

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and a member of the General Assembly of Manchester University. Elizabeth France is also chair of the

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, a role she took up in January 2014.

Career

Elizabeth read politics at Aberystwyth (1968- 1971). Prior to her appointment (1994) as Data Protection Registrar, she worked in the Home Office.website of Security Industry Authority http://www.sia.homeoffice.gov.uk Retrieved 22 April 2014. She was awarded CBE in 2002 for services to data protection. She holds honorary doctorate degrees.

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Living people Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Internet in the United Kingdom Computer security specialists 1950 births {{England-bio-stub