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Trustees
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The first Chairman of Trustees was Lord Kilmuir, a former Lord Chancellor of the UK, who was succeeded by Field Marshal Lord Alexander.
Our new chairman is Lord Fowler of Sutton Coldfield, a former cabinet minister in Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government in the 1980s.
Since its early days in the Sixties, the Foundation has continued to have ex-Cabinet Ministers, ambassadors, distinguished public servants and journalists to guide its activities according to the principles laid down by Roy Thomson (later Lord Thomson of Fleet).
The Foundation is non-political and non-commercial. It believes that training people in the media to be highly professional and objective assists the development of democracy and contributes to common understanding and the well-being of society.
Since the early days the work of the Foundation has expanded considerably, and so has the demand for its services as more and more countries develop their newspapers, television and radio. Some small and remote nations are just beginning the process of introducing television while others need our services to use the internet and learn new media skills.
Our work, therefore, is as necessary as ever, and so is the assistance, co-operation and understanding of governments, international agencies and owners of media upon whose goodwill we have come to rely.
Lord Fowler of Sutton Coldfield
Lord Fowler of Sutton Coldfield took over as the Chairman of the Thomson Foundation’s Board of Trustees in September 2007.
Lord (Norman) Fowler, a former journalist with The Times newspaper, held various cabinet posts in Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s government, including Secretary of State for Transport (1981), Secretary of State for Social Services (1981-1987) and Secretary of State for Employment (1987-1990). He became a life peer in 2001.
He first began working for The Times in 1961 after leaving Cambridge University. He was special correspondent from 1962-1966 and home affairs correspondent from 1966 until 1970 when he left the paper and became a member of parliament.
Lord Fowler became a Thomson Foundation trustee in 2003.
Other Trustees are:
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Lord Howe of Aberavon
Lord (Geoffrey) Howe was a leading member of British Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher’s government, serving as Deputy Prime Minister
and Leader of the House of Commons from 1989-90. He was Chancellor of
the Exchequer (finance minister) from 1979-83, followed by six years
as Foreign Secretary.
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Lord Thomson of Monifieth
Life Peer since 1977. Chairman, Value and Income Trust since 1988;
House of Lords spokesman on broadcasting, Liberal Democrats, since
1990; Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs 1967-68; Chairman of
Independent Broadcasting Authority 1981-88; Commissioner for the
Regions, EEC 1973-1977.
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