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The first official chief of staff in 10 Downing Street was David Wolfson, under Margaret Thatcher from 1979 to 1985. [4] The position of Downing Street Chief of Staff was recreated by Tony Blair upon his becoming prime minister in 1997 [citation needed] and Jonathan Powell held the post for ten years.
Deputy Chief of the General Staff (DCGS) is the title of the deputy to the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army. From 1942 until 1968 the Deputy Chief was the third-ranking member of the General Staff, subordinate the Chief and Vice Chief. As of September 2015, the role of Deputy CGS is to be "responsible for ...
In 1989–91, the Defence Operations Executive, led by the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments) and including the Assistant Chiefs of the Naval, General, and Air Staffs, supervised the Joint Operations Centre which in turn passed orders to the forces in Cyprus, Belize, the Falklands, and Hong Kong.
Deputy Chief of Staff (Plans), Joint Force Command Naples: Royal Engineers: CBE: 24 July 2024 [42] Lisa C. Keetley: Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (People Capability) and Defence Services Secretary: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers: 2 September 2024 [43] Nicholas David Guise Cowley: Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
She has been Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff since June 2024, having served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff from August 2022 to May 2024. She became the first woman to command a British Army brigade in 2014, the first woman to command a British division-level formation in 2021, the first woman to be promoted to lieutenant general in the ...
Lieutenant General Sir Robert Andrew Magowan, KCB, CBE (born 12 September 1967) is a senior Royal Marines officer who serves as the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Financial and Military Capability) since May 2022. He previously served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 2016 to 2017 and again from 2021 to 2022.
12 Commander-in-Chief, UK Land Forces/UK Land Command/Land Forces 13 (Deputy) Commander(-in-Chief), UK Land Forces/Field Army 14 Commander of Regional Forces, 2002-2009
He was Chief of Staff, Joint Forces Command, from 2016 to 2018, and the Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff from 2018 to 2019. He was appointed Lord High Constable of England in 2023, and in that role took part in the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla. [2]