Angela Knight
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Angela Knight CBE |
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| Economic Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 5 July 1995 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Anthony Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Helen Liddell |
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Member of Parliament for Erewash |
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In office 9 April 1992 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Rost |
| Succeeded by | Liz Blackman |
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Angela Ann Knight 31 October 1950 Sheffield, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
Angela Ann Knight CBE (born Angela Ann Cook, 31 October 1950) is the chair of the Office of Tax Simplification. Until recently she was the Chief Executive of Energy UK, the trade association for the energy industry. Previously she was the Chief Executive of the British Bankers' Association and, before that, a Conservative Party Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Erewash from 1992 to 1997. She also served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury from 1995 to 1997.
Born in Sheffield, Knight went to the Penrhos College boarding school in Colwyn Bay, and Sheffield High School.
She then went to the University of Bristol, gaining a BSc in Chemistry, and became an engineer working for Air Products, where she became a Product Development Manager for nitrogen. She went on to set up and serve as Chief Executive of Cook & Knight Metallurgical Processors Ltd, a specialist contract heat treatment company treating precision engineering components.
She served as a Conservative councillor on Sheffield City Council from 1987 to 1992. In April 1992 she was elected Member of Parliament for Erewash. She was Economic Secretary to the Treasury from 1995 to 1997. She lost her seat in Parliament to Liz Blackman of the Labour Party in 1997.
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