Volume 6: Human Health, 1989-96
Who's who

For fuller descriptions of many of the following people, see the main Who's who in vol. 16: Reference Material (or via an electronic link in the website or CD-ROM versions).

Sir Donald Acheson	Chief Medical Officer, DH
Mr Ronald Alexander	Chief Environmental Health Adviser, Welsh Office
Miss Linda Allan	Under Secretary, Institution of Environmental Health Officers
Professor Jeffrey Almond	Professor of Microbiology, University of Reading; member of SEAC from 1995
Mr Ian Anderson	Principal, Food Standards and Animal Welfare Division
Professor Roy Anderson	Head of Department of Zoology, Merton College, Oxford
Mr Derek Andrews	MAFF, Permanent Secretary, 1987-93 (later Sir)
Dr Francis Anthony	President, British Veterinary Association, 1992-93
Mr Mike Ashley	Assistant Secretary and later Under Secretary, Association of District Councils
Mrs Elizabeth Attridge	Under Secretary responsible for Animal Health and Veterinary Group, 1989-91
Mr Barry Atwood	Legal Department, MAFF
Ms Leonie Austin	Press Officer, SEAC
Dr Harry Baker	MRC Comparative Cognition (External Scientific Staff) Team
Mr John Baker	President, Federation of Fresh Meat Wholesalers, 1987-89; MLC Commissioner since 1992
Mr Keith Baker	Assistant Chief Veterinary Officer, responsible for Red Meat Hygiene sections, 1988-96
Mr Ralph Baker	Chairman, NFU Animal Health Committee
Mr M B Baker	DES/DfE Head of Division in Schools Branch 3
Mr Antony Baldry	MP; MAFF Minister of State (Commons), 1995-97
Professor R M Barlow	Member of SEAC, 1990-96
Dr J Bell	Neuropathologist, CJD Surveillance Unit
Professor Peter Biggs	Director, Institute for Animal Health, 1986-88
Mr Roger Bollington	WOAD Head of Division 2, 1986-89
Dr Chris Bostock	Head, Division of Molecular Biology, IAH, 1989-97; Director of Research, IAH, and member of SEAC, from 1997
Mr Tim Boswell	MP; MAFF Parliamentary Secretary (Commons), 1995-97
Mrs Virginia Bottomley	DH Minister of State (Commons), 1989-92; DH Secretary of State, 1992-95
Mr T Boulding	Senior Executive Officer, Meat Hygiene Division, MAFF
Mr Raymond Bradley	Head of Pathology Department CVL
Mr Alan Bremner	Superintending Meat Hygiene Adviser, MAFF
Mrs Jane Brown	MAFF, Head of Meat Hygiene Division, 1990-96
Mrs Angela Browning	MP; MAFF Parliamentary Secretary (Commons), 1994-97
Sir Robin Butler	Secretary of Cabinet and Head of Home Civil Service, 1988-98
Sir Kenneth Calman	Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Office, 1989-91; and at DH, 1991-98
Mr Geoffrey Cannon	Secretary to Guild of Food Writers, 1989
Mr Charles Capstick	MAFF, Head of Food Safety Directorate, 1990-94
Mr Richard Carden	MAFF Deputy Secretary, Head of Food Safety Directorate from 1994
Mr J Cartwright	Regional Meat Adviser, Wolverhampton
Ms Elizabeth Casbon	DES/DfE Schools Branch 3
Dr Richard Cawthorne	MAFF, Veterinary Head of Notifiable Diseases Section, from 1995
Mrs L Chang Kee	Welsh Office Education Department
Mr R Chattaway	DES Private Secretary
Mr Paul Cheale	President of Federation of Fresh Meat Wholesalers, 1993-95
Mr Christopher Clark	Deputy Senior Meat Inspector, South Holland Council, 1986-95; Senior Meat Hygiene Inspector, Hygiene Advice Team, from 1996
Rt Hon. David Clark	MP; Opposition front bench spokesman on food, agriculture and rural affairs, 1987-92
Rt Hon. Kenneth Clarke	MP; DH Secretary of State, 1988-90
