
James Samuel Younger (born 5 October 1951) is a British media and charity manager.
Younger was managing director of the
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is an international broadcasting, international broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC, with funding from the Government of the United Kingdom, British Government through the Foreign Secretary, Foreign Secretary's o ...
from 1994 to 1998, and chief executive of the
British Red Cross
The British Red Cross Society is the United Kingdom body of the worldwide neutral and impartial humanitarian network the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The society was formed in 1870, and is a registered charity with more ...
from 1999 to 2001. He was the founding chairman of the United Kingdom
Electoral Commission
An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...
from 2001 to 2008 and the chief executive of the
Charity Commission for England and Wales
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from September 2010 to April 2014.
He is also chair of the
governing body
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of the
University of Sussex
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and chairman of the Board of
QAA
Qaa (Arabic: القاع), El Qaa, Al Qaa, Qaa Baalbek or Masharih al-Qaa is a town in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon.
It has a mainly Greek Catholic population.
The village has been the target of attacks from Syrian government and anti-gov ...
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He was appointed
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...
(CBE) in the
2009 New Year Honours.
He has been chairman of the
Consumers' Association Council since 1 January 2020.
Younger is the son of
Kenneth Younger, a
Labour Minister
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* Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
** Minister (Catholic Church)
* Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department)
** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...
under
Clement Attlee
Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, (3 January 18838 October 1967) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. He was Deputy Prime Min ...
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References
External links
An interview with Sam Younger
1951 births
Living people
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
British civil servants
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