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Sir Robert Alan Langlands (born 29 May 1952) is a former
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of the
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. He is notable for past service as the fourth chief executive of the
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executive in
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(1994–2000), as principal and
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of the
University of Dundee The University of Dundee is a public research university based in Dundee, Scotland. It was founded as a university college in 1881 with a donation from the prominent Baxter family of textile manufacturers. The institution was, for most of its ...
(2000–2009), and Chief Executive of the
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(2009–2013).


Early career

Born in
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, he attended
Allan Glen's School Allan Glen's School was, for most of its existence, a State school, local authority, selective Secondary education, secondary school for boys in Glasgow, Scotland, charging nominal fees for tuition. It was founded by the Allan Glen's Endowment ...
in Glasgow and graduated with an ordinary degree in
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from the
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in 1974. He became General Manager of North West Thames Regional Health Authority in 1991. Between 1994 and 2000 he served as the chief executive of the NHS executive in
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where he was the Secretary of State’s principal policy adviser for the NHS. He was known as a formidably hard worker. In 1998 he received a
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in the
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for his services to the NHS. Langlands was chief executive of the NHS in England during a period of rapid change. His six years at the top, from 1994 to 2000, spanned the election of the new Labour government and included the Bristol inquiry, the rise of concern about healthcare-acquired infections and pressure for changes in working practices in the NHS. He also oversaw the setting up of bodies such as the
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and the Commission for Health Improvement, which drove improvement and consistency across the NHS.


University of Dundee

In September 2000, Sir Alan took up the post Principal and
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of the
University of Dundee The University of Dundee is a public research university based in Dundee, Scotland. It was founded as a university college in 1881 with a donation from the prominent Baxter family of textile manufacturers. The institution was, for most of its ...
following the retirement of Ian James Graham-Bryce. During this time, Sir Alan was also appointed Chairman of
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, a joint venture set up by the
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and the Medical Research Council to oversee one of the world's largest genetic epidemiology studies, and a Non-Executive Director of the Office for the Strategic Coordination of Health Research and the
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. He is a Trustee of The
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and Chairman-designate of the Health Foundation. In November 2008, Sir Alan announced his intention to stand down from his position as Principal at the University of Dundee in March 2009. In June 2010, the university awarded Sir Alan an honorary degree, Doctor of Laws (LLD).


The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

On 1 April 2009, Alan Langlands became Chief Executive of the
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,UK Government Web Archive
/ref> replacing Professor
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.


University of Leeds

On 25 March 2013, it was announced that Sir Alan had been appointed as the
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of the
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replacing Professor Michael Arthur. Sir Alan took up his appointment on 1 October 2013 and stepped down from this role on 31 August 2020.


Honours

In October 2001 Langlands was conferred a doctor of the
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and in April 2001 he was awarded an honorary fellowship of the
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for his contribution to the general medical field for his work with the NHS. He is an honorary professor at the
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business school and the US Advisory Board of the
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Bioethics Institute. He has also received honorary fellowships by the
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(London), the Royal College of General Practitioners, the
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, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow), the Faculty of Public Health Medicine and the
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. He holds a diploma of the Institute of Healthcare Management. He also holds membership of the Health Advisory Board at
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, the External Advisory Board of the Royal College of Physicians and the National Advisory Board of the Johns Hopkins University Bioethics Institute. He has also been awarded the HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother Fellowship by the
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.


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