# Carole Souter > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Carole_Souter > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Carole_Souter.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Souter > Source revision: 1219505188 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) thumb|Carole Souter in September 2016 '''Carole Souter''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE|FSA|FRSA}} (née Teague,{{cite web |title=Notable Old Members |url=https://www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/about-jesus-college/history/notable-old-members/ |website=Jesus College, Oxford |access-date=9 April 2023}} born 1957) is the current Interim Chair of [Historic Royal Palaces](/source/Historic_Royal_Palaces) and former Master of [St Cross College, Oxford](/source/St_Cross_College%2C_Oxford), and Chief Executive of the [National Heritage Memorial Fund](/source/National_Heritage_Memorial_Fund) and [Heritage Lottery Fund](/source/Heritage_Lottery_Fund). ==Biography== Born in 1957, Souter obtained a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degrees in [Philosophy, Politics and Economics](/source/Philosophy%2C_Politics_and_Economics) from [Jesus College, Oxford](/source/Jesus_College%2C_Oxford), between 1975 - 1978, and a [Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts) in Victorian Studies from the [University of London](/source/University_of_London) between 1981 - 1982. By 2016, her career had spanned "over 30 years of policy development and operational management in the public sector", including work in the civil service in the [Department of Health](/source/Department_of_Health_(United_Kingdom)), the [Department of Social Security](/source/Department_of_Social_Security_(United_Kingdom)) and the [Cabinet Office](/source/Cabinet_Office). Souter joined the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund in 2003, having previously been Director of Planning and Development at [English Heritage](/source/English_Heritage).{{cite web|title=Carole Souter to step down as Chief Executive|publisher=Heritage Lottery Fund|date=29 September 2015|url=https://www.hlf.org.uk/about-us/news-features/carole-souter-step-down-chief-executive/|access-date=10 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221090723/https://www.hlf.org.uk/about-us/news-features/carole-souter-step-down-chief-executive|archive-date=21 December 2016|url-status=dead}} Her other board appointments have included the boards of [Creativity, Culture and Education](/source/Creativity%2C_Culture_and_Education),{{cite web|title=Carole Souter|publisher=Creativity, Culture and Education|url=http://www.creativitycultureeducation.org/carole-souter|access-date=11 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220100812/http://www.creativitycultureeducation.org/carole-souter|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=dead}} the [Kent Wildlife Trust](/source/Kent_Wildlife_Trust), and the National Communities Resource Centre (at [Trafford Hall](/source/Trafford_Hall)).{{cite web|title=Carole Souter|publisher=National Communities Resource Centre|url=http://www.traffordhall.com/team-member/carole-souter/|access-date=11 December 2016}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She is also a member of the [Academy of Urbanism](/source/Academy_of_Urbanism),{{cite web|title=Carole Souter|publisher=Academy of Urbanism|url=https://www.academyofurbanism.org.uk/members/Carole-Souter/|access-date=11 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221013239/https://www.academyofurbanism.org.uk/members/Carole-Souter/|archive-date=21 December 2016|url-status=dead}} a trustee of [Horniman Museum and Gardens](/source/Horniman_Museum),{{cite web|title=Carole Souter|publisher=Horniman Museum and Gardens|url=http://www.horniman.ac.uk/about/trustees/people/carole-souter|access-date=11 December 2016}} and a [lay canon](/source/lay_canon) of [Salisbury Cathedral](/source/Salisbury_Cathedral). In March 2016, Souter was appointed as a trustee of [Historic Royal Palaces](/source/Historic_Royal_Palaces).{{cite web|title=Culture Secretary Appoints New Historic Royal Palaces Trustee|publisher=Department for Culture, Media & Sport|date=15 March 2016|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/culture-secretary-appoints-new-historic-royal-palaces-trustee|access-date=11 December 2016}}{{cite web|title=Carole Souter CBE appointed as Trustee of Historic Royal Palaces|publisher=Historic Royal Palaces|date=15 March 2016|url=http://www.hrp.org.uk/news-and-media/press-resources/historic-royal-palaces-press-releases-and-archives/carole-souter-cbe-appointed-as-trustee-of-historic-royal-palaces/#gs.upNc8wo|access-date=10 December 2016}} In May 2016, it was announced that the Fellows of St Cross College, Oxford, had elected Souter as the next Master of the College. In September 2016, she succeeded [Sir Mark Jones](/source/Mark_Jones_(museum_director)), who had been Master of St Cross since 2011.