Christine Braddock
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. She has received three honorary degrees. She was awarded a CBE in 2007, and was then promoted to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2013, for services to further education.
Early life
[edit]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] She went on to graduate from Birmingham University with a BPhilEd in Education in 1989.[2]
Career
[edit]Braddock was chairman of Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Birmingham Women's Hospital.[3]
Until 2014 she was the Principal and Chief Executive of Birmingham Metropolitan College.[4][5] She previously ran prison education for the Home Office in the Midlands.[6]
Braddock was appointed as the new chairman of Birmingham Children's Hospital beginning in 2015.[7][8] 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.[9]
Appointments
[edit]She was appointed High Sheriff of the West Midlands in March 2013.[10] She was awarded an honorary DUniv degree by Birmingham University in 2013.[11] She has also received honorary degrees from Aston University and Birmingham City University.[3]
Honours
[edit]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.[12][13] She had formerly been appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2007.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "'Burnley girl' made a Dame". Burnley Express. Johnston Press. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Old Joe: Birmingham University Alumni Magazine" (PDF). Birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- 1 2 "Dame Christine Braddock DBE DL | West Midlands Lieutenancy". Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ↑ Profile, Thechamberlainfiles.com; accessed 9 February 2015.
- ↑ Profile, VCentreofenterprise.com; accessed 9 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Burnley girl made a Dame", burnleyexpress.net; accessed 9 February 2015.
- ↑ Profile, Birminghampost.co.uk; accessed 9 February 2015.
- ↑ Profile, Bch.nhs.uk; accessed 9 February 2015.
- ↑ Profile Deprecated link archived 2015-02-10 at archive.today, Warwickshire.livingmag.co.uk; accessed 9 February 2015.
- ↑ Christine Braddock named High Sheriff of the West Midlands Archived 2015-04-10 at the Wayback Machine, wmlieutenancy.org; accessed 9 February 2015.
- ↑ "Honorary graduates". birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ Christine Braddock made a Dame, Midlandsbusinessnews.co.uk; accessed 9 February 2015.
- ↑ Shatterford College Principal made a Dame, kidderminstershuttle.co.uk; accessed 9 February 2015.
External links
[edit]- Birmingham Metropolitan College profile, bmetc.ac.uk; accessed 9 February 2015.