Kenneth Calman
Sir Kenneth Calman | |
|---|---|
 Calman in 2019 | |
| Chancellor of the University of Glasgow | |
| In office 23 January 2006 – 15 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Sir William Kerr Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Dame Katherine Grainger |
| 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 Evan Kendell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1941 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 21 July 2025 (aged 83) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Spouse |
Ann Wilkie (m. 1967) |
| Children | 3, including Susan |
| Education | University of Glasgow |
| Profession | Physician, surgeon, author |
Sir Kenneth Charles Calman (25 December 1941 – 21 July 2025) was a Scottish doctor and academic who worked as a surgeon, oncologist and cancer researcher, and held the position of Chief Medical Officer of Scotland, and then England. He was Warden and Vice-Chancellor of Durham University from 1998 to 2006 before becoming Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. He held the position of Chair of the National Cancer Research Institute from 2008 until 2011. From 2008 to 2009, he was convener of the Calman Commission on Scottish devolution.