Terence Burns, Baron Burns

Terence Burns, Baron Burns, sometimes known as Terry Burns, is a British economist, made a life peer in 1998 for his services as former Chief Economic Advisor and Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury. He served as Chairman of Ofcom from 2018 to 2020, and is currently a senior adviser to Santander UK, non-executive Chairman of Glas Cymru, and a non-executive director of Pearson Group plc. He is also a former President of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, President of the Society of Business Economists, ex Chairman of the Governing Body of the Royal Academy of Music, and ex Chairman of the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra. On 5 November 2009 he was announced chairman Designate of Channel Four Television Corporation, succeeding Luke Johnson, who retired on 27 January 2010 following six years in the post.

13 March 1944

Born on the same birth day (13 March): Adina Porter • B. H. Roberts • Brayden Point • Caryl Phillips • David Draiman • Emile Hirsch • Giorgos Seferis • Hans Gude • Hugo Wolf • Josef Gočár • Landry Shamet • Mahdi Elmandjra • Marcell Dareus • Michel Blavet • Myrtle Bachelder • Percival Lowell • Tim Sebastian • Vance Johnson • W. O. Mitchell • Will Clark • William Glackens

Born in the same month (March 1944): Angus King • Camille Cosby • Francis Mankiewicz • Frank McRae • Jacques Doillon • John Cameron (musician) • Marie-Christine Barrault • Mike Jackson (British Army officer) • Mike d'Abo • Roy Gutman