Michael Pitt (British civil servant)
- Michael Pitt (British civil servant)
Sir Michael Pitt is chair of the South West Strategic Health Authority, which oversees the operation of the National Health Service in the South West of England.
Michael Pitt graduated from University College London in 1970 with a first class honours degree in Civil Engineering. He has worked for the civil service, private sector and local government, with the majority of his career in County Council Technical Departments.
During 1990 he was appointed as Chief Executive of Cheshire County Council and then Chief Executive of Kent County Council in 1997, after which he took up a short term interim appointment as Chief Executive in order to support the recovery of Swindon Borough Council. He was formerly the national President of the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives.
In April 2006, Sir Michael was appointed to his current post of Chair of the South West Strategic Health Authority.
He holds a range of other appointments including chairing two companies (Solace Enterprises Ltd and Swindon Commercial Services) and providing consultancy advice to a variety of public sector organisations.
On 8 August 2007 Sir Michael was appointed by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to chair an independent review into the floods which affected parts of the United Kingdom in the summer of 2007. His interim report was published on 17 December 2007.
He received his knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in June 2005 for services to local government.
Sir Michael lives near Malmesbury in Wiltshire, and is married with two daughters.
References
* [http://www.southwest.nhs.uk South West Strategic Health Authority]
* [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/thepittreview.aspx Cabinet Office - The Pitt Review: Learning Lessons from the 2007 floods]
* [http://www.defra.gov.uk/environ/fcd/floods07/default.htm Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Summer 2007 Floods]
* [http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/ViewPDFContent.aspx?pdf=57665&geotype=London&gpn=1&type=Supplement London Gazette 11 June 2005]
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