Commissioner Felicity Huston
Felicity was appointed Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland in August 2005 – the first person from Northern Ireland to hold the post.
Felicity is a director in Huston Ltd, Tax Consultants based in Belfast - a practice she runs jointly with her husband Adrian. Before moving to the private sector, she was an HM Inspector of Taxes, having joined the service as a Direct Entrant Inspector.
Felicity has a wide and varied experience of public life, serving on amongst others organisations
- The Personal Investment Authority’s Consumer Panel
- The Post Office Users Council for Northern Ireland
- The General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland – as deputy Chairman
- Northern Ireland Consumer Committee for Electricity – as Chairman
- From May 2000 to September 2008, she was an Independent Member of the House of Lords Appointments Commission.
Felicity served on the Board of Clifton House – Belfast Charitable Society (BCS), for almost 10 years. Given her life long interest in animal welfare, she is delighted to be a Trustee of Assisi Animal Sanctuary in Newtownards.
Her interest in energy matters led to her becoming a founding non-executive director of Northern Ireland Energy Holdings Ltd now Mutual Energy. Mutual Energy is a company limited by guarantee, set up in the interests of Northern Ireland energy consumers. Felicity is chairman of the company’s audit committee.
In September 2009 she was asked by Mr Speaker Bercow to chair the selection panel for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. The Authority members were appointed in December 2009 see IPSA website
Away from work Felicity has two teenage sons. Her interests revolve around her family and pets.
Felicity’s entry in Who’s Who
HUSTON, Felicity Victoria; Commissioner, Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland, since 2005; Partner, Huston & Co., Tax Consultants, since 1994; b 28 may 1963; d of Jim McCormick and Joy McCormick (nee Day); m 1992, Adrian Robert Arthur Huston, JP; two s. Educ: Strathearn Sch., Belfast; Campbell Coll., Belfast; Nottingham Univ. (BA Hons 1985). HM Inspector of Taxes, 1988-94, Comr. H of L Appts Commn, 2000-08. Director: Cassandra Consulting (NI) Ltd, 2003-07; Moyle Interconnector (Financing) plc, 2003-; Moyle Interconnector plc; NI Energy Hldgs Ltd and p,p cos, 2005-; Gen. Comr of Income Tax, 2002-09 (Chm., NI Reg., Assoc. of Gen. Comrs of Income Tax, 2005-07). Mem., Industrial Tribunals Panel, 1999-2000. Member: Consumer Panel, PIA, 1996-98; PO Users’ Council, NI, 1996-2000; Gen. Consumer Council, 1996-2000 (Dep. Chm., 1999-2000); Chm., NI Consumer Cttee for Electricity, 2000-03. Member Board: NI Charities Adv. Cttee, 1998-2000; Clifton House (Belfast Charitable Soc.), 1995-2007 (Hon. Treas., 2000-2005). Dir, Team NI Ltd, 2004-06. Chm., Point Fields Th. Co., 1996. Trustee, Assissi Animal Sanctuary, 2006-. Recreations: family, pets. Address: c/o Huston & Co., 481 Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 3LL. T: (028) 9080 6080; email: felicity@huston.co.uk.