John Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant
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John Nicholas Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant (born September 16, 1922) is a British politician and Life Peer
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(BMA) 1980 to 1982, President of the General Medical Council
(GMC) 1982 to 1989 and President of the Royal Society of Medicine
from 1984 to 1986. He was also appointed second Warden of Green College, Oxford
in 1983, where he stayed until 1989. Green College merged with Templeton College, Oxford
in 2008 to become Green Templeton College
, located on the site that was previously Green College.
He was created a life peer in 1989 as Baron Walton of Detchant, of Detchant in the County of Northumberland and sits as a crossbencher. In 1992 he became a member of the Science and Technology Committee, leaving in 1996, returning in 1997 and leaving again in 2001. From 1993 to 1994 he was Chair of the Medical Ethics committee. Since 2009 he has been Secretary of the Rare Diseases Group.
He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
. He is Patron of The Little Foundation
, Honorary Life President of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
, Vice President of Parkinson's UK and Honorary Chairman of the United Kingdom Medical Students' Association (UKMSA).
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
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Life
Lord Walton qualified from Newcastle Medical School (then part of the University of Durham). Walton was President of the British Medical AssociationBritish Medical Association
The British Medical Association is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom. The association does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The association’s headquarters are located in BMA House,...
(BMA) 1980 to 1982, President of the General Medical Council
General Medical Council
The General Medical Council registers and regulates doctors practising in the United Kingdom. It has the power to revoke or restrict a doctor's registration if it deems them unfit to practise...
(GMC) 1982 to 1989 and President of the Royal Society of Medicine
Royal Society of Medicine
The Royal Society of Medicine is a British charitable organisation whose main purpose is as a provider of medical education, running over 350 meetings and conferences each year.- History and overview :...
from 1984 to 1986. He was also appointed second Warden of Green College, Oxford
Green College, Oxford
Green College was a graduate college of the University of Oxford in England. It was centred around an architecturally appealing 18th century building: the Radcliffe Observatory, which is modelled after the ancient "Tower of the Winds" in Athens....
in 1983, where he stayed until 1989. Green College merged with Templeton College, Oxford
Templeton College, Oxford
Templeton College was one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, England. It was an all-graduate college, concentrating on the recruitment of students in business and management studies....
in 2008 to become Green Templeton College
Green Templeton College, Oxford
Green Templeton College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is the university's newest college having come into existence on 1 October 2008 from the merger of Green College and Templeton College...
, located on the site that was previously Green College.
He was created a life peer in 1989 as Baron Walton of Detchant, of Detchant in the County of Northumberland and sits as a crossbencher. In 1992 he became a member of the Science and Technology Committee, leaving in 1996, returning in 1997 and leaving again in 2001. From 1993 to 1994 he was Chair of the Medical Ethics committee. Since 2009 he has been Secretary of the Rare Diseases Group.
He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
. He is Patron of The Little Foundation
The Little Foundation
The Little Foundation is a London based charity operating internationally.Named in honour of William Little, the English surgeon who described what became known as 'Little's disease', a spastic paralysis of both lower limbs which then became known as infantile cerebral palsy...
, Honorary Life President of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is a British medical research charity dedicated to the curing of the neurological condition muscular dystrophy. It was founded as the Muscular Dystrophy Group in 1959 and changed its name to the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign in 1999....
, Vice President of Parkinson's UK and Honorary Chairman of the United Kingdom Medical Students' Association (UKMSA).