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Elections to Synodical bodies

15 December 2005

David Michael Williams, Presiding Officer for the following elections in the General Synod, has certified that the persons named below have been duly elected.

 

Election by the House of Bishops of two members of the Archbishops’ Council

Rt Revd  Graham James, Bishop of Norwich

Rt Revd Timothy Stevens, Bishop of Leicester

 

Election by the House of Laity of its Chair and Vice-Chair:

Chair

Dr Christina Baxter (Southwell)

Vice-Chair

Dr Philip Giddings (Oxford)

 

Election by the Lower Houses of their Prolocutors:

Convocation of Canterbury

Ven Norman Russell (Oxford)

Convocation of York

Canon Glyn Webster (York)

 

The above four are also ex-officio members of the Archbishops’ Council.

 

Election by the House of Bishops of one member of the Business Committee

Rt Revd Trevor Willmott, Bishop of Basingstoke

 

Election by the House of Bishops of one member of the Appointments Committee

Rt Revd Nigel Stock, Bishop of Stockport

 

Election by the House of Bishops of one member of the Legislative Committee

Rt Revd Michael Scott-Joynt, Bishop of Winchester

 

Election by the House of Clergy of two members of the Legislative Committee

Revd David Felix (Chester)

Revd Stephen Trott (Peterborough)

 

Election by the House of Clergy of three members of the Appointments Committee

Canon Professor Anthony Thiselton (Southwell and Nottingham)

Preb Philippa Boardman (London)

Ven Richard Seed (York)

 

Election by the House of Clergy of members of the Church of England Pensions Board

Ven Ian Russell (not a member of the General Synod)

 

Election by the House of Laity of members of the Church of England Pensions Board

Mr Tim Hind (not a member of the General Synod)

 

Election by the House of Laity of three members of the Legislative Commitee

Ms Jacqueline Humphreys (Bristol)

Mrs April Alexander (Southwark)

Canon Peter Bruinvels (Guildford)

 

Election by the House of Laity of three members of the Appointments Committee

Mrs Sarah Finch (London)

Mr Aiden Hargreaves-Smith (London)

Mrs Shirley-Ann Williams (Exeter)

 

Election by the House of Laity of one person to fill a casual vacancy on the Crown Nominations Commission

Mr Anthony Archer (St Albans)

 

Election by the General Synod of two members of the Audit Committee

Mrs Jane Bisson (Winchester  - Channel Islands)

Mr Keith Malcouronne (Guildford)

 

Further election results will follow.

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