Gavin Parker

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Gavin Parker
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Air Vice-Marshal Parker in 2018
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1990 – 2020
RankAir Vice-Marshal
Commands heldNo. 2 Group (2015–17)
RAF Leuchars (2011–13)
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Air Vice-Marshal Gavin Douglas Anthony Parker, CB, OBE is a former senior Royal Air Force officer and was formerly the Head of the British Defence Staff and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C.

Early life and education[]

Parker was born on 22 February 1969 in Harare, Rhodesia. He studied physics at the University of Newcastle, England, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1990. He later studied at King's College London, and graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in defence studies in 2006.[1]

Military career[]

Parker was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 30 September 1990.[2] He became Air Officer Scotland and station commander at RAF Leuchars in 2011, Assistant Chief of Staff, Plans and Policy at the Ministry of Defence in 2013,[3] and Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group in 2015.[4] After that he became Head of the British Defence Staff and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C. in August 2017.[3] Parker retired from the RAF on 29 September 2020.[5]

Parker was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2019 Birthday Honours.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Parker, Air Vice-Marshal Gavin Douglas Anthony, (born 22 Feb. 1969), Defence Attaché and Head of the British Defence Staff, Washington DC, 2017–20". Who's Who 2021. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ "No. 52339". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 November 1990. p. 17945.
  3. ^ a b "Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Senior RAF Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. ^ "No. 63164". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 November 2020. p. 18606.
  6. ^ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B3.
Military offices
Preceded by
I Morrison
 Deputy Director – Air Control Element
International Security Assistance Force Kabul
2008–2009 		Succeeded by
I D Teakle
Preceded by Station Commander RAF Leuchars
2011–2013 		Succeeded by
Air Officer Scotland
2011–2013
Preceded by Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group
2015–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head of the British Defence Staff – US and Defence Attaché
2017–2020 		Succeeded by
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