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Profile: Lin Homer

Date of birth - 4 March 1957

Further education - University College, London (LLB 1978)

Marital details - Married Ian Homer 1979

Children - 3 daughters

Non-political career -
Admitted Solicitor 1980;
Lawyer, Reading Borough Council 1979-82;
Hertfordshire County Council 1982-97:
Solicitor, then Assistant Chief Executive 1982-94,
Director, Corporate Services 1994-97;
Chief Executive, Suffolk County Council 1998-2002;
Chief Executive, Birmingham City Council 2002-05;
Chief Executive, Immigration and Nationality Directorate, Home Office/Border and Immigration Agency 2005-

Recreations - Skiing, gardening