Tom Hurd

Thomas Hurd, CB, known as Tom Hurd, is the former head of the 'Joint Biosecurity Centre' announced by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in May 2020.[1]

He held the position from May 2020 to June 2020, when he was replaced by Dr Clare Gardiner.[2] Hurd was formerly the director general of the British Government's Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism.[3][4]

Life

Hurd is the son of Douglas Hurd. He was educated at Eton College and Oxford University with Boris Johnson.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Dan Sabbagh and Ian Sample, Senior counter-terror official put in charge of new UK biosecurity centre, The Guardian, 12 May 2020. Accessed 24 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Senior civil servant and former lecturer in medical statistics appointed to Joint Biosecurity Centre".
  3. ↑ "Tom Hurd".
  4. ↑ "Tom Hurd, anti-terror boss and friend of PM, leads race to be spy chief".


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.