Leslie Wagner,

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(born 21 February 1943)''The Independent''
21 Feb 1996 Birthdays is a British academic, who has been Vice-Chancellor of two universities and as the second Chancellor of the

University of Derby , mottoeng = Experience is the best teacher , established = 1851 – Teacher Training College1992 – gained university status , type = Public , chancellor = William Cavendish, Ear ...

. Wagner obtained a BA and MA at

Manchester University , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

and worked for the UK government until 1970, when he became a lecturer in economics at the

Open University The Open University (OU) is a British public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off- ...

.University of Derby Press Office
12 November 2002 New Chancellor He was later Head of Economics at the

Polytechnic of Central London , mottoeng = The Lord is our Strength , type = Public , established = 1838: Royal Polytechnic Institution 1891: Polytechnic-Regent Street 1970: Polytechnic of Central London 1992: University of Westminster , endowment = £5.1 million ...

, becoming Vice-Chancellor of the

University of North London The University of North London (UNL) was a university in London, England, formed from the Polytechnic of North London (PNL) in 1992 when that institution was granted university status. PNL, in turn, had been formed by the amalgamation of the No ...

in 1987.''Times Higher Education''
9 May 2003 ''In the News - Leslie Wagner'' From 1994 to 2003, he was Vice-Chancellor of

Leeds Metropolitan University Leeds Beckett University (LBU), formerly known as Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU) and before that as Leeds Polytechnic, is a public university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has campuses in the city centre and Headingley. The univ ...

.Hefce news 2003
/ref> Wagner served as the second Chancellor of the

from 2003 to 2008. He was the first chair of the

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.Exchange
issue 5 Wagner has been prominent in the British Jewish community, being a Trustee of ''

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'', a member of the

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Trust and chair of the Commission on Jewish Schools.''Jewish Chronicle'' May 4, 2007 page 9 ''Wagner Heads School Body'' He was rated number 60 in a list of the most influential Jews in the UK.''Jewish Chronicle'' May 1, 2008 ''JC Power 100: the key influences in our community'' He was appointed a

in 2000 for services to higher education and the Jewish community.

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1943 births Living people British economists British Jews Vice-Chancellors by university in England People associated with Leeds Beckett University Alumni of the University of Manchester Academics of the Open University Academics of the University of North London Commanders of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Salford Grammar School People associated with the University of Derby {{UK-academic-stub