Sir Christopher John MacRae Whitty KCB FRS is a British epidemiologist, serving as Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government since 2019.
Whitty was Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department of Health and Social Care and Head of the National Institute for Health and Care Research 2016-21. He was also the Acting Government Chief Scientific Adviser 2017-18. He is emeritus Gresham Professor of Physic.
From March 2020, Whitty played a key role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, alongside Government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.
Whitty was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to public health.
Born Gloucester.
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