1109:
348:
On her appointment as Master of St John's
College, Hancock spoke of her wish to continue "championing pioneering work on access – such as the St John's Studentships offered to students from lower- and middle-income households". Shortly prior to taking up the role of Master of St John's College,
317:(FSA), having been appointed Deputy Chair in September 2015 whilst awaiting a Parliamentary Select Committee pre-appointment hearing before the appointment as Chair was confirmed. In February 2019, she was reappointed for an additional three-year term. In May 2019, Hancock testified before the
389:. She is married to Mark Hancock, who is chairman of Rural Solutions, a planning consultancy, and director of Talisman Capital, a property company. Heather Hancock is a non-executive director of Rural Solutions. Together they own a pub, a restaurant, and Threshfield Moor, a 1,500-acre
361:(Defra) announced the appointment of Hancock as the lead non-executive board member of the departmental Board, which provides strategic, corporate leadership to the department and has particular responsibility for monitoring performance and delivery.
997:
247:., and chaired the charity's audit committee. Hancock chaired the BBC's Rural Affairs Advisory Committee from 2003-2010, and subsequently was invited by the BBC Trust to report on bias and impartiality in its coverage of rural affairs.
30:
269:
between 2008 and 2014, with executive responsibility for
Innovation, Brand, Communications and Talent, and a Partner in the firm's Strategy Consulting business from 2003-2014. She led the firm's global services to the
1336:
1241:
300:
plc. Hancock became a trustee of The Prince's
Countryside Fund in July 2021. She is a Trustee of the Chatsworth Settlement Trust. From January 2019 to September 2020, she was chairman of Holker Group, owner of
1011:
1496:
1329:
318:
1617:
1607:
1322:
1597:
29:
1345:
358:
41:
214:
1602:
1274:
972:
657:
274:, and the global Olympic movement. Hancock was a member of Deloitte's global leadership team from 2011 to 2013 as Global MD for Brand and Communications.
1025:
946:
1486:
338:
133:
787:
1431:
206:
177:, gaining a first class degree. She was made an honorary fellow of the College in February 2019. In 2021, she was made an honorary fellow of
704:
572:
827:
394:
286:
1084:
1386:
349:
Hancock resigned her role as Chair of the
Governing Body of the independent Giggleswick School which her children had attended.
1376:
1298:
174:
146:
117:
679:
479:
329:
EU Energy and
Environment Sub-Committee in March 2019 and in July 2018. Hancock's term at the FSA ended on 31 January 2021.
290:
1134:
1426:
282:
278:
233:
1441:
1406:
293:'s North Yorkshire Rural Commission to inquire into the sustainability of remote rural communities from 2019 to 2020.
194:
1501:
1391:
1556:
1516:
1476:
1446:
1396:
1270:
931:
427:
182:
648:
906:
166:
113:
1044:
756:
558:
345:
after taking office as Master. She took up her appointment as Master of St John's
College on 1 October 2020.
1481:
1461:
998:"House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Subcommittee Food safety risk management post-Brexit publications"
226:
217:), established after the 1992 General Election, where she was Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary,
162:
1612:
178:
1216:
841:
428:"Appointment of the Chair of the Food Standards Agency:Appendix 2: Curriculum vitae—Heather Jane Hancock"
1526:
1511:
374:
370:
342:
314:
222:
378:
341:, the first woman to be elected to the role. It was announced that Hancock would leave her post at the
244:
1242:"Oral evidence: Appointment of the Chair of the Food Standards Agency, HC 663, Tuesday 5 January 2016"
791:
225:
in 1994, and served as its Acting Chief
Executive and Deputy Chief Executive. She was chairman of the
1592:
1521:
573:"Olympic athlete, leading biochemist and The Duke of Cambridge elected as Honorary Fellows | StJohns"
297:
271:
1371:
1314:
1191:
880:
504:
236:, from 1998 until 2000. She then became executive director for the environment and development at
1401:
251:
622:
530:
1541:
1411:
1366:
597:
536:
386:
237:
198:
137:
202:
141:(born 27 August 1965) is a former civil servant who has held numerous positions related to
1536:
1491:
1451:
1421:
382:
218:
213:. She was part of the team which created the new Department of National Heritage (now the
142:
855:
730:
1561:
1466:
1356:
1159:
326:
262:
240:. She was a founder trustee of the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust from 1996 to 2003.
