Tom Hurd (civil servant)

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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]

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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".


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