The British Association of Friends of Museums welcomes its new President

The British Association of Friends of Museums welcomes its new President.

Baron Cormack of Enville in the County of Staffordshire

BAFM are delighted to welcome Lord Cormack who has agreed to take on the role of President of the Association. Lord Cormack has had a lifelong interest in heritage and the arts which he continues to champion in his role in the House of Lords.

Lord Cormack has spent fifty-three years in Parliament, forty in the House of Commons and nearly thirteen in the House of Lords. In 1974 he founded the All-Party Arts and Heritage Group and served as Chairman for some twenty-five years. He is currently its President.

He has published eight books including one on English cathedrals and another on British castles and a Life of William Wilberforce. When he left the Commons, he moved back to his native Lincolnshire and lives close to the Cathedral. He is Chairman of the Historic Lincoln Trust, President of Heritage Lincolnshire, and a Patron of the International Bomber Command Centre. He is a Trustee of the Usher Gallery Trust and Deputy High Steward of the Cathedral. In March 2022 he was given the Freedom of the City of Lincoln.

In September 2023, Lord Cormack attended his first BAFM Conference as President and Chaired the BAFM AGM.

Jan 2024