Sir Gerald Albery Hosker, KCB, KC (Hon) (born 28 July 1933) is a retired British lawyer and public servant.

Early life and education

Born in 1933, Sir Gerald is the son of Leslie Reece Hosker and Constance Alice, ''née'' Hubbard. He was educated at Berkhamsted School. He also attended the Law Society's College of Law, London.

Career

Legal career

He became an articled clerk at Derrick Bridges & Co. in 1951, but after being admitted a

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in 1956 he worked for Clifford Turner & Co., before joining the

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in 1960. After several promotions, he was appointed an

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in the Department in 1982, before serving as Deputy Treasury Solicitor between 1984 and 1987. He was then Legal Adviser to the Department of Trade and Industry until his appointment in 1992 as HM Procurator General Treasury Solicitor and the Queen's Proctor, in which offices he served until retiring in 1995."Hosker, Sir Gerald (Albery)"
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Post-retirement

In 1998 the

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appointed him as a trustee of the Royal Air force Museum; he retired in 2009. In February 1999, Hosker was appointed by the Paymaster General to conduct an Inquiry into the Customs and Excise aspects of the

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drugs case and in 2001 he conducted an inquiry on behalf of the

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into the handling of the C W Cheney & Sons Pension Fund by the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority."Darling appoints QC to Cheney inquiry", ''The Telegraph'', 7 February 2001. Sir Gerald was appointed Public Inquiry commissioner in the Falkland Islands 1999-2000.

References

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