The People's Chamber
ISSUE 80
JUN 19-25, 2026
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Windrush Commemoration Committee

Part of:Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

We’re a group commissioned by the Prime Minister to provide advice on how best to create a permanent and fitting tribute to the Windrush generation and their descendants. Windrush Commemoration Committee is part of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government .

We’re a group commissioned by the Prime Minister to provide advice on how best to create a permanent and fitting tribute to the Windrush generation and their descendants. Windrush Commemoration Committee is part of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government .

Senior Staff

Baroness Floella Benjamin OBE DL
Chair, Windrush Commemoration Committee
Paulette Simpson
Deputy Chair, Windrush Commemoration Committee
Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin
Member, Windrush Commemoration Committee
Tim Campbell MBE
Member, Windrush Commemoration Committee
Geoff Thompson MBE DL
Member, Windrush Commemoration Committee
Sir Ken Olisa OBE, CStJ, FRSA, FBCS
Member, Windrush Commemoration Committee
Ansel Wong
Member, Windrush Commemoration Committee
George Mpanga
Member, Windrush Commemoration Committee
Simon Frederick
Member, Windrush Commemoration Committee

Latest Publications

National Windrush monument unveiled at London Waterloo Station
Press release
35 projects across England awarded funding from Windrush Day Grant Scheme 2022
Press release
Basil Watson chosen to design national Windrush Monument
Press release
Windrush monument: share your views
Detailed guide