KStJ
The Order of St John, short for Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (french: l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) and also known as St John International, is a British royal order of c ...
National Health Service
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manager, who was Chief Executive of
NHS Wales
NHS Wales ( cy, GIG (Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol) Cymru) is the publicly-funded healthcare system in Wales, and one of the four systems which make up the National Health Service in the United Kingdom.
NHS Wales was formed as part of the public ...
between 2009 and 2011.
Career
He was born in
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
, Paul Williams at Debretts /ref> and joined the NHS as a clerk at the Welsh Hospital Board in 1966. ''New Chancellor for St John Wales Announced'', 6 April 2011 /ref> Later in his career he became, successively, Assistant District General Manager of Mid Glamorgan Health Authority, Chief Executive of Bridgend NHS Trust (1993–99),
Chief Executive of Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust, and Chief Executive of Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board. He was Chair of NHS Staff College Wales, 1995-2001. He was seconded as Chief Executive of NHS Wales for a two-year period starting in January 2009.
In April 2013, it was announced by Wales'
First Minister
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Carwyn Jones
Carwyn Howell Jones (born 21 March 1967) is a Welsh politician who served as First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour from 2009 to 2018. He served as Counsel General for Wales from 2007 to 2009. Jones served as the Member of the S ...
that Williams would chair a new Commission on Public Service Governance and Delivery, to make
recommendations
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
South Glamorgan
, Government= South Glamorgan County Council
, Status= Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996) Preserved county (1996–)
, Start= 1974
, End= 1996
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in 2007/08. He was appointed as Chancellor of the Order of St John, Priory for Wales, in April 2011. He was
knighted
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