13 Facts About Angela Knight

Angela Knight served as the chair of the Office of Tax Simplification until 18 March 2019.

Angela Knight served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury from 1995 to 1997.

Angela Knight then went to the University of Bristol, gaining a BSc in Chemistry, and became an engineer working for Air Products, where she became a Product Development Manager for nitrogen.

Angela Knight served as a Conservative councillor on Sheffield City Council from 1987 to 1992.

Angela Knight was Economic Secretary to the Treasury from 1995 to 1997.

Angela Knight lost her seat in Parliament to Liz Blackman of the Labour Party in 1997.

Angela Knight became Chief Executive of APCIMS in September 1997.

Angela Knight was appointed as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to the financial services industry in the 2007 New Year's honours list.

On 1 April 2012 Angela Knight resigned as chief executive of the BBA but said she would remain until a replacement was found.

In May 2012 it was announced that Angela Knight had been appointed chief executive of trade body Energy UK, effective the end of July.

Angela Knight stepped down from this position in 2014 to focus on her non-executive portfolio career.

Angela Knight is an advisor to Goodacre UK and Oxera Consulting.

Angela Knight has previously served as a non-executive director of Brewin Dolphin, Office of Tax Simplification, Transport for London, Financial Skills Partnership, Scottish Widows, Logica, the Port of London Authority, Lloyds TSB and South East Water.