{{Short description|British physicist}} {{Use British English|date=January 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Dr. | name = Graham Turnock | native_name = <!--The person's name in their own language, if different.--> | native_name_lang = <!--ISO 639-1 code, e.g., "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} in |native_name= instead.--> | image_upright = | image = <!--If this is specified, "image" should not be.--> | alt = | caption = | order = | office = Chief Executive Officer of the UK Space Agency | status = | term_start = March 2017 | term_end = September 2021 | alongside = <!--For two or more people serving in the same position from the same district. (e.g. United States Senators.)--> | monarch = Queen Elizabeth II | prime_minister = Boris Johnson | governor = | deputy = | lieutenant = | vicechair = | succeeding = <!--For President-elect or equivalent--> | constituency = | majority = | predecessor = | successor = | prior_term = | order2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | office2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | term_start2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | term_end2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | alongside2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | monarch2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | president2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | governor_general2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | prime_minister2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | chancellor2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | taoiseach2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | governor2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | vice_president2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | vice_prime_minister2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | deputy2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | lieutenant2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | vicechair2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | succeeding2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | predecessor2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | successor2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | parliamentary_group2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | constituency2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | majority2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | prior_term2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | pronunciation = | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | citizenship = | party = | other_party = <!--For additional political affiliations--> | height = <!-- "X cm", "X m" or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) --> | partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> | relations = | children = | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | mother = <!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | father = <!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | relatives = | education = | alma_mater = University of Cambridge | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = <!-- Net worth should be supported with a citation from a reliable source --> | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = <!-- For civilian awards - appears as "Awards" if |mawards= is not set --> | blank1 = | data1 = | blank2 = | data2 = | blank3 = | data3 = | blank4 = | data4 = | blank5 = | data5 = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = <!--Military service--> | nickname = | allegiance = | branch = | rank = | unit = | commands = | battles = | mawards = <!-- for military awards - appears as "Awards" if |awards= is not set --> | military_blank1 = | military_data1 = | military_blank2 = | military_data2 = | military_blank3 = | military_data3 = | military_blank4 = | military_data4 = | military_blank5 = | military_data5 = <!--Embedded templates / Footnotes--> | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | footnotes = }}
'''Graham Turnock''' is a British physicist who served as the chief executive officer of the UK Space Agency from March 2017 to September 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/uk-stands-ready-to-play-full-part-in-european-space-agency-38731874.html|title=UK 'stands ready to play full part in European Space Agency'|newspaper=Belfasttelegraph.co.uk |via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}</ref>
== Career == Turnock holds a PhD in Particle Physics from Cambridge University for his work at European Organization for Nuclear Research.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ox.ac.uk/event/inaugural-space-panel-generating-impact-within-general-public|title=The Inaugural Space Panel: Generating Impact within the General Public | University of Oxford|website=www.ox.ac.uk}}</ref> For 15 years, he worked in HM Treasury, notably as leader of the Transport Spending Team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://connect.farnboroughairshow.com/Speakers|title=FIA Connect 2020 | Farnborough|website=FIA Connect 2020 | Farnborough}}</ref> Before joining the UK Space Agency as chief executive officer, Turnock served as Director of Better Regulation in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/725915/AnnualReport17-18.pdf | title=Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18 | access-date=2024-07-14 | publisher=UK Space Agency}}</ref>
Turnock served as the chief executive officer of the UK Space Agency from March 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/graham-turnock|title=Dr Graham Turnock|website=GOV.UK}}</ref> to September 2021. During this time, he attempted to gain closer relationships with the Australian Space Agency via Sabre, a synergetic air-breathing rocket engine under development by British company Reaction Engines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.naratek.com/en/creative-perspective/2019/space-agency-aiming-for-supersonic-aircraft.php|title=United Kingdom Space Agency aiming for supersonic aircraft from 2030|website=www.naratek.com}}</ref>
During Brexit negotiations, he warned that if the United Kingdom was expelled from the Galileo program, it would set it back by years and cost the European Union billions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iexpats.com/eu-cold-shoulders-the-uk-over-brexit/|title=EU Cold Shoulders The UK Over Brexit|date=April 26, 2018|website=iExpats}}</ref>
== Personal life == Turnock serves as a trustee of the Youth Hostels Association.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Graham Turnock {{!}} YHA Board of Trustees|url=https://www.yha.org.uk/about-yha/board-trustees/graham-turnock|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-16|website=YHA|language=en}}</ref>
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