Yve Buckland

Dame Yvonne Helen Elaine Buckland, DBE, FRSA, FInstD (née Jones; born 29 November 1956), commonly known as Yve Buckland, is a British public health administrator.

Early life Buckland was born Yvonne Helen Elaine Jones in the West Midlands on 29 November 1956, the daughter of George Robert Jones and his wife, Margaret Ann ( O'Hanlon).

Following schooling at Our Lady of Mercy Grammar School in Wolverhampton, she attended the University of Leeds, graduating in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA). She then completed a Diploma in Archive Studies (DipArch) at the University of Liverpool in 1978. She was awarded a Diploma in Management Studies (DMS) by the University of Central Lancashire in 1984.

Career After leaving Liverpool, Jones became an archivist for Cheshire County Council and in 1983 was promoted to Deputy County Archivist.

In 1985, she became Team Leader of the Management Effectiveness Unit at Birmingham City Council, serving until 1988, when she became Assistant Director of Social Services. She moved over to Nottingham City Council in 1992 to be Deputy Chief Executive and then, from 1999 to 2000, served as Chair of the Health Education Authority for England. Buckland chaired the Health Development Agency between 2000 and 2005, and then the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement until 2011.

Buckland's other roles include directorships at the South Warwickshire Primary Care Trust (2003–05) and the Health Partnership at Warwick Business School (2003–05).

Personal life In 1982, she married Patrick Buckland, whose surname she maintains professionally. In 1999, Buckland married, secondly, to Stephen Freer. She has two daughters. In an interview with The Guardian, Buckland stated that she enjoys bell-ringing and reading in her free time.