Terence Burns, Baron Burns

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Terence Burns, Baron Burns

Terence (Terry) Burns, Baron Burns , GCB (born March 13, 1944 in Hetton-Le-Hole , County Durham ) is a British economist and politician .

life and career

Origin, education and profession

Terence Burns was born and raised in Hetton-Le-Hole, a small mining town in County Durham , to Patrick Owen Burns, a miner , and Doris Burns . He attended Houghton-le-Spring Grammar School and the University of Manchester , where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics in 1965 . He then began his academic career as a research fellow at the London School of Economics ; In 1979 he became a professor of economics there.

Working for the government

He began his work for the UK government at the UK Treasury and Commerce Department as a member of the HM Treasury Academic Panel (1976–1979). Burns was considered a supporter of the former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher , as a so-called "Thatcherite". In 1980 he was the then Chancellor of the Exchequer Geoffrey Howe as a senior economic adviser ( Chief Economic Advisor appointed) and Head of the Government Economic Service. He held these positions from 1980 to 1991; from 1991 to 1998 he was permanent secretary at HM Treasury . Burns was a member of the Hansard Society's Commission on Parliamentary Scrutiny from 1999 to 2001 . He was a member of the Scottish Fee Support Review (1998-2000). Burns' relationship with former Chancellors of the Exchequer from Howe to Kenneth Clarke was generally considered to be good; tensions are said to have arisen in the relationship with Gordon Brown .

He was also Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Committee of Inquiry into Hunting with Dogs in England and Wales (2000). In June 2000 Burns published his investigation report on the hunt with dogs , the so-called Burns Inquiry . Burns presented an analysis of the economic, labor market and socio-cultural implications of the hunt and hunt in Great Britain.

He from 2000 to 2001 Chairman ( Chairman ) of the National Lottery Commission . In 2003 he was appointed Independent Adviser to the Secretary of State for the BBC Charter Review .

Positions in business

Burns became a non-executive director of media group Pearson plc in 1999 and became a senior independent director in 2004 . He was also Non-Executive Director of Legal and General Group plc (1999–2001), where he was Chairman of the Audit Committee from 2000 to 2001 , and of the real estate company The British Land Company plc (2000–2005). In July 2000 he was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of Glas Cymru Ltd (Welsh Water).

In February 2002 he became chairman of the UK bank and former building society Abbey National plc ; there he was before 2001 Deputy Chairman ( Deputy Chairman ). In December 2004, he was non-executive director of Banco Santander Central Hispano SA Santa From 2006 to 2008 he was chairman ( chairman ) of the British retail company Marks and Spencer , having previously since 2005 Deputy Chairman ( Deputy Chairman was).

On November 5, 2009, he was announced as Chairman-designate ( Chairman ) of Channel 4 to succeed Luke Johnson , who stepped down on January 27, 2010 after six years. Since 2010 he has been chairman ( chairman ) of the Channel 4 Television Corporation .

Other offices

From 1993 to 1998 he was a member of the Board of Management of Management Manchester Business School . Burns was Chairman of the Financial Services and Markets Joint Commission in 1999 .

Burns has served as President of the Society of Business Economists since 1998 and previously served as Vice President since 1985. He has been President of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research since 2003 , before that he was Governor . He is also Vice-President of the Royal Economic Society .

In 2001 he was elected chairman ( chairman ) of the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra appointed after he had the Trust Council member since 1998. In 2002 he became Chairman of the Governing Body of the Royal Academy of Music , where he had been Governor since 1998 . From 1996 to 2001 he was the non-executive director of Queens Park Rangers . 2004 Burns was elected Chairman ( Chairman ) of the FA Structural Review of the leading British Football Association The Football Association appointed; he submitted his final report on August 12, 2005.

Membership in the House of Lords

Burns was on 13 June 1998 relating to recognition of his service as a former senior economic adviser ( Chief Economic Advisor ) and Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury , for life peer as Baron Burns, of Pitshanger in the London Borough of Ealing appointed. Its official introduction to the House of Lords took place on July 29, 1998 with the assistance of David Simon, Baron Simon of Highbury and Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell . There he sits as a crossbencher . He gave his inaugural address on October 13, 1998.

Burns is only irregularly present on meeting days.

Honors

Burns was beaten Knight Bachelor in 1983 and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in 1995 . He has honorary doctorates and professorships from several UK universities, including the University of Sunderland and the University of Sheffield .

Burns has been a Fellow of the London Business School since 1989. He also became an Honorary Fellow of Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2012 . From 1991 to 1997 he was a visiting fellow at Nuffield College . In 1992 he became a companion of the Institute of Management .

family

Burns has been married to Anne Elizabeth Powell since 1969. They have one son and two daughters.

Publications

  • The Interpretation and Use of Economic Predictions: Discussion, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Volume 407, Issue 1832 , 1986, ISBN unknown (with A. Britton , Randolph Quirk , Peter Mathias and John Mason)
  • The UK Government's Financial Strategy , publisher unknown, 1988, ISBN unknown

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Premier League needs to become a contest in: London Evening Standard of April 19, 2005
  2. ↑ 30 seconds on Lord Terry Burns Vita; Brand Republic dated November 13, 2009
  3. ↑ a b Lord Terry Burns Vita in: The Guardian of April 19, 2004
  4. ↑ Lord Burns: 'Teflon Terry' who played key role in ban on hunting with dogs, Guardian article , Nov. 4, 2009
  5. ↑ Lord Newton of Braintree (2001): The Challenge for Parliament: Making Government Accountable: Report of the Hansard Society Commission on parliamentary scrutiny , (London: Vacher Dod), ISBN 978-0-905702-31-5
  6. ↑ The Burns Inquiry: Key points BBC News, March 14, 2002
  7. ^ Independent Advisor article at The National Archives , accessed July 13, 2012
  8. ↑ Lord Burns Appointment as Deputy Chairman Publication on the Marks and Spencer website on October 4, 2005
  9. ↑ Lord Burns confirmed as Channel 4 chairman in: The Guardian of November 5, 2009
  10. ↑ Lord Burns named new C4 chairman article on BBC News, November 5, 2009
  11. ↑ About the SBE ( Memento of July 17, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Entry on the website of the Society of Business Economists in an archived version, accessed on July 13, 2012
  12. ↑ COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT ( Memento of February 6, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Entry on the website of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research in an archived version, accessed on July 13, 2012
  13. ↑ MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS session log on the website of the House of Lords of 29 July 1998
  14. ↑ House of Lords: Members 'expenses Members' expenses on the House of Lords website , accessed July 13, 2012
  15. ^ Honorary Graduates Archive Entry on the University of Sunderland website , accessed July 14, 2012
  16. ↑ HONORARY GRADUATES (PDF; 68 kB) Entry on the University of Sheffield website , accessed on July 14, 2012
  17. ↑ Cardiff Metropolitan University announces Honorary Fellows List  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Published on the Cardiff Metropolitan University website on June 12, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www3.uwic.ac.uk  
  18. ↑ Terence Burns (Peer) ( Memento of the original from June 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Entry on the Westminster Parliamentary Record website , accessed July 13, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.parliamentaryrecord.com
personal data
SURNAME Burns, Terence, Baron Burns
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Burns, Terry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British economist and politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Hetton-Le-Hole , County Durham, England, United Kingdom