Andrew Graham (born 20 June 1942) is a British political economist. He is currently Executive Chair of the

Europaeum The Europaeum is a network of eighteen universities in Europe. It was conceived of in 1990–1991 by Lord Weidenfeld and Sir Ronnie Grierson and they persuaded Roy Jenkins, who had just become Chancellor of the University of Oxford, to push t ...

and Chair of the Academic Council of the Europaeum, Senior Fellow of the

Oxford Internet Institute The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) is a multi-disciplinary department of social and computer science dedicated to the study of information, communication, and technology, and is part of the Social Sciences Division of the University of Oxford ...

, Trustee of Reprieve, and an Honorary Fellow of

Balliol College Balliol College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. One of Oxford's oldest colleges, it was founded around 1263 by John I de Balliol, a landowner from Barnard Castle in County Durham, who provided the f ...

, Oxford and of

St Edmund Hall St Edmund Hall (sometimes known as The Hall or informally as Teddy Hall) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. The college claims to be "the oldest surviving academic society to house and educate undergraduates in any university ...

, Oxford.

Early life

The son of the novelist

Winston Graham Winston Mawdsley Graham OBE, born Winston Grime (30 June 1908 – 10 July 2003), was an English novelist best known for the Poldark series of historical novels set in Cornwall, though he also wrote numerous other works, including contemporary ...

, Andrew Graham was born in

Perranporth Perranporth ( kw, Porthperan) is a seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 1 mile east of the St Agnes Heritage Coastline, and around 8 miles south-west of Newquay. Perranporth and its long beach f ...

, Cornwall, and attended

Truro Cathedral School Truro Cathedral School was a Church of England school for boys in Truro, Cornwall. An ancient school refounded in 1549 as the Truro Grammar School, after the establishment of Truro Cathedral in the last quarter of the 19th century it was responsi ...

and then

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, Godalming, Surrey. He read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

Career

On graduation, Andrew Graham joined the

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(1964) followed by the Department of Economic Affairs (1964–1966). From the DEA, he moved to No.10 as economic assistant to

Thomas Balogh Thomas Balogh, Baron Balogh (2 November 190520 January 1985), born Balog Tamás, was a British economist and member of the House of Lords. The elder son of a wealthy Budapest Jewish family (his father was head of public transport, his mother ...

(1966–1967), then Economic Advisor to the Harold Wilson cabinet. In 1967, Andrew Graham became economic adviser to the Prime Minister (1967–1969) and from 1969 to 1997 he was Fellow and Tutor in Economics at Balliol College, Oxford. In 1974, Andrew Graham returned to the No 10 Policy Unit as Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson (1974–1976). In 1988, he became chief economic advisor to the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and later Leader of the Labour Party, John Smith MP. He held this position until Smith's death in 1994. In 1997, he was appointed Acting Master of Balliol and subsequently elected as Master of Balliol (2001–2011). He was an elected member of the Oxford University Council (2006-2011). In 2001, he raised £15 million and founded the

– the first multidisciplinary research centre at a major university examining the effects on society of the Internet. In 2003, Oxford University awarded him an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law. In 2010, he set up the Balliol Interdisciplinary Institute. During Andrew Graham's tenure as Master, Balliol substantially improved its overall finances, extended its fundraising, and in 2008 combined its students obtaining the most first class degrees in finals, with the men's rowing team competing in the

Head of the River Race The Head of the River Race (HORR) is an against-the-clock ('processional') sport rowing, rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England between eights, other such races being the Schools' Head of the River Race, Women's Head of ...

– a feat matched by the women's team in 2011. He stood down as Master of Balliol on 1 October 2011. He was Acting Warden of

Rhodes House Rhodes House is a building part of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on South Parks Road in central Oxford, and was built in memory of Cecil Rhodes, an alumnus of the university and a major benefactor. It is listed Grade II* on ...

(2012–2013) and a Rhodes Foundation Trustee (2013–2016). Other posts, include: member of the media advisory committee of the

Institute for Public Policy Research The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is a progressive think tank based in London. It was founded in 1988 and is an independent registered charity. IPPR has offices in Newcastle upon Tyne, Manchester, and Edinburgh. Funding comes from ...

(1994–97), Board Member

Channel 4 Television Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service i ...

(1998–2005), consultant to the

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(1989–1992) writing extensively on the case for public service broadcasting, Trustee of the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation (2003–2005), Director of the

Scott Trust Scott Trust Limited is the British company that owns Guardian Media Group and thus ''The Guardian'' and ''The Observer'' as well as various other media businesses in the UK. In 2008, it replaced the Scott Trust, which had owned ''The Guardian'' s ...

(2005–2016) and, from 2014, he was consultant to

Mammoth Screen Mammoth Screen is a UK-based production company that was established in 2007 by Michele Buck and Damien Timmer. It produces drama for key UK broadcasters, especially ITV, and international distribution. Others may be looking for Mammoth Picture ...

for the BBC series, ''

Poldark ''Poldark'' is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, published from 1945 to 1953 and continued from 1973 to 2002. The first novel, '' Ross Poldark'', was named for the protagonist of the series. The novel series was adapted twice fo ...

'', based on his father's novel cycle. At the Europaeum he has led a major restructuring, including increasing the number of full member universities from eleven in 2016 to seventeen in 2019, raising the regular income by more than 70 percent and launching a Europaeum Scholarship Programme.

Personal

He is a passionate windsurfer. He is married to Peggotty.

References

External links

A video broadcast by Graham reflecting on his time at Balliol
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