Thomas Hurd, CB, known as Tom Hurd, is the former head of the 'Joint Biosecurity Centre' announced by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in May 2020.Dan Sabbagh and Ian Sample, Senior counter-terror official put in charge of new UK biosecurity centre, The Guardian, 12 May 2020. Accessed 24 May 2020.
He held the position from May 2020 to June 2020, when he was replaced by Dr Clare Gardiner. Hurd was formerly the director general of the British Government's Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism.
Life Hurd is the son of Douglas Hurd. He was educated at Eton College and Oxford University with Boris Johnson.
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