David Puttnam
David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, HonFRSA, HonFRPS, MRIA (/ˈpʌtnəm/; born 25 February 1941) is a British-Irish film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords. His productions include Chariots of Fire, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, The Mission, The Killing Fields, Local Hero, Midnight Express and Memphis Belle. In 1982, he received the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, and in 2006 he was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
The Right Honourable The Lord Puttnam CBE HonFRSA HonFRPS MRIA | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Chancellor of the Open University | |
| In office 3 October 2007 – 12 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Boothroyd |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho |
| Chancellor of the University of Sunderland | |
| In office 1997–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Steve Cram |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 27 October 1997 – 27 October 2021 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Terence Puttnam 25 February 1941 Southgate, Middlesex, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Patricia Mary Jones (m. 1961) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Film producer and educator |
| Website | www |
Puttnam sat on the Labour benches in the House of Lords, although he was not principally a politician. In 2019 he was appointed chair to the select committee on democracy and digital technologies. The committee published its findings in its Digital Technology & the Resurrection of Trust report in June 2020.