11 Facts About Loretta Minghella

Loretta Caroline Rose Minghella was born on 4 March 1962 and is a British academic administrator and former charity executive.

Loretta Minghella was one of five children, a brother being director Anthony Minghella, whose son Max is an actor.

Loretta Minghella was educated at Medina High School, a state school in Newport, Isle of Wight.

Loretta Minghella studied law at Clare College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1984.

Loretta Minghella continued her studies at the College of Law.

From 1985 to 1987, Loretta Minghella was an articled clerk at London law firm Kingsley Napley.

Loretta Minghella was admitted as a solicitor in 1987 and continued to work at Kingsley Napley.

From 1990 to 1993, having moved into financial regulation, Loretta Minghella was an assistant director of the Securities and Investments Board.

Loretta Minghella was a trustee of the Disasters Emergency Committee, and of the St George's House Trust.

On 28 June 2017, it was announced that Loretta Minghella would be the next First Church Estates Commissioner, one of the most senior lay people in the Church of England, in succession to Sir Andreas Whittam Smith.

Loretta Minghella took up the appointment on 1 November 2017.