Terence Burns, Baron Burns

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The Right Honourable The Lord Burns GCB
Burns in 2019
Chairman of Channel Four Television Corporation
In office January 2010 – January 2016
Preceded by	Luke Johnson
Succeeded by	Charles Gurassa
President of National Institute of Economic and Social Research
In office 2003–2010
Succeeded by	Sir Nicholas Monck
Chairman of the Office of Communications
In office 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020
Prime Minister	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Culture Sec.	Karen Bradley Matt Hancock Jeremy Wright The Baroness Morgan of Cotes Oliver Dowden
Preceded by	Dame Patricia Hodgson
Succeeded by	Maggie Carver (Interim)
Personal details
Born	(1944-03-13) 13 March 1944 (age 80)[1] Hetton-le-Hole, Durham
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Anne Elizabeth Powell ​ ​ (m. 1969)​
Children	3
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	House of Commons

Terence Burns, Baron Burns GCB (born 13 March 1944), sometimes known as Terry Burns, is a British economist, made a life peer in 1998 for his services as former Chief Economic Advisor and Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury. He served as Chairman of Ofcom from 2018 to 2020, and is currently a senior adviser to Santander UK,^[2] non-executive Chairman of Glas Cymru, and a non-executive director of Pearson Group plc. He is also a former President of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, President of the Society of Business Economists, ex Chairman of the Governing Body of the Royal Academy of Music, and ex Chairman of the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra. On 5 November 2009 he was announced chairman Designate of Channel Four Television Corporation, succeeding Luke Johnson, who retired on 27 January 2010 following six years in the post.^[3][4]