Sam Younger
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James Samuel Younger CBE
is the Chief Executive of the Charity Commission for England and Wales (since September 2010) and was formerly the founding chairman of the United Kingdom
Electoral Commission
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He was previously managing director of the BBC World Service
from 1994 to 1998, and chief executive of the British Red Cross from 1999 to 2001. He is also chair of the governing body of the University of Sussex
and chairman of the Board of QAA
.
Younger is the son of Kenneth Younger
, a Labour Minister
under Clement Attlee
.
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
is the Chief Executive of the Charity Commission for England and Wales (since September 2010) and was formerly the founding chairman of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Electoral Commission
Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)
The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. It regulates party and election finance and sets standards for well-run elections...
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He was previously managing director of the BBC World Service
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
from 1994 to 1998, and chief executive of the British Red Cross from 1999 to 2001. He is also chair of the governing body of the University of Sussex
University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
and chairman of the Board of QAA
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
Established in 1997, the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education works to ensure that higher education qualifications in the United Kingdom are of a sound standard. It protects the public interest by checking how universities and colleges maintain their academic standards and quality...
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Younger is the son of Kenneth Younger
Kenneth Younger
Sir Kenneth Gilmour Younger KBE was a British Labour politician and barrister who served in junior government posts during the Attlee government and was an opposition spokesman under Hugh Gaitskell but retired from Parliament early, disillusioned by party politics.-Family:Younger was the son of...
, a Labour Minister
Minister (government)
A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
under Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee
Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS was a British Labour politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, and as the Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955...
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He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.