Christine Helen Middlemiss is a Scottish veterinary surgeon and the Chief Veterinary Officer of the United Kingdom.

Early life

She was born in Montrose and attended primary school in Morayshire.

Career

She graduated from Glasgow Vet School in 1992, then began her veterinary career as a mixed practitioner in Biggar, Lanarkshire. This was followed by a spell at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary School, then a return to mixed practice for several years in Northern England She joined the Animal Health Agency in 2008. She became Deputy Director for Animal Traceability and Public Health in 2016.

Chief Veterinary Officer

She became Chief Veterinary Officer on 1 March 2018. Middlemiss was awarded a visiting professorship by Harper Adams University in 2019. She was appointed

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for services to the veterinary and farming sectors. She is responsible for the UK badger cull which has seen half of the badger population slaughtered as part of controversial bovine tuberculosis measures and is the leading defender of the policy

Personal life

She lives in Edinburgh and has a rescue cat.

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