William Rees (veterinary surgeon)

William Howard Guest Rees CB (21 May 1928 – 20 January 2018)^[1] was the Chief Veterinary Officer of the United Kingdom from August 1980 to May 1988.^[2][3][4]

Rees was born in Llanelli and attended the Royal Veterinary College, qualifying as a vet in 1951.^[2] He worked as a MAFF Veterinary Officer from 1953 to 1980. He became Chief Veterinary Officer in 1980, dealing with issues of salmonella in eggs and bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle.^[2] After retirement in 1988, he became president of the World Organisation for Animal Health animal health code commission.^[2] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1988 New Year Honours.^[5]

References

1. WILLIAM HOWARD GUEST REES
2. Davies, Gareth (28 February 2018). "Howard Rees obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
3. "Chief Veterinary Officers, past and present". Government Veterinary Surgeons. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
4. Meldrum, Keith; Watson, Bill (10 February 2018). "William Howard Guest Rees". Veterinary Record. 182 (6): 174. doi:10.1136/vr.k632. ISSN 0042-4900. PMID 29440616. S2CID 3313651. (subscription required)
5. "Supplement to the London Gazette, 31 December 1987" (PDF). London Gazette. 31 December 1987. Retrieved 6 March 2018.