Breda Smyth
Breda Smyth | |
|---|---|
| Chief Medical Officer of Ireland | |
| In office November 2022 – May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Holohan |
| Succeeded by | Mary Horgan (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Straide, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Spouse | Jimmy Higgins |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
Professor Breda Smyth is an Irish public health specialist who served as Chief Medical Officer of Ireland from November 2022 until May 2024, having previously held the position on an interim basis. She was the first woman to hold the post. She previously was professor for public health medicine in NUI Galway and a consultant in public health in HSE West.