Mr Charles Cockbill	MAFF, Assistant Secretary, Food Standards Division, 1983-95
Mr James Coe	MAFF, Head of Information, 1987-89
Dr Alan Colchester	Consultant neurologist, Guy's Hospital, London Reader in Neurosciences and Computing, University of Kent and Canterbury
Professor John Collinge	Professor of Molecular Neurogenetics, Imperial College School of Medicine at St Mary's Hospital, from 1994; member of SEAC from 1995
Mr Mike Corbally	Institution of Environmental Health Officers
Mr Phillip Corrigan	Meat Hygiene Service Head of Operations, 1995
Mr John Cowan	MAFF, Head of Beef and Sheep Division, from 1995
Ms J Cramphorn	DES Schools Branch 2
Mr Iain Crawford	MAFF, Director, Veterinary Field Service, 1988-98
Mr J Creedy	DES (HMI)
Mr Alistair Cruickshank	MAFF, Under Secretary, Agricultural Commodities, 1995-96
Baroness (Julia) Cumberlege	DH Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords), 1992-97, with responsibility for BSE/CJD to 1996
Mr Roy Cunningham	DH Branch Head, Environmental Health and Food Safety Division, 1991-95
Rt Hon. David Curry	MP; MAFF, Minister of State, 1992-93
Mr Don Curry	Chairman of Meat and Livestock Commission, from 1993
Mr John Davies	Welsh Office, Agriculture Under Secretary, 1986-90
Mr Peter Davis	MAFF, Head of Legal Division, 1989-96
Mr Michael Dawson	Research Officer, CVL Virology Department
Dr Stephen Dealler	PHLS, Leeds; consultant microbiologist
Dr William Denner	MAFF, Chief Scientist (Food) and Head of Food Science Group, 1992-95
Baroness Denton of Wakefield	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office, 1994-97
Mr Brian Dickinson	MAFF Under Secretary, 1986-98; Head of Food Safety Group, 1989-96; Head of Animal Health Group from 1996
Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell	MP: DH, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Commons) to 1992; Secretary of State, 1995-97
Mr Mark Du Val	LACOTS Senior Principal Executive, 1991-93, and Assistant Director from 1991
Mr Simon Dugdale	MAFF, Chief Information Officer, 1989-95
Mr K Duncan	Grampian Regional Council
Mr F A Eames	Veterinary Officer
Mr Roger Eddy	Veterinary surgeon specialising in cattle health and reproduction
Mr Thomas Eddy	MAFF, Head of Animal (Disease Control) Division from 1993; SEAC secretariat from 1993
Dr Diana Ernaelsteen	DH Senior Medical Officer and Senior Medical Adviser to DE/DES, 1984-95; Consultant Medical Officer, DfEE, from 1995
Mr Brian Etheridge	Assistant Secretary, Association of District Councils, 1989-95; current Head of Local Authority Unit, Health and Safety Executive
Mr John Evans	MP
Mr Derek J Evans	ACVO responsible for notifiable diseases, MAFF, from 1990
Mr John Field	Chairman, UK Renderers' Association, 1983-90
Mr Andrew Fleetwood	MAFF, Senior Veterinary Officer, SVS, Animal Health (Zoonoses) Division, 1991-96
Dr Gerald Forbes	Director, Environmental Health (Scotland) Unit, 1989-93
Mr Paul Foxcroft	Sales Director, Prosper De Mulder Ltd
Sir Christopher France	DHSS, Permanent Secretary, 1987-88; DH Permanent Secretary, 1988-92
Dr Hugh Fraser	Neuropathologist
Rt Hon Lord (Roger) Freeman	DH Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Commons), 1988-90
Mr Duncan Fry	MAFF, Head of Branch A, Pigs, Eggs and Poultry Division, from 1989
Professor Daniel Carleton Gajdusek	Director of Program for Study of Child Growth, National Institute of Neurological Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, 1958-97
