New Members announced for the Remuneration Authority
The Government has recently announced that the former State Services Commissioner Michael Wintringham has been appointed as Chair of the Remuneration Authority.
The Remuneration Authority is the body that sets pay rates for Ministers of the Crown, MPs, Judges and Local Authority Members.
Michael Wintringham has been a member of the Authority since 2005. Prior to that, he served as State Services Commissioner from 1997 to 2004. He takes over from David Oughton, whose term expired this year. Current authority member Angela Foulkes has been reappointed until 30 June 2011, while John Errington has been appointed as the third member with his term expiring on 30 June 2012. John Errington was a partner and actuarial practice leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers until his retirement in June 2008.
