The Prime Minister has appointed Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas DBE as a Trustee of the Imperial War Museum for four years from 12 November 2008.
Biographical Notes
Dame Judith is Chair of The New West End Company and of The Independent Schools’ Council, and a Non-executive Director of Merrill Lynch (New York). She originally trained, lectured and practised in law, at first in New Zealand and then in London, rising to become Special Adviser to the Chairman at Clifford Chance (2000-2003).
Her career has also included many distinguished roles in public life. She was Leader of the City of London Corporation (1996-2004), was on the board of the London Development Agency (2000-2004) and of London First (1997-2003) where she is currently Vice President, and was a member of the Cabinet Office’s Equality Review Panel (2005-2007). She has previously been a Trustee of The Geffrye Museum (1995-1999), the Natural History Museum (1998-2006), and The British Museum Development Trust (2001-2002), and is a former Chairman of The Royal Opera House (2003-2008).
Dame Judith has also contributed significantly to education, including as Chairman of the Corporation of London’s Education Committee (1989-1994), Governor of London Guildhall University (1992-1999 and 2000-2003), Governor of Birkbeck College (1993-2004) and latterly its Chairman (1999-2004), and Provost of King’s College (2003-2006). She has been a Director of Gresham College since 1990.
Dame Judith was awarded DBE in 2002 for services to the City of London.
Notes to Editors
The Imperial War Museum was founded in 1917 to record the story of the Great War. Its remit has subsequently been extended to cover the Second World War and all military operations involving Britain or the Commonwealth since August 1914. Its goal is to enrich people’s understanding of the causes, course and consequences of modern war. The Museum’s collections, in addition to artefacts, include a major national art collection, a film and video archive, extensive archives of documents, photographs and sound records, and an important specialist reference library. Its trustees are not remunerated.
The appointment process has followed the OCPA Code of Practice. Appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for political activity in the past 5 years (if any declared) to be made public. Dame Judith has declared that she was a politically independent Common Councillor of the Corporation of the City of London from 1986-2004, and has undertaken no political activity in the last five years.
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