Mr J D (John) Garnett	Head of Food Policy Division, MAFF
Mr Ben Gill	President, National Farmers' Union
Mr John Godfrey	MAFF, Consumer Panel member from 1995
Dr David Gompertz	Medical Officer, Health and Safety Executive
Sir Simon Gourlay	President of NFU
Dr Joseph Gracey	President, Humane Slaughter Association and Council of Justice to Animals; Vice-President, Association of Meat Inspectors
Dr Helen Grant	Retired neuropathologist
Mr Gordon Gresty	Secretary of National Animal Health and Welfare Panel to 1992
Mr Mike Griffiths	MAFF Meat Hygiene Division (public health), 1988-90
Mr Richard Gueterbock	Special Adviser, MAFF, 1988-91
Rt Hon John Gummer	MAFF Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1989-93
Mr Martin Haddon	MAFF Under Secretary responsible for Animal Health and Veterinary Group (Animal Health Group from 1994), 1991-96
Rt Hon. William Hague	Secretary of State for Wales, 1995-97
Mr Peter Hall	Victim of vCJD (deceased)
Ms Harriet Harman	Opposition spokesperson on Health
Dr E L Harris	DH Deputy Chief Medical Officer, 1977-89
Mr Jim Harrison	Farmer, Sussex
Sir Graham Hart	Permanent Secretary, Scottish Home and Health Department, 1990-92; DH Permanent Secretary, 1992-97
Mr T Hepburn	Health Aspects of Environment and Food Administrative Division
Mr Michael Heseltine	President of Board of Trade 1992-95; First Secretary of State and Deputy Prime Minister, 1995-97
Mr Peter Hewson	MAFF Superintending Meat Hygiene Adviser, 1992-95; Temporary Veterinary Head of Section, Meat Hygiene Veterinary Section, 1995-96
Mr Nicholas Hibbett	Member of Institution of Environmental Health Officers; Senior Principal Environment Officer, Carrick Council
Mr Trevor Higton	Inspector, Meat Hygiene Service
Mr H P Hill	Private Secretary to Mr Maclean
Mr B Hilton	MAFF Deputy Secretary, 1989
Dame Deirdre Hine	CMO, Welsh Office, 1990-97
Mr David Hinchliffe	MP; Chair, Health Select Committee, from 1997
Rt Hon. Douglas Hogg	MP; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1995-97
Mr Geoffrey Hollis	MAFF Head of Livestock Group, 1991-96
Mr I Holmes	Chief Environmental and Community Services Officer, Carrick District Council
Baroness (Gloria) Hooper	DH Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, 1989-92
Mr John Horam	MP; DH Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Commons), 1995-97
Mr John Hoskin	Farmer, Dorset
Ms Marja-Liisa Hovi	Official Veterinary Surgeon, 1994
Mr John F Howard	MAFF Animal Health Division, Head of Branch dealing with BSE policy, 1993-95
Earl (Frederick) Howe	MAFF Parliamentary Secretary (Lords), 1992-95
Mr Gwyn Howells	Marketing Director, MLC
Dr William Hueston	Veterinary epidemiologist, member of SEAC from 1995
Mr Peter Huntington	Chief Executive of Meat Training Council
Mr Stephen Hutchins	MAFF Senior Veterinary Officer, Meat Hygiene Veterinary Section, 1987-91
Mr Alan Huws	Head of Farm Animal Health and Welfare Branch, Welsh Office Agriculture Department, from 1990
Dr James Ironside	Senior Lecturer in Pathology, University of Edinburgh; neuropathologist, CJD Surveillance Unit, since 1995
Rt Hon Michael Jack	MP; MAFF Minister of State (Commons), 1993-95
Ms Glenda Jackson	MP
Mr Ron Jacobs	DFE Schools Branch 3
Dr Ruth Jacobs	Senior Medical Office, Welsh Office, 1988, 1989-92; Senior Employment Medical Adviser/Medical Inspector. HSE, from 1992
