Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar
The Right Honourable The Lord Kakkar | |
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Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission | |
In office 3 October 2016 – 31 December 2022 | |
Preceded by | Christopher Stephens |
Succeeded by | Helen Pitcher |
Chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission | |
In office 1 October 2013 – 25 October 2018 | |
Preceded by | The Lord Jay of Ewelme |
Succeeded by | The Lord Bew |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 22 March 2010 Life peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ajay Kumar Kakkar (1964-04-28) 28 April 1964 (age 60) |
Nationality | British |
Political party | None (crossbencher) |
Alma mater | King's College London Imperial College London |
Ajay Kumar Kakkar, Baron Kakkar, KG, KBE, PC (born 28 April 1964) is an emeritus professor of surgery at University College London and life peer.
Early life and education
Ajay Kakkar was born in 1964 in Dartford to professor of vascular surgery Vijay Kakkar and his wife, a consultant anaesthetist.[1]
He was educated at Alleyn's School before gaining admission to King's College London, where he gained first a bachelor's degree in pharmacology in 1985 and then a medical degree in 1988. Subsequently, he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree by Imperial College London; his thesis, titled "Tissue factor, thrombin generation and cancer", was submitted in 1998.[2]
His father was a pioneer in the use of low-molecular weight heparin therapy,[3] and he followed in his footsteps as a surgeon and medical researcher.
Career
Kakkar is Chair of King's Health Partners, the Academic Health Science Centre,[4] Director of the Thrombosis Research Institute,[5] London, and lectures and publishes widely on his specialism. He has worked with the NHS on its strategy to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE). He is a Commissioner of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, former chair of the Board of Governors at Alleyn's School,[6] Dulwich, and a Trustee of the Dulwich Estate. In December 2022 he succeeded Bernard Taylor[7] as chairman of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851.[8]
Kakkar was created a life peer on 22 March 2010 as Baron Kakkar, of Loxbeare in the County of Devon,[9] and introduced in the House of Lords the same day.[10] He sits on the crossbenches. He was Chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission from 2013 to 2018.[11][12][13]
Kakkar has been noted for his work promoting British business as an ambassador for the United Kingdom. He took 11 trips in 2014 to promote business relations.[14]
He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to healthcare and for public service.[15] Kakkar served as Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission from 2016 to 2022.[16] On St George's Day 2024, he was appointed Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG).[17][18]
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References
- ^ "European Perspectives". Circulation. 123 (5): f25–f30. 8 February 2011. doi:10.1161/CIR.0b013e3182044d5c.
- ^ Kakkar, Ajay Kumar (1998). Tissue factor, thrombin generation and cancer. E-Thesis Online Service (Ph.D). The British Library Board. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Hagerty, James R. (18 November 2016). "Vijay Kakkar Helped Prevent Deadly Blood Clots During Surgery". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "King's Health Partners News".
- ^ Thrombosis Research Institute Archived 23 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Alleyn's School". Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Annual Report and Accounts" (PDF). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "No. 59372". The London Gazette. 25 March 2010. p. 5233.
- ^ Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords, Westminster (22 March 2010). "Lords Hansard text for 22 March 2010". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords, Westminster (22 March 2010). "Lords Appointments". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Message from the Chairman". House of Lords Appointments Commission. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010.
- ^ "House of Lords Appointment Commission". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Revealed: the business men selling the UK to the world". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N8.
- ^ "Lord Ajay Kakkakr biography". Gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "New appointments to various Orders of Chivalry announced". The Royal Family. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "No. 64378". The London Gazette. 25 April 2024. p. 8190.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019. p. 3186.
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Preceded by | Chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission 2013–2018 | Succeeded by |
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Gentlemen Baron Kakkar | Followed by |
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- The King (ex officio)
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and Ladies (Companion)
and Ladies Companion
Companion
- The Duke of Abercorn
- The Lord Butler of Brockwell
- Sir John Major
- The Lord Luce
- Sir Thomas Dunne
- The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
- The Lord Stirrup
- The Baroness Manningham-Buller
- The Lord King of Lothbury
- The Lord Shuttleworth
- Lady Mary Fagan
- The Viscount Brookeborough
- Lady Mary Peters
- The Marquess of Salisbury
- The Baroness Amos
- Sir Tony Blair
- The Baroness Ashton of Upholland
- The Lord Patten of Barnes
- The Lord Peach
- The Lord Kakkar
- The Lord Lloyd-Webber
- 3 vacancies
- Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Winchester (Prelate, ex officio)
- The Baroness Manningham-Buller (Chancellor)
- Dr Christopher Cocksworth, Dean of Windsor (Register, ex officio)
- David White (Garter King of Arms, ex officio)
- Stephen Segrave (Secretary)
- Sarah Clarke (Black Rod, ex officio)