Saffron Cordery

She has worked in the healthcare sector since 2007 but before that, Saffron was head of public affairs at the Local Government Association, the voice of local councils in England. Her early career focused on influencing EU legislation and policy development, and she started working life in adult and community education. 

She has a degree in modern languages from the University in Manchester, for ten years was a board member and then chair of a 16–19 college in Hampshire and is a trustee of Gamble Aware, a leading charity committed to minimising gambling-related harm.