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Liz Forgan asked to quit Arts Council England when term ends

Dame Liz Forgan, chair of Arts Council England, has been asked by the culture secretary to step down when her term expires in January 2013, it has been announced.

Jeremy Hunt praised Forgan's work at ACE, calling her an outstanding chair who had made "a huge contribution to the arts in this country".

Forgan, 67 , is also the chair of the Scott Trust, which owns the Guardian and the Observer.

Hunt said in a statement that a new chair would be required to face upcoming challenges for the arts, "in particular in increasing the amount of private giving to the arts, and encouraging the sector to make the most of technological changes".

Read full article in The Guardian.

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