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Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office
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Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
25 January 2023
The following four Commissioners have been reappointed by the Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, FCDO, for a second, three year term from 1 May 2023, as Commissioners to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.
Dr. Catherine MacKenzie
Chair, Audit & Risk Management Committee
Dean of Degrees, Green Templeton College Oxford & Bye-Fellow, Magdalene College Cambridge
As a former Commonwealth Scholar myself (UK to Australia), I have a long term commitment to upholding the values of the Commonwealth and to ensuring that CSC continues to play an important role in the UK's development aid strategy, helping to build a safer, healthier and more prosperous world. As a barrister, I have a particular commitment to upholding the rule of law and promoting good governance. I have served as Chair of the Board of Scrutiny of Cambridge University and PVC of an Australian university. I am currently a Tribunal Judge, Chairman of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal, Governing Master of the Bench of Inner Temple (Inn of Court for barristers), Academic Governor of the Inns of Court College of Advocacy, member of the UK Committee on Radioactive Waste Management, member of the UK Agricultural and Horticultural Board and member of the Architects Registration Board Prescription Committee. Earlier in my career, I worked with the United Nations, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank throughout Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
Professor Morag McDonald
Deputy Chair, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK and Chair, Finance Committee
Dean of College of Environmental Sciences & Engineering at Bangor University
I am Professor of Ecology and Catchment Management at Bangor University. I have been an active researcher in international environmental issues for over 25 years, with broad research expertise in forest restoration through fallow management. I have field experience in 14 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Dr. Christine Thuranira-McKeever
Vice-Principal, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Director of Distance Learning, Royal Veterinary College (RVC), University of London
In my role, I work with post graduate students from around the world and have supported many cohorts of Commonwealth Scholars over the last ten years. As part of this work, I also regularly engage with institutions in the global south to create partnerships to support students and in so doing, help strengthen their institutional capacity. My academic background is in agricultural economics and I spent the early part of my career working in international development.
Professor Sarah Hawkes
Professor of Global Health, University College London
I am Professor of Global Public Health at UCL and co-chair of the Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health. I undertake research on the evidence-to-policy process and work with both the multilateral systems and national governments to promote gender-responsive policies to improve health.
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Department of Health and Social Care
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NHS England
4 January 2023
Sir Mark Walport, Baroness Mary Watkins and Professor Sir Simon Wessely have been
appointed as Non-Executive Directors of NHS England for 3 years from 27 January 2023.
The appointments will involve a time commitment of 2 to 3 days per month. Remuneration for the roles will be at a rate of £7,883 per annum.
These appointments are made in accordance with the Cabinet Office Code of Governance for Public Appointments. The regulation of public appointments against the requirements of this Code is carried out by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
The appointments are made on merit and political activity played no part in the decision process. However, in accordance with the Code, there is a requirement for appointees’ political activity (if any declared) to be made public. All appointees have not declared any political activity.