26 April 2001
The Prime Minister announced today that Matthew d’Ancona has been appointed by The Queen as a Millennium Commissioner. The appointment took effect from 18th April until 31st December 2003.
Biographical Notes
Matthew d’Ancona is a journalist and Deputy Editor of the Sunday Telegraph. He formerly worked for the magazine Index on Censorship and was Assistant Editor of The Times. He has not undertaken any significant political activity, under the Nolan definition, in the last five years.
Notes for Editors
The Millennium Commission was set up as an independent body in 1993 under the National Lottery Act. It is one of the good causes that shares proceeds from the National Lottery and distributes Lottery money to assist communities in marking the close of the second millennium and celebrating the start of the third. The Commission has still to oversee the completion of a number of millennium projects. Under the National Lottery Act 1993, the Commission is defined as: two Ministers, one who chairs the Commission; one member nominated by the Leader of the Opposition; and six independent members, drawn from across the UK and representing a broad range of interests. The Commission meets monthly and more frequently when necessary and members receive no remuneration beyond expenses.
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