4 March 2008
The Prime Minister has reappointed Dr Tristram Hunt as a Trustee of the National Heritage Memorial Fund. His second term of appointment will run from 3 March 2008 to 2 March 2011.
Biographical notes
Dr Tristram Hunt is an historian and broadcaster, currently holding the post of Lecturer in British History at Queen Mary, University of London. His academic research focuses on 19th century political and urban history: architecture, civic pride, and how the Victorians faced living in the first modern urban society. His book on the subject, ‘Building Jerusalem’, was published in 2004. His new book, a biography of Friedrich Engels, will appear next year. In print and on television, he has consistently made the case for the democratisation of knowledge and an appreciation of history outside the confines of the class-room and lecture hall. Prior to this he served as a lecturer at Arizona State University, as an associate Fellow of the Centre for History and Economics, King’s College, Cambridge and as Research Fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research. He has undertaken no 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 may claim an allowance of £6,273 per year.
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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