Difference between revisions of "Chief of the General Staff (UK)"
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The '''Chief of the General Staff''' is the professional head of the British Army.<ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/ChiefsOfStaff/ Chiefs of staff], Ministry of Defence, accessed 4 June 2010.</ref> | The '''Chief of the General Staff''' is the professional head of the British Army.<ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/ChiefsOfStaff/ Chiefs of staff], Ministry of Defence, accessed 4 June 2010.</ref> | ||
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==Chiefs of the General Staff== | ==Chiefs of the General Staff== | ||
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*General Sir [[Richard Dannatt]] 2006-2009 | *General Sir [[Richard Dannatt]] 2006-2009 | ||
*General Sir [[David Richards]] 2009- | *General Sir [[David Richards]] 2009- | ||
| − | *General Sir [[Peter Wall]] -2015 | + | *General Sir [[Peter Wall]] - January 2015 |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 04:04, 27 March 2018
The Chief of the General Staff is the professional head of the British Army.[1]
Many holders of this position in recent times have gone on to lucrative jobs in the private arms and securities industries.
Chiefs of the General Staff
- Field Marshal Sir Michael Carver 1971-1973
- General Sir Peter Hunt 1973-1976
- Field Marshal Sir Roland Gibbs 1976-1979
- Field Marshal Sir Edwin Bramall 1979-1982
- Field Marshal Sir John Stanier 1982-1985
- Field Marshal Sir Nigel Bagnall 1985-1988
- Field Marshal Sir John Chapple 1988-1992
- Field Marshal Sir Peter Inge 1992-1994
- General Sir Charles Guthrie 1994-1997
- General Sir Roger Wheeler 1997-2000
- General Sir Michael Walker 2000-2003
- General Sir Michael Jackson 2003-2006
- General Sir Richard Dannatt 2006-2009
- General Sir David Richards 2009-
- General Sir Peter Wall - January 2015
Notes
- ↑ Chiefs of staff, Ministry of Defence, accessed 4 June 2010.