210:
1586:
1546:
1471:
1456:
1110:"Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 August 2019 Giggleswick School"
1566:
1551:
1531:
1506:
1381:
1291:
170:
76:
544:
390:
302:
266:
1416:
1361:
1177:
1248:. Health and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committees, House of Commons
456:
1436:
50:
337:
In
November 2019, it was announced that Hancock had been elected the 45th
258:
1058:
973:"FSA gives update on Brexit planning, food crime and allergen labeling"
1059:"Heather Hancock elected as first female Master of St John's College"
559:"Heather Hancock appointed as Master of St John's College, Cambridge"
322:
158:
705:"WOMAN NATIONAL PARK CHIEF RESIGNS OVER 'WHISPERING' COUNCILLORS"
229:'s working party on the structure of football from 1997 to 1998.
254:
in North
Yorkshire in 2007, and was chairman from 2013 to 2019.
1318:
947:"FSA chair Heather Hancock reappointed for another three years"
397:. Hancock is a director of Amerdale Ltd, their family company.
540:. Vol. 2020 (online ed.). A & C Black.
813:
157:
Hancock was born
Heather Jane Wilkinson on 27 August 1965 in
1045:"Heather Hancock appointed as Master of St John's College"
757:"Heather Hancock appointed as Master of St John's College"
1012:"Oral evidence food safety risk management post-EU Exit"
828:"Panel of experts to fight decline of rural communities"
381:. Before becoming Master of St John's, Hancock lived in
932:"Appointment of the Chair of the Food Standards Agency"
325:. She gave evidence on food safety after Brexit to the
319:
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee
296:
Hancock is an independent non-executive director of
232:
Hancock was the first female chief executive of the
109:
91:
86:
70:
40:
20:
1160:"Heather Hancock, Lead non-executive board member"
1085:"FSA chair Heather Hancock to step down next year"
647:
529:
359:Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
313:In April 2016, Hancock was appointed Chair of the
505:"Wilkinson Quincentenary Prize Winners | StJohns"
215:Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
393:in the Yorkshire Dales, for which they receive
281:from 2011 to 2014. She was deputy chair of the
145:. Since 1 October 2020, she has been Master of
842:"Meet the NYCC Commissioners, Heather Hancock"
1330:
8:
1039:
1037:
1035:
731:"BBC rural coverage has 'metropolitan bias'"
598:"TRINITY MONDAY 2021 - FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS"
161:, Lancashire, England. She was educated at
1608:Honorary Fellows of Trinity College Dublin
1337:
1323:
1315:
1280:
1271:CV (from 2016) on House of Commons website
369:Hancock was appointed a Lieutenant of the
17:
1114:Charity Commission for England and Wales
353:Lead Non-Executive Board Member to Defra
243:From 2000 to 2012, she was a trustee of
1618:Masters of St John's College, Cambridge
1346:Masters of St John's College, Cambridge
782:
780:
778:
680:"Resignations end era at national park"
406:
289:from 2013 to 2016. She was a member of
1598:Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
1299:Master of St John's College, Cambridge
814:"International Business Leaders Forum"
451:
449:
339:Master of St John's College, Cambridge
333:Master of St John's College, Cambridge
42:Master of St John's College, Cambridge
1603:Deputy lieutenants of North Yorkshire
1135:"A-level results: Giggleswick School"
907:"Holker Group announces new chairman"
422:
420:
418:
416:
414:
412:
410:
7:
623:"Fellows Directory | Darwin College"
279:International Business Leaders Forum
478:Rocco, Fiammetta (1 January 1995).
1026:"Appointment of FSA interim chair"
377:, in recognition of her work with
332:
287:World Para Athletics Championships
14:
881:"PCF welcomes three new trustees"
788:"FSA Board Chair Heather Hancock"
321:about the FSA's preparations for
1083:White, Kevin (4 December 2019).
945:White, Kevin (7 February 2019).
709:Local Government Chronicle (LGC)
28:
1178:"Rural Solutions Meet the team"
660:from the original on 9 May 2022
649:"First woman for national park"
480:"The Great Millennium Lottery"
291:North Yorkshire County Council
257:She was a Managing Partner of
1:
971:Whitworth, Joe (9 May 2019).
