Council

To view meetings of Council, please view our committee calendar page here.

Council is the Governing Body of LSE. It has ultimate authority and accountability for exercising LSE’s powers in pursuit of advancing education, learning and research for the public benefit.

Council makes decisions in accordance with LSE’s constitutional and legal framework and Articles of Association, available in our Governance Resources. The Articles of Association are underpinned by a supporting governance architecture, key components of which are set out on these pages.

Council is directly responsible for:

approving LSE’s strategy
approving annual estimates of income and expenditure
approving the annual audited accounts
appointing (and removing) the Director
appointing (and removing) the School Secretary
making, altering, amending or repealing any byelaws or regulations made under the Article, unless otherwise specified.

Council may delegate other responsibilities where this is appropriate. See the Council scheme of delegation and the terms of reference of Council committees.

There are eighteen Council members, including independent, staff and student members. Each is a trustee, company director and member of the School. Together they take collective responsibility for decision making.

Council members' Decleration of Interests

Member	Status
Dr Susan Liautaud	Chair of Council and Independent Member
Mr Ali Nikpay	Vice-Chair
Baroness Minouche Shafik	Director
Professor Martin Anthony	Vice-Chair of the Academic Board
Mr David Gordon	General Secretary of the Students’ Union
Mr Alastair da Costa	Independent Member
Mr John Hughes	Independent Member
Mr Johannes Huth	Chair of Audit Committee, Independent Member
Ms Elisabeth Stheeman	Independent Member
Mr Donald Kaberuka	Independent Member
Sir David Higgins	Chair of Finance and Estates Committee, Independent Member
Dr Claudine Provencher	Professional Services Staff Member
Professor Terhi Rantanen	Academic Member
Professor Alex Voorhoeve	Academic Member