Terence Burns, Baron Burns

The Lord Burns
Burns in 2019
Chairman of Channel Four Television Corporation
In office
January 2010 – January 2016
Preceded byLuke Johnson
Succeeded byCharles Gurassa
President of National Institute of Economic and Social Research
In office
2003–2010
Succeeded bySir Nicholas Monck
Chairman of the Office of Communications
In office
1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Culture Sec.Karen Bradley
Matt Hancock
Jeremy Wright
The Baroness Morgan of Cotes
Oliver Dowden
Preceded byDame Patricia Hodgson
Succeeded byMaggie Carver (Interim)
Personal details
Born (1944-03-13) 13 March 1944 (age 80)[1]
Hetton-le-Hole, Durham
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Anne Elizabeth Powell
(m. 1969)
Children3
OccupationBusinessman
Known forHouse of Commons

Terence Burns, Baron Burns GCB (born 13 March 1944), sometimes known as Terry Burns, is a British economist, made a life peer in 1998 for his services as former Chief Economic Advisor and Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury. He served as Chairman of Ofcom from 2018 to 2020, and is currently a senior adviser to Santander UK,[2] non-executive Chairman of Glas Cymru, and a non-executive director of Pearson Group plc. He is also a former President of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, President of the Society of Business Economists, ex Chairman of the Governing Body of the Royal Academy of Music, and ex Chairman of the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra. On 5 November 2009 he was announced chairman Designate of Channel Four Television Corporation, succeeding Luke Johnson, who retired on 27 January 2010 following six years in the post.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Mr Terence Burns (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Secretary Of State Appoints Ofcom Chair". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ Lord Burns confirmed as Channel 4 chairman, Mark Sweney, The Guardian, 5 November 2009
  4. ^ Lord Burns named new C4 chairman, BBC News, 5 November 2009