Mrs R Mary James	Assistant Secretary, Farmers' Union of Wales
Mr Peter Jinman	Veterinarian, Hereford
Mr Geoffrey John	Chairman, Meat and Livestock Commission, 1987-93
Mr A M Johnston	Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Ms Bronwen Jones	MAFF Head of BSE Exports Task Force, Animal Health (BSE) Division, from 1992
Dr Gerald Jones	DH Senior PMO, Health Aspects of Environment and Food Division, 1992-95
Mr Martyn Jones	MP
Mr T Jones	MAFF Veterinary Investigation Officer
Mr Graham Jukes	Director of Professional Services, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
Dr Robert Kendell	Chief Medical Officer, Scotland, 1991-96
Dr Richard Kimberlin	TSE research scientist, IAH (1962-81), and NPU (1981-88); independent TSE consultant since 1988
Mr David Kyle	ACVO responsible for notifiable diseases, MAFF, until 1990
Professor Richard Lacey	Emeritus Professor of Clinical Microbiology, University of Leeds
Mr Norman Lamont	Chief Secretary to Treasury
Lord (Ian) Lang of Monkton	Minister of State, Scottish Office, 1987-90; Secretary of State for Scotland, 1990-95
Mr Alan Lawrence	MAFF Animal Health Division, 1979-95
Ms Suzi Leather	MAFF Consumer Panel member, 1990-95
Mr A J Lebrecht	Principal Private Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Mr John Gummer; author of internal management review of MAFF's Animal Health and Veterinary Group
Mr Charles Lister	DH Health Aspects of Environment and Food Division, 1992-93; SEAC secretariat, 1993-95
Mr Peter Lister	DH Senior Principal Scientific Officer, Health and Safety Executive, 1989-96
Mrs Lynda Lockyer	DH Grade 5, 1991-92
Mr Richard Lodge	Head of Food and Health and Safety, Birmingham City Council since 1993
Dr Alan Long	Vegetarian Economy and Green Agriculture
Mr Robert Lowson	MAFF Head of Animal Health (Disease Control) Division, 1991-93; SEAC secretariat to 1993
Sir Nicholas Lyell	Attorney-General
Mr J MacDonald	DES (HMI)
Ms Ailsa McGinty	DH Senior Scientific Officer, 1989-92; Principal Scientific Officer, 1992-95
Rt Hon John MacGregor	Secretary of State, MAFF, 1987-89
Mr Richard McIvor	MAFF Assistant Secretary, Animal Health (Disease Control) Division, 1993; SEAC secretariat to 1993
Ms Sheila McKechnie	Director, Consumers' Association, since 1995
Dr John McKenna	CMO, Northern Ireland
Mr Colin Maclean	Director-General, Meat and Livestock Commission, from 1992
Rt Hon David Maclean	MP; MAFF Parliamentary Secretary (Commons) (Minister for Food Safety), 1989-92
Mr Johnston McNeill	Chief Executive, National Meat Hygiene Service, from 1995
Mr Kenneth MacOwan	MAFF Head of Food and Veterinary Science Division, Chief Scientists Group, from 1995
Rt Hon John Major	Prime Minister, 1990-97
Mr R Martin	DANI Chief Veterinary Officer, 1990-96
Mr John Maslin	MAFF Animal Health (Disease Control) Division, 1988-90; Head of BSE branch, 1990-93
Dr Danny Matthews	MAFF Senior Veterinary Officer, Tolworth, 1988-96
Rt Hon Sir Brian Mawhinney	MP; Northern Ireland Minister of State, 1990-92; DH Minister of State (Commons), 1992-94
Dr Vanessa Mayatt	Consultant for MARSH (international risk management organisation) as Health and Safety Practice Leader for UK
Mr Keith Meldrum	Chief Veterinary Officer, 1988-97
Rt Hon. David Mellor	DH Minister of State (Commons), 1988-89
Dr Jeremy Metters	DH Deputy Chief Medical Officer from 1989
Professor Ivor Mills	Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Cambridge
