Defence Services Secretary
The Defence Services Secretary is a senior member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.
Responsibilities[]
The Defence Services Secretary is the senior member of the Royal Household responsible for liaison between the Sovereign and the British Armed Forces.[1] He is answerable to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff for tri-service appointments, national ceremonial events and honours, decorations, awards and medals.[2] Since 1992 the Defence Services Secretary has been double-hatted with a second Ministry of Defence role, generally that of Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel).[3]
List of Defence Services Secretaries[]
Defence Services Secretaries have been:[4]
- General Sir Rodney Moore, KCB KCVO CBE DSO 1964–1966
- Vice Admiral Sir Ian Hogg, KCVO CB DSC 1966–1967
- Air Vice-Marshal Sir Alan Boxer, KCVO CB DSO DFC 1967–1970
- Major General Sir Chandos Blair, KCVO OBE MC 1970–1972
- Rear Admiral Sir Ronald Forrest, KCVO 1972–1975
- Air Vice-Marshal Sir Brian Stanbridge, KCVO CBE AFC 1975–1979
- Rear Admiral Sir Leslie Townsend, KCVO CBE 1979–1982
- Major General Sir Michael Palmer, KCVO 1982–1985
- Air Vice-Marshal Sir Richard Peirse, KCVO CB 1985–1988
- Rear Admiral Sir David Allen, KCVO CBE 1988–1991
- Major General Brian Pennicott, CVO 1991–1994 (Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel and Reserves) from 1992)
- Air Vice-Marshal Peter Harding, CVO CB CBE AFC 1994–1998
- Rear Admiral Rodney Lees, CVO 1998–2001 (Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel and Reserves) as secondary post)
- Major General Christopher Elliot, CVO CBE 2001–2004 (Director General, Reserve Forces and Cadets as secondary post)
- Air Vice-Marshal David Pocock, CVO 2004–2005 (Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel and Reserves) as secondary post)
- Rear Admiral Peter Wilkinson, CVO 2005–2007 (Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel and Reserves) as secondary post)
- Major General Matthew Sykes, CVO 2007–2010
- Air Vice-Marshal the Honourable David Murray, CVO OBE 2010–2012
- Rear Admiral Simon Williams, CVO 2012–2015 (Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel and Reserves) as secondary post)
- Major-General Richard Nugee, CVO, CBE 2015–2016 (Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel and Reserves) as secondary post)[5]
- Air Vice-Marshal Garry Tunnicliffe, CVO 2016–2019 (Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel Capability) as secondary post)[6][7]
- Rear Admiral James Macleod CB, 2019-Present (Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel Capability) as secondary post)[8][9]
References[]
- ^ The Queen and the Armed Services
- ^ Veterans UK Archived 2011-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Central Top Level Budget Archived October 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ministry of Defence & Tri-service senior appointments Archived November 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Army appointment
- ^ Daily Telegraph, 2016, "Air Appointments" The Daily Telegraph 21 July 2016
- ^ "No. 61656". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 2016. p. 16088.
- ^ Royal Court Circular, 2019, Buckingham Palace, 27 March 2019
- ^ "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B2.
Categories:
- Positions within the British Royal Household
- British military appointments