Christine Middlemiss

Christine Helen Middlemiss CB is a Scottish veterinary surgeon and the Chief Veterinary Officer of the United Kingdom.

Early life

She was born in Montrose and attended primary school in Morayshire.

Career

She graduated from Glasgow Vet School in 1992, then began her veterinary career as a mixed practitioner in Biggar, Lanarkshire. This was followed by a spell at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary School, then a return to mixed practice for several years in Northern England She joined the Animal Health Agency in 2008.

She became Deputy Director for Animal Traceability and Public Health in 2016.

Chief Veterinary Officer

She became Chief Veterinary Officer [1] on the 1st of March 2018.

Middlemiss was awarded a visiting professorship [2] by Harper Adams University in 2019.

She was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to the veterinary and farming sectors.[3]

Personal life

She lives in Edinburgh and has a rescue cat.

See also

References
  1. "Professor Christine Middlemiss". GOV.UK.
  2. "New visiting professor appointments made at Harper Adams University". Harper Adams University. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. "No. 63918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2022. p. N3.


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