Chief Veterinary Officer (United Kingdom)

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The

veterinary services in the United Kingdom. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
also each have a Chief Veterinary Officer.

List of post holders for the United Kingdom

The following people have held the post of Chief Veterinary Officer for the United Kingdom:[1]

List of post holders for Wales

  • Dr Christianne Glossop, June 2005 – present[6]

List of post holders for Scotland

The Scottish post was created in October 2002, and the following people have held the post:

  • Leslie Gardner, October 2002 – March 2003
  • Charles Milne, March 2003 – June 2009[7]
  • Simon Hall, June 2009 – June 2011[8]
  • Sheila Voas, June 2011– present (acting CVO prior to full appointment in October 2012)[9]

List of post holders for Northern Ireland

  • Dr Robert (Bob) Milligan McCracken, 1998–2002[10][11]
  • R M Houston, 2002–2013[12]
  • Robert J Huey, 2013–present[13]

References

  1. ^ "Chief Veterinary Officers, past and present". Government Veterinary Surgeons. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Chief vet leaves with plaudits after four years service". DEFRA. 9 November 2007. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  3. ^ Clarke, Philip (9 November 2007). "DEFRA chief vet stands down". Farmers Weekly. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Christine Middlemiss begins as UK Chief Veterinary Officer". GOV.UK. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  5. ^ Case, Philip (4 March 2018). "Christine Middlemiss begins new chief vet role at Defra". Farmers Weekly. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  6. ^ "GVS Conference 4–5 June 2007" (PDF). Government Veterinary Surgeons (UK). 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  7. ^ "New chief vet for Scotland". Scottish Executive. 19 March 2003. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
  8. ^ "New chief veterinary officer for Scotland". Vet Times. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Sheila Voas officially becomes new Scottish CVO". Vet Times. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Speaker & Chair Biographies, McCracken". British Veterinary Association. 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
  11. ^ "Curriculum Vitae, McCracken" (PDF). British Veterinary Association. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
  12. ^ "Speaker & Chair Biographies, Houston". British Veterinary Association. 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
  13. ^ "CVOs quizzed on pet travel and exotic and endemic diseases". Veterinary Record. 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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