Sir Martin Doughty (11 October 1949 – 4 March 2009) was the Chair of

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and a well-known figure in modern British conservation.

Biography

Martin Doughty began his career as a lecturer in Environmental Management at

Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The university is based on two sites; the City Campus is located in the city centre near Sheffield station, Sheffield railway station, whil ...

. Subsequently, he worked primarily in the public or voluntary sectors with roles such as Leader of

Derbyshire County Council Derbyshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire in England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county, which additionally includes Derby. The county council is ba ...

from 1992 until 2001. He was also a Board Member for the

Countryside Agency The Countryside Agency was a statutory body set up in England in 1999 with the task of improving the quality of the rural environment and the lives of those living in it. The agency was dissolved in 2006 and its functions dispersed among other bo ...

(1999 – 2005) and was the Chair of

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before taking up his final position as Chair of Natural England. He received a knighthood in 2001 for services to local government in Derbyshire, followed by Honorary Doctorates from Sheffield Hallam University in 2002,

Cranfield University Cranfield University is a postgraduate-only public research university in the United Kingdom that specialises in science, engineering, design, technology and management. Cranfield was founded as the College of Aeronautics (CoA) in 1946. Throug ...

in 2005, and Derby University in 2006. He died of

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on 4 March 2009, aged 59.

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Sir Martin Doughty (1949 – 2009)
British environmentalists Knights Bachelor 1949 births 2009 deaths Members of Derbyshire County Council Leaders of local authorities of England {{environmentalist-stub