Janet Paraskeva - Common Purpose graduate and guru gets new public appointment under Peter Hain

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Peter Hain,the man with the tan from the can , excitedly announced the appointment today of the unlovely , square jawerd, granite faced, Janet Paraskeva as Chair Designate of the new Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. Her appointment, which is for 4 years, will take effect from 19 November 2007.

Janet Paraskeva brings extensive experience to this role from her time as Chief Executive of The Law Society, Director of the National Lottery Charities Board and as Chief Executive of the National Youth Agency. She is currently the First Civil Service Commissioner.

She has also been one of HM Inspectors of Education and a member of the Youth Justice Board, a magistrate and a Childline council member as well as the Director of the National Youth Bureau.

The appointment has been made in full conformity with the Code of Practice of the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments. All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees' political activity (if any declared) to be made public. Janet Paraskeva has declared no political activity. ......

Janet Paraskeva,she is also a publicly self declared lesbian and is also a Common Purpose graduate and is a non executive Director of the Serious Organised Crime Agency along with Sir Roger Wheeler who is a Director of the mercenary quasi MOD outfit Aegis who are well set up to provide the couple of battalionas that OAP Lady Jane Dame Pauline Neville Jones thinks should be on hand to quell public disorder.