Alison Munro

Dame Alison Munro DBE (12 February 1914 – 2 September 2008) was an English civil servant and school headmistress.

Munro was born in Liskeard, Cornwall, and brought up in South Africa by her father, John Donald, a doctor, and her mother, a concert pianist.

[clarification needed] Munro's brother was physician Ian Donald, a pioneer of medical and obstetric ultrasound.

[2] In 1939, she married a pilot in the Royal Air Force, Ian Munro, but he was killed in 1943 while serving in 266 Squadron[3] and she was left a widow with a child.

[4] Following her departure from the school in 1974, she left education and spent many years[clarification needed] leading two health authorities and government enquiries.