In opposition he was variously a spokesman at the Treasury, Trade and Industry, and then Education and Employment. Later in 1992, Tim Boswell was appointed Parliamentary under Secretary of State at the Department of Education and then moved to a similar role at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food until the 1997 General Election.

Tim Boswell MP entered John Major’s government in 1990 as an Assistant Government Whip, and following the 1992 General Election was promoted within the Whip’s Office and became a Lord Commissioner to the Treasury. ‘Lord Boswell is an Oxford classics graduate and has a diploma in agricultural economics: he is a partner in the family farming business near Banbury, and was MP for Daventry from 1987 until 2010. (LBL), and the National Land Based College (NLBC). In her spare time she farms with her husband in Yorkshire.Īlex will also assume responsibility for Landexs activity with Land Based Assessment Ltd. Her current industry involvement in Agriculture and Equine ensures she is in touch with current developments and challenges within the sector.Īlex brings to the role a significant understanding of land based industries, in addition to her experience as a manager in further education colleges, and more recently with Landex. She has managed a number of specialist land-based centres and associated staff and resources. She has an extensive background in the Land Based sector which has included managing and developing a full range of curriculum including Higher Education, as well as driving and monitoring quality improvement.

Prior to that, Alex was the Director Of Quality Enhancement at Landex. I look forward to working with the Landex team and Alex Payne, CEO.Īlex has been Chief Executive of Landex ‘Land Based Colleges & Universities Aspiring to Excellence‘ since January 2021. He is Principal of the College, a member of the Finance and General Purposes, Quality and Standards, Higher Education and Search and Governance Committees and a member of the Estates Development and Property Group. Marcus joined the Board on 1st August 2018. Marcus is also author of Horse Business Management. He also sits on the National Land-based College Board and Chairs the Land Based Learning Ltd Board. Marcus has represented land-based Colleges on a number of regional and national groups, and currently Chairs the Landex Board. Marcus has a wealth of experience in further education, apprenticeships and higher education partnerships, much of it spent in land-based and rural education. Marcus previously spent nearly four years as Principal at Northumberland College, with another five years as Vice Principal and Head of the Colleges land-based provision at Kirkley Hall. Marcus is the Principal and Chief Executive of Reaseheath College and University Centre, appointed from 1st August 2018.

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