| Andrew Figgures | |
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Figgures in 2008 |
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| Born | 13 November 1950 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1970 - 2009 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Battles/wars | Bosnian War Iraq War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General Andrew Collingwood Figgures CB CBE (born 13 November 1950) is a former Master-General of the Ordnance.
Educated at Loughborough Grammar School, Welbeck College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge,[1] Figgures was commissioned into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in 1970.[2]
In 1995 he was appointed Commander of Equipment Support at HQ Land Command from where he was deployed to Bosnia for which he was awarded the CBE.[1]
In 1998 he went to the Royal College of Defence Studies and was then appointed Director of Operational Requirements (Land).[1] In 2000 he was appointed as Capability Manager for Manoeuvres and then in 2003 he was deployed to Iraq as the Deputy Commanding General.[1] In 2004 he became Technical Director at the Defence Procurement Agency and Master-General of the Ordnance.[3] Then in 2006 he became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff for Equipment Capability.[4] He retired in October 2009.[5]
In March 2010 he became Chief Executive of the British Transport Police Authority.[6]
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Peter Gilchrist |
Master-General of the Ordnance 2004–2006 |
Succeeded by Dick Applegate |
| Preceded by Robert Fulton |
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability) 2006 – 2009 |
Succeeded by Paul Lambert |