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Duncan Wilson (heritage administrator)

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Duncan Wilson
EmployerHistoric England

Duncan Henry Wilson CBE is the chief executive of Historic England.[1][2][3][4]

He was formerly Chief Executive of Alexandra Palace and Park[1] and the first Director of the Somerset House Trust.[1] He also oversaw the conversion of the Old Royal Naval College into a tourist destination.[1]

He is a trustee of the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust and the Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College and has been a trustee of the Churches Conservation Trust (2008–2014), the Royal Armouries (2007–2011) and before that a community governor of Corelli College (2004–2007).[2]

Already Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), Wilson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to heritage.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Duncan Wilson OBE named as Chief Executive for Historic England |". The Heritage Alliance. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Executive Team Biographies". Historic England. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Duncan Wilson". The Churches Conservation Trust. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Duncan Wilson". Alexandra Palace. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  5. ^ "No. 64082". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2023. p. B10.