Jonathan Shaw (British Army officer)
Jonathan Shaw | |
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 Shaw (right) shaking hands with US Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates in Basra, Iraq, 19 January 2007 | |
| Born | 22 November 1957 Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1981-2012 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 2 Bn Parachute Regiment 12th (Mechanized) Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Falklands War Kosovo War Iraq War Bosnia, Northern Ireland, Cyprus |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Jonathan David Shaw CB CBE (born 22 November 1957) is a former British Army officer.
Military career[]
Educated at Sedbergh School and Trinity College, Oxford, where he studied PPE, Shaw was commissioned into the Parachute Regiment in 1981.[1] He was a platoon commander with 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment during the Falklands War.[1] Having attended Staff College, Camberley between 1989 and 1990, he was appointed Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment in 1997.[1]
After attending the Higher Command and Staff Course at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in 2000, he was made Commander of 12th (Mechanized) Brigade in 2002[2] and subsequently commanded the Multi-National Brigade (Centre) in Kosovo.[1] He was appointed Director Special Forces in 2003, and having attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in 2006, he became General Officer Commanding Multi-National Division (South East), Iraq in January 2007 and went on to be Chief of Staff at HQ Land Forces in September 2007.[2] He became Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (International Security Policy) in March 2009 and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Global Issues) in January 2011.[1] His responsibilities include Chemical Biological Radiological & Nuclear Policy, Arms Control and Counter Proliferation and Cyber.[1]
He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2012 Birthday Honours.[3] He retired from the Army in 2012.[4]
Family[]
He is married to Gillie, a partner in a firm of lawyers; they have two children.[1]
Publications[]
- Shaw, Jonathan (16 October 2014). Britain in a Perilous World: The Strategic Defence and Security Review We Need. Haus Publishing. ISBN 978-1908323811.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Research explorer tool". Napier.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Army Commands" (PDF). 26 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 2.
- ^ Jonathan Shaw Paradata
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- British Army generals
- British Parachute Regiment officers
- British Army personnel of the Falklands War
- British Army personnel of the Iraq War
- Graduates of the Joint Services Command and Staff College
- People educated at Sedbergh School
- People from Leeds
- Military personnel from Yorkshire