Chief Veterinary Officer, United Kingdom

Template:Incomplete The Chief Veterinary Officer (or 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.

## Contents

* 1 List of post holders for the United Kingdom
* 2 List of post holders for Wales
* 3 List of post holders for Scotland
* 4 List of post holders for Northern Ireland
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## List of post holders for the United Kingdom

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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 (1948 - 1952)
* Sir John Neish Ritchie (1952 - 1965)
* Mr John Reid (1965 - 1970)
* Mr A G Beynon (1970 - 1973)
* Mr A C L Brown (1973 - 1980)
* Mr William Howard Rees, August 1980 - May 1988
* Keith Meldrum, June 1988 to April 1997
* James Scudamore, April 1997 - March 2004
* Dr Debby Reynolds, March 2004 - present

## List of post holders for Wales

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* Dr Christianne Glossop[2]

## List of post holders for Scotland

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The Scottish post was created in October 2002, and the following people have held the post:[3]

* Leslie Gardner, October 2002 - March 2003.
* Charles Milne, March 2003 - present[2]

## List of post holders for Northern Ireland

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* Mr Robert (Bob) Milligan McCracken, 1998 - 2002[4][5]
* Mr R M Houston[6]

## References

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1. ↑ Chief Veterinary Officers, past and present Government Veterinary Surgeons website (accessed 19 September 2007)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "GVS Conference 4-5 June 2007" (PDF). Government Veterinary Surgeons (UK). 2007. Unknown parameter `|accessdaymonth=` ignored (help); Unknown parameter `|accessyear=` ignored (`|access-date=` suggested) (help); Check date values in: `|date=` (help)
3. ↑ "Scottish Executive news, 19 March 2003". Scottish Executive. 2003. Unknown parameter `|accessdaymonth=` ignored (help); Unknown parameter `|accessyear=` ignored (`|access-date=` suggested) (help); Check date values in: `|date=` (help)
4. ↑ "Speaker & Chair Biographies, McCracken". British Veterinary Association. 2007. Unknown parameter `|accessdaymonth=` ignored (help); Unknown parameter `|accessyear=` ignored (`|access-date=` suggested) (help); Check date values in: `|date=` (help)
5. ↑ "Curriculum Vitae, McCracken" (PDF). British Veterinary Association. 2007. Unknown parameter `|accessdaymonth=` ignored (help); Unknown parameter `|accessyear=` ignored (`|access-date=` suggested) (help); Check date values in: `|date=` (help)
6. ↑ "Speaker & Chair Biographies, Houston". British Veterinary Association. 2007. Unknown parameter `|accessdaymonth=` ignored (help); Unknown parameter `|accessyear=` ignored (`|access-date=` suggested) (help); Check date values in: `|date=` (help)

## External links

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* Government Veterinary Surgeons website

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