Richard Nugee
Richard Nugee | |
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Nugee at Kabul International Airport in October 2014 | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1985 – |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | 40th Regiment Royal Artillery |
Battles/wars |
Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Awards |
Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire Legion of Merit (United States) |
Relations | Sir Christopher Nugee (brother) |
Lieutenant General Richard Edward Nugee, CVO, CBE (born 3 June 1963) is a British Army officer who serves as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (People).
Early life and education
Nugee was born on 3 June 1963. He was educated at Radley College, an all-boys public school near Radley, Oxfordshire. He studied at Durham University (BA, 1985) and King's College London (MA, 1995).[1] He is the brother of Sir Christopher Nugee and brother-in-law of Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Emily Thornberry.[2]
Military career
Nugee was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1985.[3] He became commanding officer of 40th Regiment Royal Artillery in 2003 and was deployed to Iraq in that role.[3] Promoted to brigadier, he was deployed with Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps to Afghanistan in 2006.[3] He went on to be Director of Manning (Army) in March 2009, Director General of Army Personnel in June 2012 and Chief of Staff (Operations) in October 2013: in the latter role he was deployed as Chief of Staff, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan in November 2013.[4] He was appointed Defence Services Secretary and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel) in March 2015.[5] Nugee was awarded the US Legion of Merit on 18 March 2016 for services in Afghanistan.[6] Nugee was promoted to lieutenant general on 29 April 2016.[7] On 12 May 2016, it was announced that Nugee would become the next Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (People).[8]
References
- ↑ ‘NUGEE, Maj. Gen. Richard Edward’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
- ↑ "Sebastian Shakespear: Family Day out for Becks Jr's ear piercing". Mail Online. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Major General Richard Nugee". Speakers for Schools. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ "Army appointment". The Times. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61529. p. 6084. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61636. p. 14541. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Major General Richard Nugee appointed new Chief of Defence People". Retrieved 13 May 2016.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Simon Williams |
Defence Services Secretary 2015–2016 |
Succeeded by Garry Tunnicliffe |
Preceded by Andrew Gregory |
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel and Training) 2016– |
Incumbent |