12 February 2001
The Prime Minister has agreed to the appointment of Liz Forgan as Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund for a period of three years from 1 April.
Notes for Editors
The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) is a fund of last resort which provides grants for buying items which are of outstanding interest, important to the national heritage, and which are at risk of being developed, damaged or destroyed. The NHMF is also responsible for the distribution of the heritage share of the proceeds from the National Lottery, which it does via the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The HLF gives financial help to projects which safeguard improved access to land, buildings, objects and collections of importance to the national heritage of the UK. It can also provide support for projects which produce wider public benefits in terms of education, access and urban regeneration. The Chair is entitled to claim remuneration of £31,190 for 2 -3 days per week.
Liz Forgan OBE is a media consultant and former Director, BBC Radio. Following an early career in journalism, she moved to television as founding senior commissioning editor, and then Director of Programmes, Channel 4. She then became Managing Director of BBC Radio, a post she held until 1996. The Queen approved Ms Forgan’s appointment to the Chair of the Churches Conservation Trust in 1999. Liz Forgan has undertaken no significant political activity in the past 5 years.
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