# New Chair of the Charity Commission announced

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/06/18/new-chair-charity-commission-announced/
- Published: 2006-06-18T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Dame Suzi Leather DBE is to be the new Chair of the Charity Commission, taking over
from the current Chair, Geraldine Peacock CBE, on 1 August 2006. Suzi will step 
down as chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), a role
she has occupied since 2002.
Dame Suzi’s new role was announced by Ed Miliband, 
Minister for the Third Sector at the Cabinet Office.

Previously she was the founder deputy chair of the UK Food Standards Agency and 
in recent years has chaired the Exeter and District Community NHS Trust as well 
as the Health Forum, an inter-agency partnership promoting public health in North
and East Devon. She has a particular interest in the role of regulation in driving
up standards of performance and consumer protection.

Geraldine Peacock has been Chair of the Charity Commission for three years.

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