885:princescountrysidefund.org.uk
283:World Athletics Championships
277:Hancock was a Trustee of the
234:Yorkshire Dales National Park
684:Bradford Telegraph and Argus
545:UK public library membership
175:St John's College, Cambridge
147:St John's College, Cambridge
118:St John's College, Cambridge
1221:Yorkshire Dales Photography
201:to three Home Secretaries:
195:Government Economic Service
1634:
860:www.urbanlogisticsreit.com
1352:
1305:
1296:
1288:
1283:
250:She became a governor of
183:Darwin College, Cambridge
123:
82:
58:
47:
36:
27:
167:Nelson and Colne College
153:Early life and education
114:Nelson and Colne College
1196:www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
1139:The Westmorland Gazette
531:"HANCOCK, Heather Jane"
459:. Food Standards Agency
227:English Football League
197:in 1988, and served as
163:Park High School, Colne
1192:"Pub's fresh new face"
221:. She established the
179:Trinity College Dublin
1527:Ernest Alfred Benians
1512:William Henry Bateson
1487:William Samuel Powell
375:2013 New Year Honours
371:Royal Victorian Order
357:On 21 July 2023, the
343:Food Standards Agency
315:Food Standards Agency
309:Food Standards Agency
223:Millennium Commission
1522:Robert Forsyth Scott
1217:"2 Threshfield Moor"
627:www.darwin.cam.ac.uk
395:stewardship payments
298:Urban Logistics REIT
272:2012 Summer Olympics
130:Heather Jane Hancock
763:. St John's College
656:. 13 October 1997.
193:Hancock joined the
1402:Leonard Pilkington
1246:data.parliament.uk
794:on 4 December 2019
434:. House of commons
385:, where she was a
379:The Prince's Trust
252:Giggleswick School
245:The Prince's Trust
1580:
1579:
1542:Nicholas Mansergh
1532:James Mann Wordie
1412:Nicholas Sheppard
1407:Richard Longworth
1367:Nicholas Metcalfe
1313:
1312:
1306:Succeeded by
1284:Academic offices
577:www.joh.cam.ac.uk
543:(Subscription or
509:www.joh.cam.ac.uk
387:Deputy Lieutenant
238:Yorkshire Forward
199:Private Secretary
127:
126:
1625:
1427:William Whitaker
1397:James Pilkington
1339:
1332:
1325:
1316:
1289:Preceded by
1281:
1275:archived version
1258:
1257:
1255:
1253:
1238:
1232:
1231:
1229:
1227:
1213:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1202:
1188:
1182:
1181:
1174:
1168:
1167:
1156:
1150:
1149:
1147:
1145:
1131:
1125:
1124:
1122:
1120:
1106:
1100:
1099:
1097:
1095:
1080:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1069:
1055:
1049:
1048:
1041:
1030:
1029:
1022:
1016:
1015:
1008:
1002:
1001:
994:
988:
987:
985:
983:
977:Food Safety News
968:
962:
961:
959:
957:
942:
936:
935:
928:
922:
921:
919:
917:
903:
897:
896:
894:
892:
877:
871:
870:
868:
866:
852:
846:
845:
838:
832:
831:
824:
818:
817:
810:
804:
803:
801:
799:
790:. Archived from
784:
773:
772:
770:
768:
753:
747:
746:
744:
742:
727:
721:
720:
718:
716:
701:
695:
694:
692:
690:
676:
670:
669:
667:
665:
651:
644:
638:
637:
635:
633:
619:
613:
612:
610:
608:
594:
588:
587:
585:
583:
569:
563:
562:
555:
549:
548:
541:
533:
526:
520:
519:
517:
515:
501:
495:
494:
492:
490:
475:
469:
468:
466:
464:
453:
444:
443:
441:
439:
424:
203:David Waddington
140:
105:
101:
99:
87:Personal details
73:
63:
32:
18:
1633:
1632:
1628:
1627:
1626:
1624:
1623:
1622:
1583:
1582:
1581:
1576:
1572:Heather Hancock
1537:John Boys Smith
1492:John Chevallier
1452:Anthony Tuckney
1447:John Arrowsmith
1432:Richard Clayton
1422:Richard Howland
1348:
1343:
1309:
1302:
1294:
1267:
1262:
1261:
1251:
1249:
1240:
1239:
1235:
1225:
1223:
1215:
1214:
1210:
1200:
1198:
1190:
1189:
1185:
1176:
1175:
1171:
1158:
1157:
1153:
1143:
1141:
1133:
1132:
1128:
1118:
