John Krebs, Baron Krebs

John Krebs, Baron Krebs, is a British zoologist and a cross-bench life peer in the House of Lords. A distinguished academic, he served as the principal of Jesus College, Oxford, from 2005 to 2015 and was the first chairman of the Food Standards Agency. His scientific career is marked by significant contributions to behavioural ecology and ornithology, earning him a fellowship of the Royal Society. As a legislator, he has applied his scientific expertise to public policy, including roles on the Committee on Climate Change and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.