Kenneth Calman Politician

Sir Kenneth Charles Calman, KCB, DL, FRSE (born 25 December 1941) is a Scottish cancer researcher and former Chief Medical Officer of Scotland, and then England and Wales. He was Warden and Vice-Chancellor of Durham University from 1998 to 2006, before becoming Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. He has held the position of Chair of National Cancer Research Institute since April 2008. From 2008 to 2009, he was convener of the Calman Commission on Scottish devolution.

Personal facts

Birth date	December 25, 1941
Birth place	Glasgow
Education	University of Glasgow
Profession	Physician , Surgeon

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Office holder

office	Chancellor of the University of Glasgow Chief Medical Officer for Her Majesty's Government Chief Medical Officer for Scotland Warden and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Durham
successor	Chris Higgins (academic) Liam Donaldson