Maggie Barry

Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
New Zealand

Hon Maggie Barry ONZM is New Zealand’s Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Minister of Conservation and Minister for Seniors. Prior to entering Parliament in 2011 as the Member for Auckland’s North Shore electorate, she was an award-winning current affairs television and radio broadcaster and co-producer and presenter of the long-running television programme Maggie’s Garden Show. In 1996 she was awarded the Order of New Zealand Merit for her services to broadcasting. She has worked with successive governments on a range of health related bodies including chairing a working party into palliative care. A former Patron of Hospice NZ and Alzheimers Wellington, she has also served as Director of Outward Bound and Chair of the New Zealand Book Council. In her first term as Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage,
she has been extensively engaged in New Zealand’s First World War commemorations programme and has focussed on sustainable funding for the arts and cultural facilities. In response to the Canterbury earthquakes, she recently introduced a new fund to support the private owners of earthquake-prone heritage buildings.

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Joining as a Trustee is Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies and Assistant Principal for Religion and Society at the University of Edinburgh. She is known internationally as a public intellectual and is a regular commentator in the media.

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.

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.

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.

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.

If you're interested in attending Edinburgh International Culture Summit 2022 as media, interviews with contributors and ministers, or photo opportunities, please contact Susie Gray at susie@thecornershoppr.com or 07834 073795.

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