Julian Hunt, Baron Hunt of Chesterton

Julian Charles Roland Hunt, Baron Hunt of Chesterton, was a British meteorologist who was the Director General and Chief Executive of the British Meteorological Office from 1992 to 1997. He was made a Life peer of the Labour Party by Tony Blair in 2000 where he sat until 30 October 2021. He was the leader on the Labour group of Cambridge City Council in the 1970s.

Occupation

meteorologist, university teacher, politician, scientist

Position held

member of the House of Lords, chief executive officer

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Born

September 5, 1941

Died

April 20, 2026