Background

Avery, James Gordon was born on November 26, 1933 in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia. Son of James Thomas and Phyllis Marianne Avery.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, ChB, University of Sheffield, England, 1963. Doctor of Medicine with Distinction, University of Sheffield, England, 1977. Diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene, University Liverpool, England, 1968.

Career

District medical officer to government malariologist to chief medical officer community health British Solomon Islands Government, Honiara, Solomon Islands, 1966—1976. District community physician to director of public health Warwickshire Area Health Authority, Warwick, England, 1976—1991. Chief of preventive medicine King Faisal Military Hospital, Khamis Mushyat, Saudi Arabia, 1991—1992.

Senior medical officer Welsh Office, Cardiff, Wales, 1993—1995. Consultant in public health medicine Iechyd Morgannwg Health, Swansea, Wales, 1995—1998. Chief medical officer Government of Montserrat, Plymouth, Montserrat, 1998—2000.

Consultant public health medicine Iechyd Morgannwg Health, Swansea, Wales, 2001—2002. Director/senior research fellow Leeward Islands Health Research Unit, Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis, since 2002.

Achievements

• James Gordon Avery has been listed as a noteworthy public health service officer, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of council Child Accident Prevention Trust, London, United Kingdom, 1978—1991. Member Parliamentary Advisory Council on Transport Safety, United Kingdom, 1980—2003. Fellow: Royal Geography Society (London) (associate.

Interests

• Coastal and hill walking, mountain biking, swimming and snorkelling.

Connections

Married Penelope Jane Wood, December 17, 1971. Children: Sophie Jane Pearson, James Thomas, Mark John, William Edward.