{{cite web|title=Carole Souter CBE elected Master of St. Cross College, Oxford|publisher=Saxton Bampfylde|url=http://www.saxbam.com/news/post/547-carole-souter-cbe-elected-as-master-of-st-cross-college-oxford|access-date=11 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220172357/http://www.saxbam.com/news/post/547-carole-souter-cbe-elected-as-master-of-st-cross-college-oxford|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=St Cross College Elects New Master|publisher=St Cross College|url=http://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/about-st-cross/news/st-cross-college-elects-new-master|access-date=10 December 2016|archive-date=7 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607150705/http://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/about-st-cross/news/st-cross-college-elects-new-master|url-status=dead}} In June 2020, it was announced by the Governing Body of [Oriel College](/source/Oriel_College%2C_Oxford), Oxford, UK, that Souter would chair an 'Independent Commission of Inquiry' into the intended removal of the [Cecil Rhodes](/source/Cecil_Rhodes) statue and plaque at Oriel College, as well as related matters such as "how to improve access and attendance of [BAME](/source/Black%2C_Asian_and_minority_ethnic) undergraduate, graduate students and faculty".{{cite web|last=|first=|date=17 June 2020|title=Statement from the Governing Body of Oriel College|url=https://www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/about-college/news-events/news/statement-governing-body-oriel-college|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618203652/https://www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/about-college/news-events/news/statement-governing-body-oriel-college |archive-date=2020-06-18 |access-date=18 June 2020|website=Oriel College}} This inquiry arose in response to immense pressure from the [Rhodes Must Fall movement](/source/Rhodes_Must_Fall) in Oxford, and from the wider [Black Lives Matter](/source/Black_Lives_Matter) movement.{{Cite news|last=Tominey|first=Camilla|date=2020-06-17|title=Cecil Rhodes statue to be taken down at Oxford's Oriel College|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/17/cecil-rhodes-statue-taken-oxfords-oriel-college/|access-date=2020-06-18|issn=0307-1235}}{{Cite web|date=2020-06-17|title=Oxford college backs removal of Cecil Rhodes statue|url=http://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jun/17/end-of-the-rhodes-cecil-oxford-college-ditches-controversial-statue|access-date=2020-06-18|website=The Guardian|language=en}} The Commission was due to report by the end of 2020 but the report was delayed a couple of times. The final report for the commission set up to examine the figure's future said the "majority" of its members supported its removal but [Oriel College](/source/Oriel_College%2C_Oxford) said it would not seek to move the statue due to costs and "complex" planning processes.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=9 June 2021|title=Cecil Rhodes statue will not be removed by Oxford College|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-57175057|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 June 2021|website=Oriel College}} [[File:Portrait_of_Souter_at_StX.jpg|thumb|Souter portrait at St Cross college. The portrait was commissioned by [Qui Leilei](/source/Qu_Leilei) and gifted by Souter to the college. ]] As of Sep. 2022, and after 6 years, Souter retired her duties as [St Cross College, Oxford](/source/St_Cross_College%2C_Oxford).{{Cite web |title=Master of St Cross Carole Souter to Retire |url=https://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/article/master-of-st-cross-to-retire |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=www.stx.ox.ac.uk |language=en}} She took the role of Interim Chair of Historic Royal Palaces. ==Awards and honours== Souter was made a [Commander of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (CBE) in the [2011 New Year Honours list](/source/2011_New_Year_Honours) for services to conservation.{{London Gazette|issue=59647|date=31 December 2010|pages=1–28|supp=1}} In 2014, she was elected a Fellow of the [Society of Antiquaries of London](/source/Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London).{{cite web|title=Mrs Carole L Souter CBE FSA|department=Fellows Directory|website=Society of Antiquaries of London|url=https://www.sal.org.uk/about-us/fellows-directory/S/page/9/|access-date=11 December 2016}} Souter is also a [Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts) (FRSA). She was made an [Honorary Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford](/source/List_of_Honorary_Fellows_of_Jesus_College%2C_Oxford) in 2011.{{cite web|title=Fellows and Lecturers|publisher=Jesus College, Oxford|url=http://www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/people/fellows-and-lecturers|access-date=11 December 2016|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922053245/https://www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/people/fellows-and-lecturers|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2011-2012/6october2011-no4964/collegeshallsandsocieties/|work=Oxford University Gazette|title=Colleges, Halls and Societies|publisher=University of Oxford|date=6 October 2011|accessdate=29 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217031415/http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2011-2012/6october2011-no4964/collegeshallsandsocieties/#|archive-date=17 December 2011|url-status=dead}} ==Personal life== Souter is married with two children. == References == {{reflist|30em}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Souter, Carole}} Category:Living people Category:Masters of St Cross College, Oxford Category:Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Category:Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Carole Souter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Souter) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Souter?action=history)). 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