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Biography
Niall Dickson was until 2016 the chief executive and registrar of the General Medical Council (GMC). He is the chair of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA).
Early life
He was born in Scotland and educated at Glasgow Academy, Edinburgh Academy and then studied at Edinburgh University.
Career
Journalism
He was the editor of the Nursing Times from 1983 to 1988.
He worked at the BBC for 15 years, joining as health correspondent in 1988 and progressing to the position of social affairs editor for BBC News from 1995 to 2003. As social affairs editor he was responsible for around 80 journalists.
Management
He had been chief executive of the King's Fund from 2004 to 2009.
In January 2010, he was appointed as chief executive and registrar of the General Medical Council. He took up the post of chair of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA) in 2014, for a three-year term of office.