Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of Government Science and Engineering Profession

Professor Sir Mark Walport

Biography

Sir Mark Walport was appointed Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) and Head of the Government Office for Science in April 2013.

As GCSA Mark is co-chair of the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology (CST).

His previous career highlights include:

Director of the Wellcome Trust
Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Medicine at Imperial College London
member of the India-UK CEO Forum and UK-India Round Table
member of the advisory board of Infrastructure UK
non-executive member of the Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research

Mark received a knighthood in the 2009 New Year Honours List for services to medical research and was elected a Fellow of The Royal Society in 2011.

The Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) is responsible for:

providing scientific advice to the Prime Minister and members of Cabinet
advising the government on aspects of policy on science and technology
ensuring and improving the quality and use of scientific evidence and advice in government

The Head of the Government Science and Engineering Profession is responsible for:

leading the science and engineering profession within the Civil Service
co-ordinating and encouraging the sharing of good practice
working with departmental Heads of Science and Engineering Profession (HoSEPs) to ensure that scientists are able to access the right professional skills and learning and development activities within their departments

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