Thomas Frawley
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Thomas Jude Frawley, CBE (born 1949) was a health service executive and ombudsman, notable for his early appointment as a senior officer of one of the health boards of Northern Ireland.
Life
[edit]Thomas Frawley was born in Limerick in 1949. His family then moved to Belfast where he studied at St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast.[1] He then attended Trinity College Dublin.[2]
He worked for several health authorities before being appointed chief administrative officer of the Western Health and Social Services Board based in Derry at the early age of 31 years.[3]
He was appointed Northern Ireland Ombudsman, a post which he held for twenty years. He was elected vice president of the World Board of the International Ombudsman Institute.[4] He was vice chair of the Northern Ireland Policing Board.[5]
Recognition
[edit]In 2003, he was awarded an honorary doctorate (D.Univ) and then a Visiting Professorship by Ulster University.[6] In 2008 he was appointed a CBE for his contribution to public service in Northern Ireland.[7] In 2014 he was made an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Nursing.
References
[edit]- ^ "St. Marys Past Pupils". ERST NI. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Thomas Frawley bio" (PDF). University of Wyoming. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Appointment of members". Department of Health, Northern Ireland. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "NI Ombudsman fears for independence of office". BBC Northern Ireland. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Tom Frawley (Vice Chair)". Northern Ireland Policing Board. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Honorary graduates". Ulster University. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "New Year's Honours 2008". Cabinet Office UK Government. Retrieved 26 February 2022.