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The Church Commissioners

Trustees as at January 2008

Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury (Chairman)

Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York

Appointed by Her Majesty

A Whittam Smith CBE, First Church Estates Commissioner

Sir Stuart Bell MP, Second Church Estates Commissioner

T E H Walker CB FRSA, Third Church Estates Commissioner

Elected by the General Synod:

      House of Bishops

Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dr R J C Chartres, Bishop of London

Rt Revd M Hill, Bishop of Bristol

Rt Revd I P M Cundy, Bishop of Peterborough

Rt Revd S R Lowe, Bishop of Hulme

      House of Clergy

The Ven R W B Atkinson OBE

The Ven C N R Mansell

The Revd S J Trott FSA

      House of Laity

Canon P N E Bruinvels FRSA

Canon E C Paver FRSA

G R Oldham FSI

Mrs E C Osborne

Elected by the deans

Very Revd R W Grimley, Dean of Bristol

Very Revd Dr C Hardwick, Dean of Truro

Nominated by Her Majesty

R H Powers

Canon J A Spence OBE, FCIBS, FIFS, FRSA

J Wythe FRICS

Nominated by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York

P Harrison QC

P W Parker TD, FIA

J N Sykes

Nominated by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York after consultation with the Lord Mayors of the Cities of London and York and the Vice-Chancellors of Oxford and Cambridge Universities

B Carroll

Sir Robert Finch

Revd R E Harrison

Ex Officio

The First Lord of the Treasury

The Lord President of the Council

The Secretary of State for the Home Department

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

The Speaker of the House of Commons

The Speaker of the House of Lords