National Gallery Trustees

6 August 2004

The Prime Minister has re-appointed Peter Scott QC as a Trustee of the National Gallery for a period of four years from 11 August 2004.

Biographical Notes

Peter Scott QC was called to the Bar in 1960 and was chairman of the General Council of the Bar in 1987. He is a judicial chairman of the City Disputes Panel. He has been chairman of the Takeover Panel since 2000 and was chair of the Kensington Housing Trust from 1998 to 2002.

Notes to Editors

The National Gallery holds the nation's collection of Western painting from the 13th to the early 20th centuries, representing all the major schools of painting by all the major artists.