1. Catherine Jane Calderwood was born on 26 December 1968 and is a Scottish consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, who has served as the National Clinical Director for Sustainable Delivery at the Golden Jubilee University National Hospital since 2021.
Catherine Calderwood previously served as the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland from 2015 to 2020, having advised the Scottish Government's initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
Catherine Calderwood later moved to London to finish her training at the St Thomas' Hospital.
For nine years, Catherine Calderwood was a panel member on the Morecambe Bay Investigation, a commission by the UK's Health Department to investigate maternity and neonatal services at Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
From 2014 to 2015, Catherine Calderwood was NHS England's national clinical director for maternity and women's health.
Catherine Calderwood returned to medical practice and in January 2021 was appointed the Executive National Clinical Director of Centre for Sustainable Delivery of Health and Social Care at the Golden Jubilee University National Hospital.
Catherine Calderwood was the elder of two daughters of Lesley and James Calderwood.
Catherine Calderwood's mother is a psychiatrist and her father is an orthopaedic surgeon.
Catherine Calderwood studied for a BA at Newnham College, Cambridge, graduating in 1990, and she went on to study clinical medicine at the University of Glasgow, graduating with MB ChB in 1993.
Catherine Calderwood has special interests in maternal medicine, obstetric ultrasonography and high risk pregnancy.
Catherine Calderwood is a Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
Catherine Calderwood was an expert panel member on the Morecambe Bay Investigation, commissioned by the Department of Health to look into the maternity and neonatal services at Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust between January 2004 and June 2013.
Catherine Calderwood was Acting Deputy Chief Medical Officer in Scotland, supporting Aileen Keel who had been Acting Chief Medical Officer of Scotland from April 2014 following the retirement of Sir Harry Burns from the post in April 2014.
In February 2015, Catherine Calderwood was announced as the new Chief Medical Officer of Scotland, succeeding Burns.
Catherine Calderwood was influential introducing the principles of Realistic Medicine which promote shared decision making, reducing variation and innovation in healthcare and influence policy across Scotland and internationally.
Sturgeon reported that as a result of this conversation she and Catherine Calderwood mutually agreed that Catherine Calderwood should stand down from being Chief Medical Officer for Scotland.
Catherine Calderwood married Angus Loudon, executive director of the charity St John Scotland, in September 2019 at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.