15 April 2008
The Prime Minister has re-appointed Dr Brian Lang as Deputy chair and Scottish Trustee of the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF). His second term of appointment will run from 21 March 2008 to 20 March 2011.
Biographical notes
Dr Lang is Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of St Andrews. Prior to this, he was head of the Historic Buildings Branch of the Scottish Development Department, and for the following seven years was Director of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, based in London. After four years as Director of Public Affairs for the National Trust, he was appointed Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman of the British Library. In this post, he oversaw the successful move of the British Library into its large new building at St Pancras while simultaneously introducing new strategies designed to bring the library fully into the digital information world. He has served as a board member of Scottish Enterprise Fife. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He has undertaken no political activity in the past five years.
Notes for Editors
The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) was set up as a memorial to those who gave their lives for the United Kingdom. The Fund is a resource of last resort which makes grants to acquire, maintain and preserve heritage of outstanding national importance and interest, which is either at risk or memorial in character.
NHMF Trustees administer the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), one of the National Lottery ‘good causes’. The Heritage Lottery Fund’s aims are to i) encourage more people to be involved in and make decisions about their heritage, ii) conserve and enhance the UK’s diverse heritage, iii) ensure that everyone can learn about and access their heritage and iv) achieve a more equitable distribution of grants across the UK.
The NHMF Deputy Chairs may claim an allowance of £19,847 per year.
This re-appointment has been made in accordance with the OCPA Code of Practice. Appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process.
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