Theresa Tam | |||||||||||
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![]() Tam speaking at a 2019 World Health Assembly event in Geneva | |||||||||||
3rd Chief Public Health Officer of Canada | |||||||||||
Assumed office 26 June 2017 | |||||||||||
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau | ||||||||||
Minister | Jane Philpott Patty Hajdu Jean-Yves Duclos Mark Holland | ||||||||||
Preceded by | Gregory W. Taylor | ||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||
Born | 1965 (age 58–59) British Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Nottingham (MBBS) | ||||||||||
Occupation | Physician | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 譚詠詩 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 谭咏诗 | ||||||||||
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Theresa Tam FRCPC (Chinese: 譚詠詩; born 1965[citation needed]) is a Canadian physician and public servant who currently serves as the chief public health officer of Canada, who is the second-in-command of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).[1] Tam initially took the role as acting CPHO following the retirement of her predecessor,[2] Gregory Taylor, on 16 December 2016.[3] She was formally appointed on 26 June 2017.[2]
Tam has played a leadership role in Canada's response to public health emergencies, including SARS, H1N1, MERS, Ebola,[4][5] and COVID-19. She has also worked towards eradicating polio.[5]
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