Christine Braddock

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Dame Christine Braddock, DBE, DL is a British further education administrator, academic and was High Sheriff of the West Midlands for the year 2013-2014.

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Early life

Christine Braddock was born in Burnley, Lancashire, where she attended Towneley High School (then Burnley Technical High School) and later went to Newcastle University. [1] Going on to graduate from Birmingham University with a BPhilEd in Education in 1989. [2]

Career

She is currently chairman of Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Until 2014 she was the Principal and Chief Executive of Birmingham Metropolitan College. [3] [4] She previously ran prison education for the Home Office in the Midlands. [5]

Braddock was appointed as the new chairman of Birmingham Children's Hospital beginning in 2015. [6] [7] She is a past President of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and was the first public sector representative in its history to be nominated for the Presidency. [8]

Appointments

She was appointed High Sheriff of the West Midlands in March 2013. [9] She was awarded an honorary DUniv degree by Birmingham University in 2013. [10]

Honours

Braddock was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to Further Education in the 2013 New Year Honours. [11] [12] She had formerly been appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). [5]

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