Lead Non-Executive Director

The Rt Hon Alan Milburn

Biography

The Right Honourable Alan Milburn was a Member of Parliament from 1992 to 2010.

He served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1998 to 1999, Secretary of State for Health from 1999 to 2003 and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 2004 to 2005.

He was the independent reviewer on Social Mobility and Child Poverty under the coalition government and became chair of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission between 2012 and 2017

He is currently聽Chancellor of Lancaster University,聽chair of the Social Mobility Foundation聽and runs his own consultancy firm AM Strategy Ltd.

Lead Non-Executive Director

Department of Health and Social Care

Previous roles in government

  • Chair - Social Mobility Commission
  • Chair - Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission