Meet the candidates

2019 Presidential elections

Three candidates stood in our 2019/20 Presidential elections.

Here you can find out more about them, read their supporting statement and watch their candidate video. You can also watch the video filmed at our recent hustings event in London, where members had the chance to quiz the candidates directly.

Read how our candidates responded in our online Q&A

Professor Kam Bhui CBE

My vision is... "To reinvigorate psychiatrists’ pride, courage, and collaborative leadership as experts who influence through knowledge. A united College delivering standards and policy, and clear local patient, carer, workforce, and service priorities."

Dr Adrian James

My vision is... "Psychiatry is the best, most stimulating and rewarding speciality. If elected I will prioritise: 1. Equity between physical and mental health 2. Recruitment, retention and workforce wellbeing. 3. Championing diversity. "

Professor Pamela Taylor CBE

My vision is... "For wider membership involvement in the College’s strategic direction, exposing the costs of government austerity, rebuilding research potential and esteem for psychiatry, safeguarding our range of expertise while training collaboratively. "