William Shawcross
British writer, lecturer, and broadcaster / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir William Hartley Hume Shawcross CVO (born 28 May 1946) is a British journalist, writer, and broadcaster. He is the incumbent Commissioner for Public Appointments. From 2012 to 2018 he chaired the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Sir William Shawcross | |
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Commissioner for Public Appointments | |
Assumed office 1 October 2021[1] | |
Preceded by | Peter Riddell |
Chair of the Charity Commission | |
In office 1 October 2012 – 23 February 2018 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
Preceded by | Suzi Leather |
Succeeded by | Tina Stowell, Baroness Stowell of Beeston |
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Born | William Hartley Hume Shawcross (1946-05-28) 28 May 1946 (age 77) Sussex, England |
Spouses | Michal Levin
(m. 1981; div. 1992) |
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Residence(s) | Friston Place, East Dean, East Sussex |
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Website | www |
Shawcross has written and lectured on issues of international policy, geopolitics, Southeast Asia and refugees, as well as the British royal family. He has written for a number of publications, including Time, Newsweek, International Herald Tribune, The Spectator, The Washington Post and Rolling Stone,[2] in addition to writing numerous books on international topics: the Prague Spring, the Vietnam War, the Iranian Revolution, the Iraq War, foreign assistance, humanitarian intervention, and the United Nations. His works Sideshow (1979) and The Quality of Mercy (1984) were among The New York Times Book Review's books of the year.[3][4]