Munira Mirza
advisor on arts and philanthropy; former deputy mayor of London for education and culture; author, The Politics of Culture: the case for universalism

Munira Mirza is an adviser on arts and philanthropy. She was deputy mayor for Education and Culture at the Greater London Authority. She has worked for a range of cultural and charitable organisations including the Royal Society of Arts, the independent think tank Policy Exchange, and Tate. In 2009 she completed her PhD in Sociology at the University of Kent. She has written extensively about cultural and social policy in the UK. Munira is a member of the boards of the Royal Opera House and the Institute of Contemporary Art.

Munira is also a founding supporter of Change Britain, a cross party campaign set up to make a success of Britain’s exit from the EU.

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