MUMBAI: UK broadcaster BBC News director Helen Boaden has announced that Sue Inglish has been appointed to the new combined role of head of political programmes, analysis and research.

In her new role, Sue will take on additional responsibility for all of the BBC's political programming. This includes shows like The Daily Politics, This Week, and Question Time . She will also be in charge of the BBC's Parliament Channel.

Before joining the BBC, Inglish worked extensively for ITN from 1983-1997 where she was ultimately deputy editor of Channel Four News.

There, she was responsible for editorial, financial, staff and resource management of ITN's programmes for Channel Four including the nightly Channel Four News, a daily political programme from Westminster, as well as special current affairs programmes and documentaries.

Inglish joined BBC News in 2002 from ITN New Media where, as editor, she was responsible for itn.co.uk and the interactive element of its 24 hour news channel.
Prior to that she was editor of LBC (from 1999 to 2000) and from 1997 to 2000 was head of programme strategy for Euronews.