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The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has named Baroness Peta Buscombe as chairman.

Buscombe, who was made a life peer in 1998, will succeed current chairman Sir Christopher Meyer, who leaves the post in March 2009 .

She will leave her current role as chief executive of the Advertising Association to join the PCC in April next year, a press release from the association said.

Buscombe has also been Conservative front bench spokesman in the House of Lords and is a trained barrister.

"I have always been a champion of self regulation which is vital to balance the freedom of the press with the rights of the public. This is a crucial time in the development of the

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and I greatly look forward to the challenges ahead," said Buscombe in a statement from the PCC .

Commenting on his successor's appointment, current PCC chairman Meyer said: "Peta Buscombe is an excellent choice for the job which is as challenging as it is enjoyable. I have no doubt that she will be highly successful in further strengthening the effectiveness, independence and credibility of the PCC."

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