Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff
The Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (ACDS) is a senior British military officer. There are a number of ACDS appointments and they are held by officers of two-star rank (rear admiral, air vice-marshal, or major general). They work in the Ministry of Defence.
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Health)
The ACDS(H) reports to the Surgeon General.
- Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis (2008–2011)
- Major General Jeremy Rowan (2011–2014)
- Surgeon Rear Admiral Alasdair Walker (2014–2015)
- Major General Martin Bricknell (2015-present)
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Capability & Force Design)
- Air Vice-Marshal Graeme A. Robertson (1994-1996)
- Rear-Admiral Nigel R. Essenhigh (1996-1998)
- Major-General John P. Kiszley (1998-2001)
- Rear-Admiral Rory A.I. McLean (2001-2004)
- Rear-Admiral Timothy J.H. Laurence (2004-2007)
- Air Vice-Marshal Kevin J. Leeson (2007-2009)
- Rear-Admiral Alan D. Richards (2009-2011)
- Major-General Mark W. Poffley (2011-2014)
- Rear Admiral Timothy Fraser (2014–2017)
- Air Vice-Marshal Richard Knighton (2017-Present)
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Intelligence Capability)
The ACDS(IC) reports to the Chief of Defence Intelligence.
- Major General Jerry Thomas (2009–2012)[1]
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations)
- Rear Admiral David Brown (1980–1982)
- Air Vice-Marshal Clive Loader (2002–2004)
- Major General Nick Houghton (2004–2005)
- Major General Chris Nickols (2005–2008)
- Air Vice-Marshal Andrew Pulford (2008–2010)
- Major General David Capewell (2010–2011)
- Air Vice-Marshal Bob Judson (2011–2013)
- Major General Patrick Sanders (2013–2015)
- Air Vice-Marshal Edward Stringer (2015–present)
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel)
Since 1992, the Defence Services Secretary has usually holds the appointment of ACDS(P) as a secondary role.
- Major General Brian Pennicott (1992–1994)
- Air Vice-Marshal Peter John Harding (1994–1998)
- Rear Admiral Rodney Lees (1998–2001)
- Major General Christopher Elliot (2001–2004)
- Air Vice-Marshal David Pocock (2004–2005)
- Rear Admiral Peter Wilkinson (2005–2007)
- Major General Matthew Sykes (2009–2010)
- Air Vice-Marshal David Murray (2010–2012)
- Rear Admiral Simon Williams (2012–2015)
- Major General Richard Nugee (2015–2016)
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Policy)
- Air Vice-Marshal John Gingell (1975–1978)
- Rear Admiral Jock Slater (1985–1987)
- Major General Andrew Stewart (2004–2006)
- Rear Admiral Alan Richards (2006–2009)
- Major General Jonathan Shaw (2009–2012)
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets)
The ACDS(R&C) is the senior reservist of the British Armed Forces. He/she is responsible for tri-service policy relating to the reserves and cadet forces. The appointment was created in 2004.
- Major General Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (2004–2007)[2]
- Major General Simon Lalor (2007–2010)[3]
- Major General Greg Smith (2010–2013)[4]
- Major General John Crackett (2013–2016)[5]
- Major General Ranald Munro (2016-present)
References
- ↑ "Major General (Retd) Jerry Thomas". Strategy and Security Institute. University of Exeter. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "Duke of Westminster and the Royal Armoured Corps". Royal Armoured Corps News. 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ "No. 58264". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 March 2007. p. 3233.
- ↑ "No. 59378". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 March 2010. p. 5527.
- ↑ "No. 60463". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 April 2013. p. 6324.
External links
- Mackie, Colin (November 2015). "Ministry of Defence and Tri-Service Senior Appointments" (PDF). gulabin.com. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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