The Government has announced that following an open recruitment
process, Lord (Terry) Burns has been chosen as their the
preferred candidate for Chair of Ofcom from 1 January 2018.
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee will now
hold a pre-appointment hearing with on 13 December 2017.
The Committee’s conclusions will be considered carefully before
deciding whether or not to proceed with the appointment.
The term of the outgoing chair, Dame Patricia Hodgson, ends on 31
December 2017.
is Senior Adviser to Banco
Santander and a non-executive member of the Office for Budget
Responsibility. He is also a member of the House of Lords
Economic Affairs Select Committee and Chairman of the Lord
Speaker’s Committee on the Size of the House.
He was Chief Economic Advisor to the Treasury and Head of the
Government Economic Service from 1980 to 1991 and Permanent
Secretary to the Treasury from 1991 until 1998.
Previous appointments include Chairman of Santander UK plc,
Channel 4 Television Corporation; Marks and Spencer plc, Welsh
Water, the National Lottery Commission and The Royal Academy of
Music.
From 2004 to 2006 he was Independent Adviser to the Secretary of
State on the BBC Charter Review.
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Notes to Editors
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This appointment has been made in accordance with the Cabinet
Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments.
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The Chair of Ofcom is appointed by the Secretary of State.
Remuneration for this role is £120,000 for up to three days a
week. The term of appointments will last for four years.
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In accordance with the Governance Code on Public
Appointments, any significant political activity undertaken
by an appointee in the last five years must be declared. This
is defined as including holding office, public speaking,
making a recordable donation, or candidature for election.
has declared no such
political activity.
