Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff
For the Vice Chief of the Canadian Forces, see Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada).
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Admiral General Air Chief Marshal |
| Inaugural holder |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Alfred Earle |
The Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS) is the deputy to the Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed Forces.[1] The position was titled Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff before 1964.[2]
List of Vice Chiefs of the Defence Staff
These were:[2]
- 1964 to 1966 – Air Chief Marshal Sir Alfred Earle
- 1966 to 1967 – Lieutenant General Sir George Cole
- 1967 to 1970 – Vice Admiral Sir Ian Hogg
- 1970 to 1972 – Air Marshal Sir John Barraclough
- 1972 to 1973 – Lieutenant General Sir John Gibbon
- 1973 to 1975 – Air Marshal Sir Peter Le Cheminant
- 1975 to 1977 – Vice Admiral Sir Henry Leach
- 1977 to 1978 – Vice Admiral Anthony Morton
- 1978 to 1979 – General Sir Edwin Bramall
- 1979 to 1981 – General Sir Patrick Howard-Dobson
- 1981 to 1983 – Air Chief Marshal Sir David Evans
- 1983 to 1984 – Admiral Sir Peter Herbert
- 1984 to 1987 – Post vacant
- 1987 to 1988 – Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Hine
- 1988 to 1991 – General Sir Richard Vincent
- 1991 to 1993 – Admiral Sir Benjamin Bathurst
- 1993 to 1995 – Admiral Sir Jock Slater
- 1995 to 1997 – Air Chief Marshal Sir John Willis
- 1997 to 2001 – Admiral Sir Peter Abbott
- 2001 to 2005 – Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony Bagnall
- 2005 to 2009 – General Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman
- 2009 to 2013 – General Sir Nicholas Houghton
- 2013 to Present – Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach
References
- ↑ Vice Chief of Defence Staff Ministry of Defence
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "V: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS". Retrieved 11 February 2012.
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