Rt Hon Lord (Hector) Monro of Langholm	Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Scottish Office, 1992-95
Mr Thomas Murray	DH Head of Section, Environmental Health and Food Safety Division, 1990-95; SEAC secretariat, 1990-93
Mr David Naish	President, NFU (England and Wales), 1991-98
Dr Harash Narang	Clinical microbiologist, Medical Research Council, 1970-77; Public Health Laboratory Service, 1977-94
Lord (Anthony) Newton of Braintree	MP; Secretary of State for Social Security, 1989-92; Lord President of the Council and Leader of House of Commons, 1992-97
Mr David Nicholson	MP
Mr Stuart J North	Deputy Superintending Inspector of Factories, Health and Safety Executive, 1985-96
Dr R Nourish	Technology Division HSE Superintending Specialist Inspector 1986-90; Unit Head, 1990-92
Ms Janet Nunn	Director of Food and Drink, British retail Consortium, from 1995
Mr Hylton C Oberst	Director-General, Meat and Livestock Commission, 1979-92
Mrs E Owen	Food Standards Division, MAFF
Mr Richard Packer	MAFF Head of Agricultural Commodities Group (later Agricultural Commodities, Trade and Food Production Group), 1989-93; Permanent Secretary from 1993
Dr Michael Painter	Consultant in Communicable Disease Control, City of Manchester; member of SEAC from 1995
Professor Sir John Pattison	Chair of SEAC from 1995
Mrs Dora Pease	DH Under Secretary, Health Services Division, 1989-92
Mr Colin Penny	MAFF Head of Branch C, Meat Hygiene Division, 1992-96
Dr David Pepper	Veterinary Surgeon; member of SEAC from 1990
Dr Hilary Pickles	Principal Medical Officer, DH
Mr Grahame Podmore	Welsh Office Head of WOAD Division 2, 1989-96
Mr Michael Portillo	Chief Secretary to the Treasury, 1992-94
Mr John Pratt	Head of Veterinary Services, Meat and Livestock Commission, from 1984; Veterinary Manager, Technical Division, MLC
Rt Hon John Redwood	Secretary of State for Wales, 1993-95
Sir Dai Rees	Secretary then Chief Executive, Medical Research Council, 1987-96
Dr Tim Render	MAFF Private Secretary to Permanent Secretary, 1994, and to Minister, 1995; Head of branch dealing with BSE policy, Animal Health (Disease Control) Division, 1995-96
Mr J Adam Rennie	Assistant Secretary, Meat Hygiene, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland (later SOAEFD), 1988-91
Mr Stephen Ridge	Quality Assurance Executive, Somerfield Stores, from 1988
Dr Rosalind Ridley	Head of MRC Comparative Cognition Team
Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind	Secretary of State for Scotland, 1986-90
Mr Gerald Robb	DH Microbiological Food Safety Division from 1995
Dr Gareth Roberts	Neuroanatomist, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London
Mr Graham Roberts	Senior Environmental Health Officer, Staffordshire Moorlands Council, 1990-96
Rt Hon Lord Roberts of Conway	Minister of State, Welsh Office, 1987-94
Dr Alistair Robertson	Head of Research and Development (1992-95), then Director, Technical Operations, Safeway Stores, since 1995; Chair, Meat and Livestock Commission Steering Group on BSE, 1996
Mr David Rossington	MAFF Principal Private Secretary to John Gummer, 1991-93; Head of Beef Division, 1993-95
Dr Eileen Rubery	DH Senior Principal Medical Officer, 1989-95; Under Secretary, Head of Health Aspects of the Environment and Food Division, Public Health Group, 1995-97
