Wednesday 3 August 2022 02:09 PM Sir Patrick Vallance will step down as No10's chief scientific adviser in the ... trends now
Sir Patrick Vallance will stand down as the Government's chief scientific adviser, it was announced today.
He became a household name during Covid, appearing next to Boris Johnson and his esteemed colleague Sir Chris Whitty during tense Downing Street briefings to talk the nation through the crisis.
But the 62-year-old was also nicknamed 'Dr Doom' during the pandemic for being the face of SAGE's bleak projections.
Sir Patrick will resign from his job, which pays up to £185,000-a-year, in April.
He will then take up the role of chairman of the Natural History Museum's Board of Trustees.
Sir Patrick Vallance became a household name during Covid, appearing next to Boris Johnson and his esteemed colleague Sir Chris Whitty during tense Downing Street briefings to talk the nation through the crisis
But the 62-year-old was also nicknamed 'Dr Doom' during the pandemic for being the face of SAGE's bleak projections. Pictured alongside the PM and Sir Chris at a Government press briefing on February 21
Sir Patrick, who as a child dreamed of being a scientist who studied prehistoric life, will soon take on the role of chairman of the Natural History Museum's (pictured) Board of Trustees
Boris Johnson said: 'Sir Patrick may not have bargained for becoming a household name when he signed up for the job.
'But I am immensely grateful for his advice and expertise throughout the pandemic and beyond.'
The outgoing PM added: 'It is