Alejandra Frausto Guerrero

Secretary of Culture
Mexico
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Minister of Culture of the Government of Mexico since December 2018. Alejandra Frausto has a degree in Law from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and since 1998 she has been dedicated to the promotion and management of culture in Mexico, always convinced that culture is the most powerful tool to transform a society. Previously, she has Director of Culture of the state of Guerrero, where she created the project of Culture as a Strategy for Social Transformation, and the Renaissance Children’s Orchestra and Choir. In 2013, she was appointed General Director of Popular Cultures of the then CONACULTA (Mexico’s Cultural Council), now the Ministry of Culture, from where she managed to implement public policies focused on the development of the country’s popular cultures and arts, which contributed to the social transformation of the communities.

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Dan Mulhall will be joining the board as a Trustee. Dan is a retired Irish diplomat, academic and published author. He is the current Parnell Fellow at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge and is a consultant with the global law firm DLA Piper.

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Also joining as a Trustee is Professor Gayle McPherson, Professor of Events and Cultural Policy and Director of the Centre for Culture, Sport and Events at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). She is also a member of the European Cultural Parliament.

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Joining us as a Trustee is Stephen Gethins, Professor of International Affairs at the University of St Andrews. Prior to that, Stephen was MP for North East Fife, the SNP International affairs spokesperson and was twice selected to sit on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.

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Joining in the role of Chair is Shonaig Macpherson CBE, an experienced Chair and non-executive director used to working at the most senior levels of government, private, public and third sectors.

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