Jenny Harries
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Dame Jennifer Margaret "Jenny" Harries DBE is a British public health physician who has been the chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and head of NHS Test and Trace since May 2021. She was previously a regional director at Public Health England, and then Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England from June 2019 until her UKHSA appointment in 2021.
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Jennifer Harries | |
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Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency Head of NHS Test and Trace | |
Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Dido Harding (Acting) |
Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England | |
In office 7 June 2019 ā 31 March 2021 | |
Preceded by | Gina Radford |
Succeeded by | Dr Thomas Waite (Interim)[3] |
Personal details | |
Born | Jennifer Margaret Harries ~1960 Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
Education | Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls |
Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
Profession | Public health physician[4] |
Website | gov |
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