1. Kate Barker is principally noted for her role at the Bank of England and for advising the British government on social issues such as housing and health care.
16 Facts About Kate Barker
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Kate Barker received a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St Hilda's College, Oxford in 1979 and then worked for a large pension fund in London.
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Kate Barker was a research officer at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research and was the chief European economist at the Ford Motor Company in Brentwood.
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Kate Barker was appointed as an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England with effect from 1 June 2001.
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Kate Barker is the only external MPC member to have been appointed for three terms, the latest of which ended on 31 May 2010.
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Kate Barker was appointed by the Government in April 2003 to conduct an independent Review of UK Housing Supply, leading to a final report in March 2004.
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Kate Barker was appointed as one of two non-executive members of the UK government's Office for Budget Responsibility from June 2011 to June 2017.
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Kate Barker was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to social housing in the 2006 Birthday Honours and promoted to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to the economy.
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Kate Barker is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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Kate Barker led a quality review of the National Accounts for the Office for National Statistics during 2014.
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Kate Barker was a non-executive director on the board of the Yorkshire Building Society from 2010 to 2017.
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Kate Barker became chair of the advisory board for the Centre for Business Research at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, in October 2012.
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Kate Barker was chair of the Society of Business Economists from 2013 to 2016.
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Kate Barker has been a trustee of the Essex Community Foundation.
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In September 2014, Kate Barker became chairman of the trustees of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme.
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Kate Barker was a non-executive director of Taylor Wimpey plc from April 2011 to July 2020, and joined the board of Man Group plc in April 2017.