Donald Acheson Politician

Sir (Ernest) Donald Acheson KBE (17 September 1926 – 10 January 2010) was a British physician and epidemiologist who served as Chief Medical Officer of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1991. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 17, 1926
Birth place
Belfast , Northern Ireland
Date of deathJanuary 10, 2010
Education
University of Oxford
Profession
Epidemiology

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Office holder

officeChief Medical Officer for England
successor

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External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/06/99/bse_inquiry/372254.stm
  2. http://www.meresearch.org.uk/information/keypubs/Acheson%20-%20Am%20J%20Med.pdf
  3. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/medicine-obituaries/6983349/Sir-Donald-Acheson.html
  4. http://www.thepeerage.com/p12104.htm
  5. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6986841.ece