- Source of Wealth: Education
- Full Name: John Newton
- Nationality: British
- Ethnicity: English
- Occupation: Professor
- Education: University of Manchester, University of Exeter and
John Newton is a Director in Health Improvement who got appointed on October 12, 2012. He led the contribution of England to the Global Burden of Disease project and became the Chairman of the World Health Organization’s European Burden of Disease Network. He became the University of Exeter and University of Manchester’s Honorary Professor of Public Health as well as the University of Oxford’s academic epidemiologist. He also served as the Director of Research and Development in two of the large teaching hospitals in Oxford and Southampton. He became the first Chief Executive Officer and Director of UK Biobank and the Regional Director of Public Health for NHS South Central.
His responsibilities include improvements in health when it comes to obesity, diet, screening, tobacco, alcohol, and drugs.