1116:
1108:
1107:
1103:
1093:
1091:
1082:
1081:
1077:
1067:
1065:
1057:
1056:
1052:
1043:
1042:
1033:
1024:
1023:
1019:
1010:
1009:
1005:
996:
995:
991:
981:
979:
970:
969:
965:
955:
953:
944:
943:
939:
930:
929:
925:
915:
913:
905:
904:
900:
890:
888:
879:
878:
874:
864:
862:
854:
853:
849:
840:
839:
835:
826:
825:
821:
812:
811:
807:
797:
795:
786:
785:
776:
766:
764:
761:College website
755:
754:
750:
740:
738:
729:
728:
724:
714:
712:
703:
702:
698:
688:
686:
678:
677:
673:
663:
661:
654:The Independent
646:
645:
641:
631:
629:
621:
620:
616:
606:
604:
596:
595:
591:
581:
579:
571:
570:
566:
557:
556:
552:
542:
528:
527:
523:
513:
511:
503:
502:
498:
488:
486:
484:The Independent
477:
476:
472:
462:
460:
455:
454:
447:
437:
435:
426:
425:
408:
403:
383:North Yorkshire
367:
355:
335:
311:
219:Hayden Phillips
191:
155:
143:North Yorkshire
132:
116:
103:
97:
95:
71:
65:
59:
54:
23:
22:Heather Hancock
12:
11:
5:
1631:
1629:
1621:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1585:
1584:
1578:
1577:
1575:
1574:
1569:
1564:
1562:Richard Perham
1559:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1517:Charles Taylor
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1497:William Craven
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1477:Robert Lambert
1474:
1469:
1467:Humphrey Gower
1464:
1462:Francis Turner
1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1392:George Bullock
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1357:Robert Shorton
1353:
1350:
1349:
1344:
1342:
1341:
1334:
1327:
1319:
1311:
1310:
1307:
1304:
1295:
1290:
1286:
1285:
1279:
1278:
1266:
1265:External links
1263:
1260:
1259:
1233:
1208:
1183:
1169:
1151:
1126:
1101:
1075:
1063:Varsity Online
1050:
1031:
1017:
1003:
989:
963:
937:
923:
898:
887:. 12 July 2021
872:
847:
833:
819:
805:
774:
748:
737:. 26 June 2014
722:
711:. 24 July 2000
696:
671:
639:
614:
589:
564:
550:
521:
496:
470:
445:
405:
404:
402:
399:
366:
363:
354:
351:
334:
331:
327:House of Lords
310:
307:
263:United Kingdom
211:Kenneth Clarke
190:
187:
169:. She studied
154:
151:
125:
124:
121:
120:
111:
107:
106:
102:27 August 1965
93:
89:
88:
84:
83:
80:
79:
74:
68:
67:
61:Assumed office
56:
55:
48:
45:
44:
38:
37:
34:
33:
25:
24:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1630:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1613:Living people
1611:
1609:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1590:
1588:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1557:Peter Goddard
1555:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1547:Harry Hinsley
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1472:Robert Jenkin
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1457:Peter Gunning
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1442:William Beale
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1387:Thomas Watson
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1354:
1351:
1347:
1340:
1335:
1333:
1328:
1326:
1321:
1320:
1317:
1301:
1300:
1293:
1287:
1282:
1276:
1272:
1269:
1268:
1264:
1247:
1243:
1237:
1234:
1222:
1218:
1212:
1209:
1197:
1193:
1187:
1184:
1179:
1173:
1170:
1165:
1161:
1155:
1152:
1140:
1136:
1130:
1127:
1115:
1111:
1105:
1102:
1090:
1086:
1079:
1076:
1064:
1060:
1054:
1051:
1046:
1040:
1038:
1036:
1032:
1027:
1021:
1018:
1013:
1007:
1004:
999:
993:
990:
978:
974:
967:
964:
952:
948:
941:
938:
933:
927:
924:
912:
908:
902:
899:
886:
882:
876:
873:
861:
857:
851:
848:
843:
837:
834:
829:
823:
820:
815:
809:
806:
793:
789:
783:
781:
779:
775:
762:
758:
752:
749:
736:
732:
726:
723:
