Amanda Spielman, Baroness Spielman

The Baroness Spielman
Official portrait, 2017
His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education
In office
1 January 2017  31 December 2023
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Education SecretaryJustine Greening
Damian Hinds
Gavin Williamson
Nadhim Zahawi
Michelle Donelan
James Cleverly
Kit Malthouse
Gillian Keegan
Preceded bySir Michael Wilshaw
Succeeded byMartyn Oliver
Chair of Ofqual
In office
14 July 2011  30 November 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Education SecretaryMichael Gove
Nicky Morgan
Justine Greening
Preceded byKathleen Tattersall (2010)[a]
Succeeded byJulius Weinberg (interim)
Chief Regulator of Ofqual
In office
Interim
1 March 2016  24 April 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Education SecretaryNicky Morgan
Preceded byDame Glenys Stacey
Succeeded bySally Collier
In office
14 July 2011  31 March 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Education SecretaryMichael Gove
Preceded byKathleen Tattersall OBE (2010)[a]
Succeeded byDame Glenys Stacey
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
9 May 2025
Life peerage
Personal details
Born
Amanda Mary Victoria Spielman

(1961-05-22) 22 May 1961
London, England, UK
Parent(s)Sebastian Robinson (father)
Olivia Robinson (mother)
Alma materClare College, Cambridge
a. ^ Office vacant from 3 July 2010 to 13 July 2011

Amanda Mary Victoria Spielman, Baroness Spielman ACA (born 22 May 1961) is a British civil servant and executive who served as HM Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills from January 2017 to December 2023. She joined the senior leadership team at Ark Schools in 2005. From 2011 to 2016, Spielman was Chair of Ofqual.