Mark Edward Ormerod (born 3 August 1957) was a British

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and chief executive of the

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and the

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from 2015 to 2020. He was educated at Oundle School, the

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and the

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. Ormerod was previously the Chief Executive of the Law Commission. He also held posts as Chief Executive of the Probation Associations and was Director of Access to Justice Policy at the

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1957 births Living people People educated at Oundle School Alumni of the University of Leeds Civil servants in the Lord Chancellor's Department Companions of the Order of the Bath Supreme Court of the United Kingdom {{UK-gov-bio-stub