Sir Andrew Foster (born 29 December 1944) is a British public servant who was
knighted in 2001 for his services to the health and government services.
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Career and appointments
Sir Andrew's appointments have included Executive of the
Audit Commission for England and Wales from 1992 and 2003, deputy chief executive (
NHS
The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ...
), director of social services (
North Yorkshire County Council
North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) is the county council governing the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire; an area composing most of North Yorkshire in England. The council currently consists of 90 councillors. The council is current ...
), deputy chairman (
Royal Bank of Canada) and advisor to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer on public service.
In 2005, he presented a comprehensive report on the English further education system, entitled "Realising the Potential".
He was appointed chair of
Manx Care
Manx Care was established in April 2021 by the Government of the Isle of Man as an arm's length organisation, established to focus on delivery of health and social care on the Island. This followed a review by Sir Jonathan Michael. The Department o ...
in April 2021.
See also
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List of Old Abingdonians
References
British civil servants
Living people
1944 births
People educated at Abingdon School
Knights Bachelor
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