Kenneth Calman

Sir Kenneth Calman
KCB DL MD FRCP FRCS FRSE FRCGP
Chancellor of the University of Glasgow
Assumed office
23 January 2006
Preceded by Sir William Kerr Fraser
Warden and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Durham
In office
1998–2006
Preceded by Evelyn Ebsworth
Succeeded by Chris Higgins
Chief Medical Officer for Her Majesty's Government
In office
1 January 1991 – 31 December 1997
Preceded by Sir Donald Acheson
Succeeded by Sir Liam Donaldson
Chief Medical Officer for Scotland
In office
1989–1991
Preceded by Iain Macdonald
Succeeded by Robert Kendell
Personal details
Born (1941-12-25) 25 December 1941
Glasgow
Citizenship United Kingdom
Nationality Scottish
Spouse(s) Anne Wilkie
Children 2 daughters, 1 son
Alma mater University of Glasgow
Profession Physician and surgeon

Sir Kenneth Charles Calman, KCB DL MD FRCP FRCS FRSE FRCGP (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.

Early life

Kenneth Calman was born on Christmas Day 1941 to Grace Douglas Don and Arthur McIntosh Calman.[1] He was educated at Allan Glen's School and the University of Glasgow. He began medical training, and took an intercalated BSc in biochemistry, whilst studying for his MB ChB, the general medical degree. He undertook a PhD in dermatology and also received an MD.[2]

He became Lecturer in Surgery at the University in 1969, and between 1972–74 was as a clinical research fellow at the Chester Beatty Research Institute in London, funded by the Medical Research Council.[3] In 1974, he was appointed to the Chair of Clinical Oncology, and became Dean of Postgraduate Medicine in 1984.[2]

Career

Calman was appointed Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, at the Scottish Office in 1989. He was then appointed Chief Medical Officer for England and Wales, by the United Kingdom government, at the Department of Health in 1991–98, a period that included the BSE crisis.

In 1998, he was appointed Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University. His time as vice-chancellor saw the expansion and integration of the campus at Stockton-on-Tees, with two colleges being established there in 2001 and the campus being renamed Queen's Campus during the 2003 Golden Jubilee celebrations. A new college was also opened in 2006, Josephine Butler College. There has also been a return to the teaching of medicine at Durham, with students doing their pre-clinical studies at Queen's Campus before transferring to Newcastle to complete the clinical part of their degrees. His time as vice-chancellor also saw the closure of the Department of Applied Linguistics in 2003 and Department of East Asian Studies in 2007. Professor Calman retired as Warden in 2006 and was succeeded by Professor Christopher Higgins.

Calman was a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics from 2000–2008.[4] He chaired its inquiry on the Ethics of research related to healthcare in developing countries[5] from 2000–2002, and was a member of the Working Party on Public health[6] from 2006–2007.

On 23 January 2006, it was announced Calman had been elected Chancellor of the University of Glasgow by the General Council of the University, taking around sixty percent of the vote[7] against opponent Professor Sir Neil MacCormick, a former MEP and noted jurist and son of John MacCormick, former Rector of the University.

Calman was Chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Trust for Scotland from 2010 to 2015.[8][9][1] On 1 October 2016 he took up the position of Chair of the Board of National Library of Scotland.[10]

Calman Commission

Calman is the chair of a commission established by the Scottish Parliament in March 2008 to review Scottish devolution, commonly referred to as the Calman Commission.[11] Other Commission members include former Lord Advocate Colin Boyd, former Deputy First Minister Jim Wallace, and Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Glasgow. The Commission published its first interim report in December 2008,[12] and published its final report on 15 June 2009. The Commission recommended, amongst other things, that the Scottish Parliament receive greater tax-raising powers as well as control over the regulation of airguns, the administration of elections, drink-driving limits and the national speed limit.

Honours and awards

Calman has received honorary degrees from the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Aberdeen, Nottingham, Newcastle, Birmingham, Stirling, Paisley, Westminster and Brighton, the Open University and Glasgow Caledonian University.

He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1996, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Personal life

He has been President of The Boys' Brigade since September 2007, and addressed his first Council meeting as President at Tulliallan Castle in September 2008.

He married Anne Wilkie in 1967, and has a son and two daughters, one of whom is the comedian Susan Calman.[13] He enjoys collecting cartoons and sundials, and has a dog.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 A&C Black (December 2008). "CALMAN, Sir Kenneth (Charles)". Who's Who. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Sir Kenneth Calman". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  3. ↑ Geoffrey Rivett. "Sir Kenneth Calman, FRSE, PhD, BSc, FRCP, FRCS(Ed), FRCGP". www.nhshistory.net. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Past Council Members". Nuffield Council on Bioethics. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Expert group launches report on the ethics of research related to healthcare in developing countries" (Press release). Nuffield Council on Bioethics. 24 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Previous work: Public Health: about the working party". Nuffield Council on Bioethics. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "University of Glasgow appoints new Chancellor". University of Glasgow. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  8. ↑ "Sir Kenneth Calman to take over as head of National Trust for Scotland". The Scotsman. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "The National Trust for Scotland looks for a new chairman". BBC News. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  10. ↑ "Sir Kenneth Calman joins National Library as Board Chair". www.nls.uk. National Library of Scotland. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  11. ↑ "Devolution review body launched". BBC News. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "The Future of Scottish Devolution within the Union: A First Report" (PDF). Commission on Scottish Devolution. 2 December 2008.
  13. ↑ Bowditch, Gillian (26 July 2009). "Susan Calman: the lawyer who became our pint-sized new comic pin-up". The Times. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  14. ↑ "Vice-Chancellor retires from Durham University". Durham University. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
Government offices
Preceded by
Iain Macdonald		 Chief Medical Officer for Scotland
1989–1991 		Succeeded by
Robert Kendell
Preceded by
Sir Donald Acheson		 Chief Medical Officer for Her Majesty's Government
1991–1998 		Succeeded by
Sir Liam Donaldson
Academic offices
Preceded by
Professor Evelyn Ebsworth		 Warden and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Durham
1998 to 2007 		Succeeded by
Professor Christopher Higgins
Preceded by
Sir William Kerr Fraser		 Chancellor of the University of Glasgow
2006 – 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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