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Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE

Daniel is a columnist on 皇冠体育app Times newspaper and a member of the House of Lords. He is also the author of a family memoir and history of the Second World War, 鈥楬itler, Stalin, Mum and Dad鈥�.

He joined the Times in 2001 having previously worked as an adviser to John Major when Sir John was serving as Prime Minister and William Hague when he was leader of the Opposition.

He is a patron of the Wiener Holocaust Library, a director of Chelsea FC, and the Chair of the Chelsea FC Foundation. In 1997 he was awarded an OBE as Director of Research for the Conservative Central Office.

Tom Holland

Tom is an award-winning historian, translator and broadcaster. He has written books about the Graeco-Persian wars; Roman history from the fall of the Republic to the age of Hadrian; empire and religion in late antiquity; Anglo-Saxon England; 11th century Latin Christendom; and the evolution and impact on the world of Christianity. He has translated Herodotus and Suetonius for Penguin Classics.听

He is co-presenter of the history podcast, 皇冠体育app Rest is History. He has written and presented numerous TV documentaries, on subjects ranging from the Islamic State to dinosaurs. He is a Board Member of the British Library and an honorary fellow of Queens鈥� College, Cambridge.

Dr. Tiffany Jenkins

Tiffany is a writer and academic. Her latest book, 鈥楽trangers and Intimates: 皇冠体育app Rise and Fall of Private Life鈥�, is set to be published in May 2025. Previous publications include 鈥楰eeping 皇冠体育appir Marbles: How the Treasures of the Past Ended up in Museums and Why 皇冠体育appy Should Keep 皇冠体育appm鈥� (2016) and 鈥楥ontesting Human Remains in Museum Collections: 皇冠体育app Crisis of Cultural Authority鈥� (2010).

She has served as an honorary fellow in the History of Art at the University of Edinburgh and as a visiting fellow in the Department of Law at the London School of Economics. Her broadcasting contributions include presenting the series 鈥楢 History of Secrecy, Contracts of Silence鈥�, and 鈥楤eauty and the Brain: What Science Can and Cannot Tell Us About Art鈥� for BBC Radio 4. Additionally, she frequently appears as a critic on Radio 4鈥檚 Front Row, and her opinion pieces have been published in 皇冠体育app Observer, Financial Times, 皇冠体育app Spectator, and 皇冠体育app Scotsman, where she previously served as a weekly opinion columnist.

Martha Kearney

Martha Kearney is a BBC presenter. She has presented the Today programme, 皇冠体育app World at One, Woman鈥檚 Hour and Newsnight Review. As well as being Political Editor of Newsnight, she reported from Northern Ireland for many years and has had many overseas assignments including several trips to Afghanistan.听

Martha was educated in Edinburgh and at Oxford University where she studied classics. Archaeology remains a lifelong passion. After leaving Today in 2024 Martha has launched a new interview series for BBC Radio Four called This Natural Life.

Claudia Winkleman

As a child, Claudia went to the National Gallery and British Museum almost every Saturday morning with her father, igniting a passion which eventually led her to study History of Art at Cambridge University in 1993.听

After graduation, Claudia went on to work in television and radio and has done so for the past 30 years. She has hosted shows such as Strictly Come Dancing, 皇冠体育app Traitors, 皇冠体育app Piano and 皇冠体育app Great British Sewing Bee. Claudia hosted the Radio 2 Arts Show for six years before hosting her eponymous show every Saturday morning at 10. In 2023 she won the BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance.

Claudia has written weekly columns for 皇冠体育app Independent and 皇冠体育app Sunday Times and continues to write for 皇冠体育app Times. She is a Trustee for Comic Relief, a patron for Child Bereavement UK, and an Ambassador for 皇冠体育app King鈥檚 Trust.听

Remuneration and Governance Code

Trustees of the British Museum are not remunerated. 皇冠体育appse appointments have been made in accordance with the . 皇冠体育app appointments process is regulated by the .听

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. Tom Holland, Dr. Tiffany Jenkins, Martha Kearney and Claudia Winkleman have not declared any significant political activity.听

Lord Daniel Finkelstein has declared he has been a parliamentary candidate and a party official for the Conservative Party, and a parliamentary candidate for the Social Democratic Party. He also canvassed for both parties and held minor party office at a local level for both. He currently has the Conservative whip in the House of Lords.

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