George Entwistle

George Edward Entwistle (born 8 July 1962) is a former broadcasting executive, who was Director-General of the BBC during 2012, succeeding Mark Thompson. After a career in magazine journalism, he joined BBC Television in 1989, becoming a producer with a primary focus on factual and political programmes. He rose to become the director of BBC Vision, and became the Director-General of the BBC on 17 September 2012.

George Entwistle
15th Director-General of the BBC
In office
17 September 2012  10 November 2012
Preceded byMark Thompson
Succeeded byTim Davie (acting)
Personal details
Born
George Edward Entwistle

(1962-07-08) 8 July 1962
NationalityBritish
Spouse
Jane Porter
(m. 1992)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Durham

Entwistle resigned as Director-General on 10 November 2012, following controversy over a Newsnight report which falsely implicated Lord McAlpine in the North Wales child abuse scandal. His resignation after just 54 days in the role made him the shortest serving Director-General in the history of the BBC.

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