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Baroness Stuart’s term as Royal Mint Advisory Committee (RMAC) Chair extended for five months

Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston was reappointed as Chair of the Royal Mint Advisory Committee (RMAC) for a term of five months.

Baroness Stuart’s term began on 1 March 2026 and will end in July 2026.

Baroness Stuart was first appointed as RMAC Chair on 1 March 2021 for a term of five years.

Further information

  • Members of the Royal Mint Advisory Committee are appointed by His Majesty the King on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and the Economic Secretary to the Treasury.
  • These appointments are regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments, who provides independent assurance that appointments are made in accordance with the Government’s Principles of Public Appointments and Governance Code.
  • Positions on the Royal Mint Advisory Committee are unpaid.
  • Baroness Stuart joined the House of Lords in 2020 as a non-party affiliated peer. She was appointed as the First Civil Service Commissioner in March 2022 and is also currently the Chair of the Wilton Park Board and Advisory Council.
  • Baroness Stuart has confirmed she has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

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Published 23 April 2026