Kenneth Calman

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Calman was the chair of a commission established by the Scottish Parliament in March 2008 to review Scottish devolution, commonly referred to as the Calman Commission. [13] Other Commission members include former Lord Advocate Colin Boyd, former Deputy First Minister Jim Wallace, and Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Glasgow. The Commission published its first interim report in December 2008, [14] and published its final report on 15 June 2009. The Commission recommended, amongst other things, that the Scottish Parliament receive greater tax-raising powers as well as control over the regulation of airguns, the administration of elections, drink-driving limits and the national speed limit.

Honours and awards

Calman has received honorary degrees from the universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Aberdeen, Nottingham, Newcastle, Birmingham, Stirling, Paisley, Westminster and Brighton, the Open University and Glasgow Caledonian University.

He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1979. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators. [15] He is a Deputy Lieutenant in the City of Glasgow.

He holds fellowships of several Royal Colleges including

Personal life

He was President of The Boys' Brigade from 2007 until 2012, and addressed his first council meeting as president at Tulliallan Castle in September 2008.

He likes to write poetry. In 2013, he graduated MLitt at the University of Glasgow with a thesis on Scottish Literature and medicine. This was subsequently published as a book, A Doctor's Line, in 2014.

He married Ann Wilkie in 1967, and has a son and two daughters, one of whom is the comedian Susan Calman. [16] He enjoys collecting cartoons and sundials. [17]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Calman, Sir Kenneth (Charles)". Who's Who. A&C Black. December 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Former Pupils". Allan Glen's School. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Biography of Sir Kenneth Calman". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  5. ↑ Rivett, Geoffrey. "Sir Kenneth Calman, FRSE, PhD, BSc, FRCP, FRCS(Ed), FRCGP". www.nhshistory.net. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  6. ↑ "Past Council Members". Nuffield Council on Bioethics. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Expert group launches report on the ethics of research related to healthcare in developing countries". Nuffield Council on Bioethics (Press release). 24 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Previous work: Public Health: about the working party". Nuffield Council on Bioethics. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "University of Glasgow appoints new Chancellor". University of Glasgow. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  10. ↑ "Sir Kenneth Calman to take over as head of National Trust for Scotland". The Scotsman. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "The National Trust for Scotland looks for a new chairman". BBC News. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Sir Kenneth Calman joins National Library as Board Chair". National Library of Scotland. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Devolution review body launched". BBC News. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "The Future of Scottish Devolution within the Union: A First Report" (PDF). Commission on Scottish Devolution. 2 December 2008 – via BBC News.
  15. ↑ "Honorary Fellows of the Academy of Medical Educators". Academy of Medical Educators (AoME). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  16. ↑ Bowditch, Gillian (26 July 2009). "Susan Calman: the lawyer who became our pint-sized new comic pin-up". The Times . Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  17. ↑ "Vice-Chancellor retires from Durham University". Durham University. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
Sir Kenneth Calman
KCB DL FRCP FRCS FRSE FRCGP HonFAcadMEd
Chancellor of the University of Glasgow
In office
23 January 2006 –15 June 2020
Government offices
Preceded by
Iain Macdonald
 Chief Medical Officer for Scotland
1989–1991		Succeeded by
Robert Kendell
Preceded by Chief Medical Officer for Her Majesty's Government
1991–1998		Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by Warden and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Durham
1998 to 2007		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chancellor of the University of Glasgow
2006 – 2020		Succeeded by
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