710:
706:
700:
697:
685:
681:
675:
672:
659:
655:
650:
643:
640:
628:
624:
618:
615:
603:
599:
593:
590:
578:
574:
568:
565:
560:
554:
551:
546:
539:
538:
532:
525:
522:
510:
506:
500:
497:
485:
481:
474:
471:
458:
452:
450:
446:
433:
429:
423:
421:
419:
417:
415:
413:
411:
407:
400:
398:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
365:Personal life
364:
362:
360:
352:
350:
346:
344:
340:
330:
328:
324:
320:
316:
308:
306:
304:
299:
294:
292:
288:
284:
280:
275:
273:
268:
264:
260:
255:
253:
248:
246:
241:
239:
235:
230:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
207:Kenneth Baker
204:
200:
196:
188:
186:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
152:
150:
148:
144:
139:
135:
131:
122:
119:
115:
112:
108:
104:(age 59)
94:
90:
85:
81:
78:
75:
69:
62:
57:
53:
52:
46:
43:
39:
35:
31:
26:
19:
16:
1571:
1567:Chris Dobson
1552:Robert Hinde
1507:Ralph Tatham
1482:John Newcome
1382:William Bill
1297:
1292:Chris Dobson
1250:. Retrieved
1245:
1236:
1224:. Retrieved
1220:
1211:
1199:. Retrieved
1195:
1186:
1172:
1163:
1154:
1142:. Retrieved
1138:
1129:
1117:. Retrieved
1113:
1104:
1092:. Retrieved
1088:
1078:
1066:. Retrieved
1062:
1053:
1020:
1006:
992:
980:. Retrieved
976:
966:
954:. Retrieved
950:
940:
926:
914:. Retrieved
910:
901:
889:. Retrieved
884:
875:
863:. Retrieved
859:
850:
836:
822:
808:
796:. Retrieved
792:the original
765:. Retrieved
760:
751:
739:. Retrieved
734:
725:
713:. Retrieved
708:
699:
687:. Retrieved
683:
674:
662:. Retrieved
653:
642:
630:. Retrieved
626:
617:
605:. Retrieved
601:
592:
580:. Retrieved
576:
567:
553:
535:
524:
512:. Retrieved
508:
499:
487:. Retrieved
483:
473:
461:. Retrieved
436:. Retrieved
431:
368:
356:
347:
336:
312:
295:
276:
256:
249:
242:
231:
192:
171:land economy
156:
129:
128:
77:Chris Dobson
66:October 2020
60:
49:
15:
1593:1965 births
1377:John Taylor
891:14 December
856:"The Board"
632:14 December
457:"Our Board"
391:grouse moor
303:Holker Hall
267:Switzerland
72:Preceded by
1587:Categories
1502:James Wood
1417:John Still
1372:George Day
1362:Alan Percy
1252:7 February
1226:9 February
1201:7 February
1094:25 January
1089:The Grocer
1068:4 December
982:4 December
956:4 December
951:The Grocer
916:9 February
865:9 February
798:4 December
767:4 December
741:8 February
715:7 February
689:7 February
664:7 February
602:www.tcd.ie
582:4 December
547:required.)
463:4 December
438:5 December
432:Parliament
401:References
98:1965-08-27
1437:Owen Gwyn
1308:Incumbent
537:Who's Who
181:. and of
110:Education
51:Incumbent
911:The Mail
735:BBC News
658:Archived
607:26 April
259:Deloitte
1303:2020 -
1144:30 July
1119:30 July
373:in the
261:in the
1164:GOV.UK
514:10 May
489:10 May
323:Brexit
209:, and
189:Career
159:Colne
136:
64:
1254:2022
1228:2022
1203:2022
1146:2023
1121:2023
1096:2020
1070:2019
984:2019
958:2019
918:2022
893:2021
867:2022
800:2019
769:2019
743:2023
717:2022
691:2022
666:2022
634:2021
609:2021
584:2019
516:2022
491:2022
465:2019
440:2019
285:and
265:and
165:and
92:Born
173:at
134:LVO
1589::
1244:.
1219:.
1194:.
1162:.
1137:.
1112:.
1087:.
1061:.
1034:^
975:.
949:.
909:.
883:.
858:.
777:^
759:.
733:.
707:.
682:.
652:.
625:.
600:.
575:.
534:.
507:.
482:.
448:^
430:.
409:^
305:.
205:,
185:.
149:.
138:DL
100:)
1338:e
1331:t
1324:v
1277:)
1273:(
1256:.
1230:.
1205:.
1180:.
1166:.
1148:.
1123:.
1098:.
1072:.
1047:.
1028:.
1014:.
1000:.
986:.
960:.
934:.
920:.
895:.
869:.
844:.
830:.
816:.
802:.
771:.
745:.
719:.
693:.
668:.
636:.
611:.
586:.
561:.
518:.
493:.
467:.
442:.
96:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.