Janet Gaymer
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Dame Janet Marion Gaymer, DBE
, QC
(born 11 July 1947) served from January 2006 to December 2010 as a Civil Service Commissioner and Commissioner for Public Appointments
, regulating ministerial appointments to designated public bodies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
She was previously Senior Partner of Simmons & Simmons
, an
international law firm, as well as Chair of the Employment Tribunal System Taskforce and a member of the Employment Tribunals Service Steering Board.
She was a Member of the Council of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service and Chair of its Audit Committee between 1995 and 2001. She was the Founder Chairman (and now Life Vice-President) of the UK Employment Lawyers' Association, and now Honorary Chairman of the European Employment Lawyers' Association.
, an Honorary Doctor of Laws of Nottingham University (where she is a "Special Professor"), an Honorary Doctor of the University of Surrey
and a Governor of the LSE
. She became a Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company
in 1999.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, QC
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(born 11 July 1947) served from January 2006 to December 2010 as a Civil Service Commissioner and Commissioner for Public Appointments
Commissioner for Public Appointments
The Commissioner for Public Appointments in England and Wales is a British public servant who heads the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in England and Wales. They ensure that Ministerial public appointments in the United Kingdom are made on merit...
, regulating ministerial appointments to designated public bodies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
She was previously Senior Partner of Simmons & Simmons
Simmons & Simmons
Simmons & Simmons is an international legal practice with over 1,500 people and 19 offices located throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Its largest office is located in London, where almost half its legal staff are based....
, an
international law firm, as well as Chair of the Employment Tribunal System Taskforce and a member of the Employment Tribunals Service Steering Board.
She was a Member of the Council of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service and Chair of its Audit Committee between 1995 and 2001. She was the Founder Chairman (and now Life Vice-President) of the UK Employment Lawyers' Association, and now Honorary Chairman of the European Employment Lawyers' Association.
Affiliations
She is an Honorary Fellow of St Hilda's College, OxfordSt Hilda's College, Oxford
St Hilda's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.The college was founded in 1893 as a hall for women, and remained an all-women's college until 2006....
, an Honorary Doctor of Laws of Nottingham University (where she is a "Special Professor"), an Honorary Doctor of the University of Surrey
University of Surrey
The University of Surrey is a university located within the county town of Guildford, Surrey in the South East of England. It received its charter on 9 September 1966, and was previously situated near Battersea Park in south-west London. The institution was known as Battersea College of Technology...
and a Governor of the LSE
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
. She became a Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on tour across...
in 1999.