John Birt

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Person.png John Birt  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
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Born10 December 1944
NationalityUK
Alma materSt Mary's College (Crosby), St Catherine's College (Oxford)

John Birt, Baron Birt is a British television executive and advisor to Tony Blair. He is a former Director-General (1992–2000) of the BBC.

BBC

Birt became notorious "as the deputy director-general who charged his Armani suits to business expenses, and squandered tens of millions on hiring management consultants."[1]

Advisor to Tony Blair

Birt was brought into Number 10 to lead the development of long-term strategy for the government on key areas of public policy. Tony Blair asked him to produce a report on solutions to crime, and he served as advisor on Criminal Justice from 2000–2001. The establishment of the Serious Organised Crime Agency was an idea originally conceived by Birt.[2]

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