Matt Hancock

Minister of State for Digital and Culture
United Kingdom

Matt Hancock was appointed Minister of State for Digital and Culture at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in July 2016. On becoming an MP in 2010, he served on the Public Accounts Committee before his appointment as Minister for Skills in the Department for Business and Education in 2012. 2013 saw his promotion to Minister

of State for Skills and Enterprise, and then Minister of State for Business, Enterprise and Energy. From May 2015 until July 2016, Matt served as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General. Prior to his political career, Matt worked as an economist at the Bank of England and for (then) Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne. Matt gained a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Exeter College, University of Oxford, and a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

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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.

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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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