New Trustee Appointed to The National Gallery
The Prime Minister has appointed Andrew Marr as Cultural/ Academic Trustee of The National Gallery.
Andrew Marr
Appointed for a four year term which commenced on 12 February 2024.
Andrew Marr was born in Glasgow in 1959 and educated in Scotland - at Dundee High School, Craigflower in Fife and Loretto in Musselburgh. He gained a first class degree in English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and worked as a newspaper journalist in Edinburgh for The Scotsman, before becoming a political journalist at Westminster for the same newspaper, and then the Independent, The Economist, the Observer and the Daily Express .
He was editor of The Independent from 1996-98 and political editor of the BBC from 2000-2005, Before hosting both Radio 4’s Start the Week and BBC One’s Sunday morning “The Andrew Marr Show” until 2022. From here, he joined LBC for Tonight with Andrew Marr and became political editor of The New Statesman.
He is the author of 13 books, ranging from fiction to history, politics, art and poetry; and of numerous documentary series. He has painted all his life and had solo exhibitions of work in Edinburgh, Liverpool, London and Venice. He is married with three adult children and lives in Primrose Hill, London.
Remuneration and Governance Code
This Trustee role for The National Gallery is not remunerated. This appointment has been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments.
The appointments process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Under the Code, any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years must be declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation, or candidature for election. Andrew has not declared any significant political activity.