News
GamCare President
31 August 2010
Andrew McIntosh, President of GamCare for more than 5 years, has died at the age of 77. Lord McIntosh of Haringey became President shortly after leaving the Government for whom, as a DCMS Minister, he steered the 2005 Gambling Act through Parliament.
GamCare’s Chairman, Anthony Jennens, said:
“This is a very sad loss indeed. Andrew’s knowledge, enthusiasm and intellect were highly valued by all of us, and he made a great contribution to GamCare’s work and growth over the last five years. The cause of problem gambling has lost a terrific advocate and champion, and I personally have lost a true friend. Our thoughts are of course with his family at this sad time.”
Chief Executive Andy McLellan said:
“I had worked closely with Andrew on a number of different issues and projects at DCMS, and had always been impressed by his ability to master new subjects quickly and his keenness to find the right solution. I was delighted to work with him again at GamCare, where his forensic questioning of our own analysis and plans was matched only by his commitment to making a difference for problem gamblers”
GamCare Trustee Professor Peter Collins said:
"Andrew must have been the only British politician ever, en route to gambling conferences across Europe, to be found reading Proust – in French. His training as a market researcher led him to argue strongly for a strong research base, and he was rightly proud when he became Honorary Professor of Applied Social Theory at Salford University.”
Media contact: Eileen Kinghan, 020 7801 7003, 07535 459 753, eileen.kinghan@gamcare.org.uk
NOTES FOR EDITORS
- GamCare, established in 1997, is a registered charity and the leading national authority on the provision of counselling, advice and practical help for anyone experiencing or affected by problem gambling. GamCare delivers free counselling face to face and one to one nationally through a network of partner agencies, and online. The charity trains its Partners in treating problem gambling and funds them to deliver support to anyone who needs it. For more information about GamCare and how it is funded, and for problem gambling statistics go to http://www.gamcare.org.uk/pages/faqs.html.