Rt Hon Lord (Richard) Ryder of Wensum	MP for mid Norfolk, 1989-97; MAFF Parliamentary Secretary (Commons), 1988-89
Mr Thomas Sackville	DH Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Commons), 1992-95
Baron (Russell) Sanderson of Bowden	Minister of State (Lords), Scottish Office, responsible for Agriculture, 1987-90
Rt Hon Gillian Shephard	MP; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1993-94
Mr Alick Simmons	MAFF Senior Veterinary Officer (Red Meat), Meat Hygiene Veterinary Section, State Veterinary Service, 1991-95
Mr Mike Skinner	DH Microbiological Food Safety, responsible for TSE policy, from 1995; SEAC secretariat
Dr Roger Skinner	DH Principal Medical Officer from 1989
Mrs Barbara Smith	Women's Farming Union: Central Executive Council member, 1988-97; Dairy Committee Chair, 1989-92
Mr John Martyn Smith	MAFF Chief Press Officer, from 1990
Professor Peter G Smith	Epidemiologist, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; member of SEAC from 1996; Chair of SEAC Subcommittee on Epidemiology from 1997
Hon Nicholas Soames	MP; MAFF Parliamentary Secretary (Commons), 1992-94
Mr Peter Soul	MAFF Regional Meat Hygiene Adviser (Cambridge), 1988-93; Temporary Deputy Veterinary Head of Section, Meat Hygiene, 1993-95
Professor Sir Richard Southwood	Chairman, Working Party on BSE, 1988-89
Mr Ron Spellman	Local Authority Meat Inspector, 1964-83, 1986-95
Mrs Shirley Stagg	Principal Private Secretary to Mr MacGregor
Mr Frank Strang	MAFF EC Division, 1989-90; Principal Private Secretary to Minister of Agriculture, 1994-97
Mr Robert Suich	MAFF Animal Health Division I, 1986-89 (Deceased)
Mr William Swann	Veterinarian, Hygiene Advice Team, Meat Hygiene Service
Mr David Taylor	MAFF Veterinary Head of Red Meat Hygiene Section, 1987-97
Dr David Taylor	Principal Research Scientist, NPU, from 1981
Mr F Taylor	Meat Hygiene Division, MAFF
Mr Kevin Taylor	MAFF Veterinary Head of Notifiable Diseases Section (SVS), 1986-91; Assistant Chief Veterinary Officer, 1992-97
Baroness (Margaret) Thatcher	Prime Minister, 1979-90
Sir Donald Thompson	MP, 1979-97; Parliamentary Secretary (Commons), MAFF, 1986-89
Mr George Thomson	Assistant Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for Scotland, 1985-90
Ms Kate Timms	MAFF Head of Agriculture, Crops and Commodities Directorate
Professor Sir Bernard Tomlinson	Retired neuropathologist; member, Neurosciences Board of MRC
Baroness (Jean) Trumpington	MAFF Minister of State (Lords), 1989-92
Mr A T Turnbull	DVO, Bristol
Mr Andrew Turnbull	Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister, 1988-92
Dr David Tyrrell	Chairman of the Tyrrell Committee, 1989; Chairman of SEAC to November 1995
Rt Hon Mr William Waldegrave	MP 1979-97; DH Secretary of State, 1990-92; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1994-95
Dr Diana Walford	Senior Principal Medical Officer, DH, 1987-89; Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Director of Health Care, NHS Management Executive, 1989-92
Lord (Peter) Walker of Worcester	Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1979-83; Welsh Office Secretary of State, 1987-90
Dr William Watson	Director, CVL, 1986-90; member of Tyrrell Committee; member of SEAC from 1990
Mr Gerald Wells	Head of Neuropathology Section, CVL, since 1985
Mr Stephen Wentworth	MAFF Under Secretary, Meat/Livestock Group, 1986-91
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