Martin Doughty
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Sir Martin Doughty (11 October 1949 – 4 March 2009){{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/4980929/Sir-Martin-Doughty.html|title=Sir Martin Doughty - Telegraph}} was the Chair of Natural England and a well-known figure in modern British conservation.
Biography
Martin Doughty began his career as a lecturer in Environmental Management at Sheffield Hallam University.
Subsequently, he worked primarily in the public or voluntary sectors with roles such as Leader of Derbyshire County Council from 1992 until 2001.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/mar/09/sir-martin-doughty-obituary|title=Obituary: Sir Martin Doughty|first=Roy|last=Hattersley|date=March 9, 2009|via=www.theguardian.com}} He was also a Board Member for the Countryside Agency (1999 – 2005) and was the Chair of English Nature before taking up his final position as Chair of Natural England.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-26 |title=The New Mills man who became one the country's leading conservationists |url=https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/derbyshire/24329250.sir-martin-doughty-great-british-conservationist/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=Great British Life |language=en}}
He received a knighthood in 2001 for services to local government in Derbyshire,{{Cite web |title=Page 1 {{!}} Supplement 56237, 16 June 2001 {{!}} London Gazette {{!}} The Gazette |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56237/supplement/1 |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=www.thegazette.co.uk}} followed by Honorary Doctorates from Sheffield Hallam University in 2002, Cranfield University in 2005, and Derby University in 2006.{{Cite web |title=Honorary Graduates |url=https://www.derby.ac.uk/about/honorary-awards/honorands/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=www.derby.ac.uk |language=en-GB}}
He died of cancer on 4 March 2009, aged 59.
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External links
- [http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140605090108/http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/about_us/ourpeople/neboard/sirmartindoughty/default.aspx Sir Martin Doughty (1949 – 2009)]
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Category:British environmentalists
Category:Members of Derbyshire County Council
Category:Leaders of local authorities of England
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