Malcolm Grant

Sir
Malcolm Grant
Chairman of NHS England
In office
19 October 2011  30 October 2018
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byThe Lord Prior of Brampton
Chancellor of the University of York
In office
27 October 2015  Summer 2022
Preceded byGreg Dyke
Succeeded byHeather Melville
President and Provost of University College London
In office
1 August 2003  1 September 2013
Preceded bySir Derek Roberts
Succeeded byMichael Arthur
Personal details
Born (1947-11-29) 29 November 1947
Oamaru, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Otago

Sir Malcolm John Grant, CBE, FAcSS (born 29 November 1947) is a barrister, academic lawyer, and former law professor. Born and educated in New Zealand, he was the ninth President and Provost of University College London – the head as well as principal academic and administrative officer of the university – for over a decade from 2003 until 2013.

He then served for 7 years as chairman of NHS England (previously known as the NHS Commissioning Board). He has published extensively in planning and environmental law, and local government law, including serving for 23 years (1981–2004) as the editor of the 8 loose leaf volume Encyclopaedia of Planning Law and Practice of which he remains a consultant editor.

From 2015 to 2022, he was the Chancellor of the University of York.