Breda Smyth

Breda Smyth
Chief Medical Officer of Ireland
In office
November 2022 – May 2024
Preceded byTony Holohan
Succeeded byMary Horgan (interim)
Personal details
BornStraide, County Mayo, Ireland
SpouseJimmy Higgins
Children2
Alma mater

Professor Breda Smyth is an Irish public health specialist who served as Chief Medical Officer of Ireland from November 2022 until May 2024, having previously held the position on an interim basis.[1][2] She was the first woman to hold the post.[3] She previously was professor for public health medicine in NUI Galway and a consultant in public health in HSE West.[4][5]

  1. ^ Donnelly, Stephen (5 October 2022). "Minister Donnelly announces the appointment of Professor Breda Smyth as Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health". gov.ie. Department of Health. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Dr Breda Smyth departs as search under way for a new chief medical officer | Irish Independent". 11 June 2024. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ Moore, Jane (5 October 2022). "Professor Breda Smyth appointed new chief medical officer at the Department of Health". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Prof Breda Smyth appointed interim Chief Medical Officer". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ O'Regan, Eilish (15 June 2022). "Profile: Who is Professor Breda Smyth, the newly appointed interim Chief Medical Officer". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 July 2022.