Simon Stevens
The Lord Stevens of Birmingham | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2021 Life peerage | |
| Chief Executive of NHS England | |
| In office 1 April 2014 – 31 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sir David Nicholson |
| Succeeded by | Amanda Pritchard |
| Member of Lambeth London Borough Council for Angell | |
| In office 7 May 1998 – 2 May 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Simon Laurence Stevens 4 August 1966 Shard End, Birmingham, England |
| Political party | None (crossbencher) (2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Labour (1990s-2000s) |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford (MA) University of Strathclyde (MBA) |
| Awards | Knight Bachelor |
Simon Laurence Stevens, Lord Stevens of Birmingham (born 4 August 1966) is Chair of the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Chair of Cancer Research UK, Chair of King's College London, and an independent member of the House of Lords. In Parliament he focuses on defence and international relations (particularly maritime issues), science, the environment, health, and higher education policy. Stevens was for seven years previously Chief Executive of NHS England. Earlier in his career he was senior policy adviser to the Prime Minister, a senior executive in the private sector, and worked internationally including in Guyana, Malawi, and the United States.