Tom Hurd (civil servant)
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Thomas Hurd, 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
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/senior-civil-servant-and-former-lecturer-in-medical-statistics-appointed-to-joint-biosecurity-centre
- ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/people/tom-hurd
- ^ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tom-hurd-anti-terror-boss-and-friend-of-pm-leads-race-to-be-spy-chief-sqz7ctv08
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