Kenneth Calman

Sir Kenneth Calman
Chancellor of the University of Glasgow
In office
23 January 2006 – 15 June 2020
Preceded bySir William Kerr Fraser
Succeeded byDame Katherine Grainger
Warden and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Durham
In office
1998–2006
Preceded byEvelyn Ebsworth
Succeeded byChris Higgins
Chief Medical Officer for Her Majesty's Government
In office
1 January 1991 – 31 December 1997
Preceded bySir Donald Acheson
Succeeded bySir Liam Donaldson
Chief Medical Officer for Scotland
In office
1989–1991
Preceded byIain Macdonald
Succeeded byRobert Evan Kendell
Personal details
Born (1941-12-25) 25 December 1941 (age 82)
Knightswood, Glasgow, Scotland
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
NationalityBritish
SpouseAnn Wilkie
Children2 daughters, 1 son
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
ProfessionPhysician, surgeon, author

Sir Kenneth Charles Calman (born 25 December 1941) is a Scottish doctor and academic who formerly worked as a surgeon, oncologist and cancer researcher and held the position of Chief Medical Officer of Scotland, and then England.[1] He was Warden and Vice-Chancellor of Durham University from 1998 to 2006 before becoming Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. He held the position of Chair of the National Cancer Research Institute from 2008 until 2011. From 2008 to 2009, he was convener of the Calman Commission on Scottish devolution.

  1. ^ Chapman, Kate (2 September 2011). "A former chief medical officer: Interview with Kenneth Calman". The BMJ (343). doi:10.1136/bmj.d5467. S2CID 80057792. Retrieved 11 January 2019.