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John Senan ColeCBE is an architect fromNorthern Ireland. Previously working with theNorthern Ireland Civil Service, as of 2021 he was an "independent consultant [..for..] public-sector infrastructure projects".[1]
From 1996 to 1998, he served as president of theRoyal Society of Ulster Architects.[citation needed]
He was chief executive of Health Estates Agency (2003-2008) and later deputy secretary and chief estates officer at DHSSPS from 2008-2013.[citation needed]
In 2013, he retired from the role of deputy secretary and chief estates officer (DHSSPS). Also in 2013, he was commissioned to revise the DCAL Policy for Architecture and the Built Environment.[citation needed]
In 2016, he was commissioned to review the closure of several schools in theCity of Edinburgh Council area.[2] The resulting report, titled "Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Construction of Edinburgh Schools", also known as the "Cole Report", was published in February 2017.[3]
In 2018 he was made an Honorary Fellow of theRoyal Institute of the Architects of Ireland.[4]
| Preceded by | RSUA President 1996–1998 | Succeeded by Clyde Markwell |
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