Professor Sir Gregor Smith

Professor Sir Gregor Smith was appointed Chief Medical Officer for Scotland in December 2020, he is a GP and former medical director for primary care in NHS Lanarkshire. Prof. Smith was appointed Deputy Chief Medical Officer in 2015, interim Chief Medical Officer in April 2020, and Chief Medical Officer in December 2020. Now the principal medical adviser to Scottish ministers, Professor Sir Gregor Smith leads on a broad range of professional activity, where he is a passionate advocate of person-centred approaches to care and widening participation in medical careers.

As a keen cyclist and promoter of physical activity, he believes getting outdoors can help improve people’s physical, mental, and social health. He was bestowed a knighthood in the Queen’s New Year Honours list in 2022 for services to public health and is an Honorary Professor of the University of Glasgow.