William Shawcross

The Honourable
Sir William Shawcross
CVO
Commissioner for Public Appointments
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2021[1]
Preceded byPeter Riddell
Chair of the Charity Commission
In office
1 October 2012 – 23 February 2018
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded bySuzi Leather
Succeeded byTina Stowell, Baroness Stowell of Beeston
Personal details
Born
William Hartley Hume Shawcross

(1946-05-28) 28 May 1946 (age 78)
Sussex, England
Spouses
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(m. 1971; div. 1980)​
Michal Levin
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(m. 1981; div. 1992)​
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(m. 1993)​
Children
Parents
Relatives
Residence(s)Friston Place, East Dean, East Sussex
Education
Websitewww.williamshawcross.org

Sir William Hartley Hume Shawcross CVO (born 28 May 1946) is a British journalist, writer, and broadcaster. He is the incumbent Commissioner for Public Appointments. From 2012 to 2018 he chaired the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Shawcross has written and lectured on issues of international policy, geopolitics, Southeast Asia and refugees, as well as the British royal family. He has written for a number of publications, including Time, Newsweek, International Herald Tribune, The Spectator, The Washington Post and Rolling Stone,[2] in addition to writing numerous books on international topics: the Prague Spring, the Vietnam War, the Iranian Revolution, the Iraq War, foreign assistance, humanitarian intervention, and the United Nations. His works Sideshow (1979) and The Quality of Mercy (1984) were among The New York Times Book Review's books of the year.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Appointment of the Commissioner for Public Appointments". GOV.UK. HM Government (Cabinet Office). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ^ Vulliamy, Ed (13 July 2003). "Profile: William Shawcross". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYT-12-30-79A was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYT-12-2-1984 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).