Government Chief Scientific Adviser (United Kingdom)

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TheGovernment Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) is the personal adviser on science and technology-related activities and policies to the prime minister of the United Kingdom and the Cabinet. They are also the head of the Government Office for Science. Since 2023 Dame Angela McLean has been GCSA.[1]

Many individual government departments have departmental Chief Scientific Advisers (CSA).[2] The GCSA is involved in recruiting CSAs, and meets regularly with CSAs to identify priorities, challenges and strategies.[3] The adviser also usually serves as chair of the UK's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).[4]

List of Government Chief Scientific Advisers

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# Portrait Name Term of office Concurrent office(s)
1 Sir Solly Zuckerman 1964 1971
2 Sir Alan Cottrell 1971 1974
3 Robert Press 1974 1976
4 File:John Ashworth.jpg Sir John Ashworth 1977 1981
5 Sir Robin Nicholson 1982 1985
6 Sir John Fairclough 1986 1990
7 Sir William Stewart 1990 1995
8 File:BobMayHarvard (cropped2).jpg Sir Robert May 1995 2000
9 File:Sir David King (cropped).jpg Sir David King 2000 2008
10 File:John Beddington (cropped).jpg Sir John Beddington 2008 2013
11 File:Sir Mark Walport (8656569975) cropped.jpg Sir Mark Walport 2013 2017
File:S960 - Chris Whitty - Chief Scientific Adviser (3 by 4 crop).png Sir Chris Whitty (interim) 2017 2018 Chief Medical Office for England
12 File:Patrick Vallance Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 - headshot crop.jpg Sir Patrick Vallance 4 April 2018 2023 National Technology Adviser
(2020–2023)
13 File:Dame Angela McLean's visit to OIST (cropped).jpg Dame Angela McLean 2023 Incumbent

See also

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References

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  3. ^ Chief scientific advisers and their officials, GO-Science, 2010
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