Membership of the Political Board for 2008-2009 session
October 2008
Chairman of Council - Dr Hamish Meldrum
President - Prof Sir Kenneth Calman
Chairman of the Representative Body - Dr Peter Bennie
Treasurer - Dr David E Pickersgill
Chairman, Armed Forces Committee - Dr J Brendan McKeating
Chairman, Central Consultants and Specialists Committee - Dr Jonathan M Fielden
Chairman, Public Health Medicine Committee - Dr Richard Jarvis
Chairman, General Practitioners Committee - Dr Laurence Buckman
Chairman, Junior Doctors Committee - Dr Andrew Thornley
Co-Chairs, Medical Academic Staff Committee - Prof Michael R Rees and Dr Peter Dangerfield
Chairman, Medical Students Committee - Mr Timothy Crocker-Buque
Acting Co-Chairs, Staff and Associate Specialists Committee - Dr Radhakrishna Shanbhag
Chairman, Professional Fees Committee - Dr John T Canning
Chairman, Private Practice Committee - Mr Derek G Machin
Chairman, Northern Ireland Council - Dr Brian G Patterson
Chairman, Scottish Council - Dr Peter B Terry
Chairman, Welsh Council - Dr Andrew Dearden
Elected by Council:
Dr Chaand Nagpaul
Dr Peter Holden
Dr Mark Porter
Non-medical lay member:
Chairman, Patient Liaison Group - Dr John May
Chief Executive/Secretary - Mr Tony Bourne
Director of Representational and Political Activities Directorate - Ms Sally Watson
All members have voting rights except the President, and the lay member