7 August 2006
The Prime Minister has appointed Kathryn Gee, Doug Hulyer and Christopher Woodward as Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund. Their term of appointments will run from 10 September 2006 to 9 September 2009 and 1 November 2006 to 31 October 2009 respectively.
Biographical notes
Kathryn Gee has recently resigned as Chief Executive of MLA West Midlands, the regional council for museums, libraries and archives, to set up her own business in the cultural sector. She worked for many years in the South West, latterly as an independent consultant with clients including the National Trust and English China Clays PLC. In 1990 she became Chief Executive of the West Midlands Regional Museums Council which merged with The Libraries Partnership West Midlands in 2003 to form MLA West Midlands. She has not undertaken any political activity in the past five years.
Doug Hulyer is an advisor on communications and learning for the environment. Before this, he pursued a career in nature conservation with the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, serving progressively as the WWT’s Head of Education, Director of Education and Public Affairs, and then as its Director of Conservation Programmes & Development (1984 to 2005). During this period he served as Project Director for the £16 million London Wetlands Centre. In 2002, he became a Council Member of English Nature and in 2006 a Board member of Natural England. He has not undertaken any political activity in the past five years.
Christopher Woodward is Director of the Holbourne Museum of Art where he has been instrumental in obtaining over £4 million funding for the restoration, extension and upgrading of its building. Before this, he has held curator level posts at the Sir John Soane’s and the Building of Bath Museums. In 2001, he published ‘In Ruins’, the acclaimed study on the effect ruined places have had on artists and writers over the centuries. He has not undertaken any 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. NHMF Trustees receive £5,830 per annum in remuneration.
This reappointment 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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