Chief Medical Officer (Ireland)
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The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) (Template:Langx) for Ireland is the most senior government advisor on health-related matters. It is a government post as the lead medical expert in the Department of Health.
The key responsibilities of the CMO include providing expert medical evidence, especially in public health matters, as well as leading on patient safety issues, emergency planning and other areas.[1]
History
The Government of Ireland appointed Dr James Deeny as its first Chief Medical Adviser in 1944. He was succeeded by Dr Charlie Lysaght who changed the name of the role to its current title of Chief Medical Officer.[2]
List of office-holders
Chief Medical Adviser
- Dr James Deeny, 1944–1962
- Dr Charlie Lysaght, 1962–1965
Chief Medical Officer
- Dr Jim Kiely, 1997–2008
- Dr Tony Holohan, 2008–2022[3]
- Dr Ronan Glynn (acting)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".,[4][5] July–October 2020[6]
- Professor Breda Smyth, November 2022–May 2024[7]
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
- Dr James Walsh, ?–1988[8]
- Dr Tony Holohan, 2001–2008
- Dr Philip Crowley,[9] 2008–2018
- Dr Ronan Glynn, 2018–2022
See also
- Chief Medical Officer (United Kingdom)
- Chief Public Health Officer of Canada
- Medical Officer for Health
References
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