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| BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten is to stand down with immediate effect following major heart surgery. | BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten is to stand down with immediate effect following major heart surgery. |
| Patten, who had already said that he will not seek re-election when his term comes to an end next year, will be replaced by vice-chairman Diane Coyle until a successor is found. | Patten, who had already said that he will not seek re-election when his term comes to an end next year, will be replaced by vice-chairman Diane Coyle until a successor is found. |
| Patten said that that he underwent a combination of bypass surgery and angioplasty and that there has been no permanent damage to his heart. | Patten said that that he underwent a combination of bypass surgery and angioplasty and that there has been no permanent damage to his heart. |
| "On the advice of my doctors, however, and having consulted my family and friends, I have concluded that I cannot continue to work at the same full pace as I have done to date," Patten said. | "On the advice of my doctors, however, and having consulted my family and friends, I have concluded that I cannot continue to work at the same full pace as I have done to date," Patten said. |
| "On this basis I have decided with great regret to step down from much the most demanding of my roles – that of chairman of the BBC Trust." | "On this basis I have decided with great regret to step down from much the most demanding of my roles – that of chairman of the BBC Trust." |
| Patten said that the position of chairman "requires and has received from me 100% commitment, and had been my priority at all times". | Patten said that the position of chairman "requires and has received from me 100% commitment, and had been my priority at all times". |
| "It would not be fair to my family to continue as before and equally it would not be fair to the BBC and those it serves not to be able to give that commitment which the role demands," he said. | "It would not be fair to my family to continue as before and equally it would not be fair to the BBC and those it serves not to be able to give that commitment which the role demands," he said. |
| The 69-year-old, who received sustained criticism over the Jimmy Savile scandal and executive payoffs, said he has written to the culture secretary Sajid Javid tendering his resignation. | The 69-year-old, who received sustained criticism over the Jimmy Savile scandal and executive payoffs, said he has written to the culture secretary Sajid Javid tendering his resignation. |
| "It falls to the government to identify a successor," he said. | "It falls to the government to identify a successor," he said. |
| Patten admitted that while the BBC is not "perfect" he said that, like the NHS, it is a "huge national asset which is part of the everyday fabric of our lives". | Patten admitted that while the BBC is not "perfect" he said that, like the NHS, it is a "huge national asset which is part of the everyday fabric of our lives". |
| "I have had no reason to doubt that the leaders of all main political parties support the role it plays at the centre of our public realm," he said. "When in due course the future of the BBC is subject to further discussion at charter review time, I hope to say more on the issue." | "I have had no reason to doubt that the leaders of all main political parties support the role it plays at the centre of our public realm," he said. "When in due course the future of the BBC is subject to further discussion at charter review time, I hope to say more on the issue." |
| The BBC director general, Tony Hall, said: "I have enjoyed working with Chris over the last year; he is a staunch believer in the BBC and he has brought his vast experience to the role of chairman of the BBC Trust. He has steered the BBC through some of its most difficult days. In undertaking this role he brought unrivalled experience, wisdom, and an overwhelming desire to ensure that the BBC remains the best public service broadcaster in the world." | The BBC director general, Tony Hall, said: "I have enjoyed working with Chris over the last year; he is a staunch believer in the BBC and he has brought his vast experience to the role of chairman of the BBC Trust. He has steered the BBC through some of its most difficult days. In undertaking this role he brought unrivalled experience, wisdom, and an overwhelming desire to ensure that the BBC remains the best public service broadcaster in the world." |
| As BBC Trust chairman, Patten earned a salary of £110,000 for working three to four days a week. | |
| Contenders for the job include Sir Howard Stringer, the former Sony boss appointed as a BBC non-executive director in December; Marjorie Scardino, the former chief executive of Financial Times owner Pearson; ex-Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns; Sir Richard Lambert, the former head of the CBI and a former editor of the Financial Times; and Lord Myners, the former City minister who recently quit the board of the ailing Co-operative Group. | |
| In the last hunt for a BBC Trust chairman recruitment company Egon Zehnder was hired to assist in the search for suitable candidates. | |
| After a DCMS appointments panel has gone through its selection process the culture secretary, Sajid Javid, will recommend one candidate – or possibly two – to the prime minister, who will make the final decision on who gets the job, although technically it is the Queen who make the appointment. | |
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