Chief Medical Officers for Scotland Chief Medical Officer (United Kingdom)

through various reorganisations, cmos scotland has been chief medical officer in local government board scotland, scottish board of health, department of health scotland, scottish home , health department, scottish executive health department , scottish government:

j. b. mclintock (1894–1898)
james burn russell (1898–1904)
sir leslie mackenzie (1904–1929)
j. p. kinloch (1929–1932)
j. l. brownlie (1932–1937)
j. m. mackintosh (1937–1941)
sir andrew davidson (1941–1954)
sir kenneth cowan (1954–1964)
sir john brotherston (1964–1977)
sir john reid (1977–1985)
dr iain macdonald (1985–1989)
prof. sir kenneth calman (1989–1991)
dr robert kendell (1991–1996)
prof sir david carter (1996–2000)
dr ernest macalpine ( mac ) armstrong (2000–2005)
prof. sir harry burns (2005–2014)
dr aileen keel (2014 – 2015; acting)
dr catherine calderwood (from 2015)




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