George Purdy

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George Purdy, CBE (Born 1942) was Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories and head of the Scout Association from March 1996 to 2004.^[1] He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire "for services to young people" in the 2002 Queen's New Year Honours list. Purdy was also the first Chief Scout not to have spent time in the British Armed Forces. He is an Elder of the Presbyterian Church.

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Year	Event
1942	George Purdy was born
1950	George Purdy joined the cub scouts
1960	George Purdy becomes an ASL of the 45th West Belfast Scout Group
1960	George Purdy joins the Northern Ireland Civil Service and retired as Director of Policy and Legislation in the Department of Health and Social Services.
1994	George Purdy becomes Chief Commissioner of Northern Ireland
1996	George Purdy becomes Chief Scout of the UK, leading the 450,000 strong Scout movement.
2004	George Purdy steps down as Chief Scout to be replaced by Peter Duncan

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The Scout Association
Preceded by Garth Morrison	Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories 1996 – 2004	Succeeded by Peter Duncan