The Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) is an official in the British government, who is head of 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]
- Alexander Curtis Cope, 1893–1905
- Sir Stewart Stockman, 1905–1926
- Sir James Joseph Ralph Jackson, 1926–1932
- Sir Percy John Luxton Kelland, 1932–1938
- Sir Daniel Alfred Edmond Cabot, 1938–1948
- Sir Thomas Dalling FRSE, 1948–1952
- Sir John Neish Ritchie, 1952–1965
- John Reid, 1965–1970
- A G Beynon, 1970–1973
- A C L Brown, 1973–1980
- William Howard Rees, August 1980 – May 1988
- Keith Meldrum, June 1988 – April 1997
- James Scudamore, April 1997 – March 2004
- Dr Debby Reynolds, March 2004 – November 2007[2][3]
- Fred Landeg, November 2007 – May 2008 (acting CVO prior to full appointment)
- Nigel Gibbens, 21 May 2008 – 28 February 2018
- Christine Middlemiss, 1 March 2018 – present[4][5]
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
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