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Sir '''Joe French''' is a former [[Ministry of Defence]] commander-in-chief, strike command.

==Career==
French joined the RAF in 1967, holding many senior roles.

In 2000 he was appointed chief of defence intelligence, controversially drafting the September Dossier report which assessed the state of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. In 2003 he was appointed commander-in-chief personnel and training command and air member for personnel, and in 2006 he was appointed air officer commanding-in-chief RAF strike command.<ref> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3103826.stm Joe French] ''BBC News'', 12 September 2003, accessed 10 November 2014 </ref>

==Affiliations==
*Principal adviser to the board, [[Aerospace Resource]].<ref> [http://www.resource.aero/index.php/management-and-consulting-team.html Management and Consulting Team] ''Aerospace Resource'', accessed 10 November 2014 </ref>

===ACOBA===
*Member of defence advisory group, [[Fujitsu Services]] Ltd, October 2007.
*Member of defence advisory board, [[QinetiQ Group]] plc, October 2007.
*Member of IT strategic advisory board, [[Northrop Grumman]], October 2007.
All three appointments were "approved subject to the normal three-month waiting period and the condition that, for 12 months from his last day of service, he should not be personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or officials on behalf of his new employer".<ref> [http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/media/acoba/assets/acobaninthreport2006_08.pdf Ninth Report 2006-2008] ''Advisory Committee for Business Appointments'', accessed 10 November 2014 </ref>

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