John McColl

For the former Alberta politician, see John McColl (politician).

John McColl KCB CBE DSO
McColl at the opening of the Millennium Town Park in Saint Helier, 2011
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 September 2011
Premier	Ian Gorst
Preceded by	Andrew Ridgway
Personal details
Born	17 April 1952 (1952-04-17)
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1973–present
Rank	General
Commands	1 Mechanised Brigade 3rd Mechanised Division Regional Forces
Battles/wars	The Troubles Sierra Leone Civil War Kosovo War Bosnian War Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order

General Sir John Chalmers McColl KCB, CBE, DSO (b. 17 April 1952) is the current Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. He was sworn in on 26 September 2011. He was formerly Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

Army career

Educated at Culford School, McColl was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Anglian Regiment in 1973 and promoted to lieutenant on 8 September 1974. In 1989 he became a squadron commander in the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment. He held a variety of commands and military posts before commanding 1 Mechanised Brigade in 1997. In 1999 he became Assistant Chief of Staff at Land Command and in 2000 he was given command of 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division. In 2001 he was appointed the first leader of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.

In 2003 he came Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College.

In 2004 he was appointed Deputy Commander and Senior British Representative in the Multinational Force Iraq, and at the end of that year he became Commander of Regional Forces at Land Command.

In October 2007 he became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) in the rank of General, replacing General Sir John Reith KCB CBE.

He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2008 New Year Honours.

He was the preferred choice of Afghanistan for the role of U.N. super envoy after they rejected Paddy Ashdown. However on 7 March 2008 Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide was appointed as the UN representative for Afghanistan. He retired as DSACEUR in March 2011.

John McColl as DSACEUR

Lieutenant Governor of Jersey

On 26 October 2010 it was announced that he would be appointed to the role of Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. He took office on 26 September 2011.

References

Military offices
New title	Commander of the International Security Assistance Force 2001–2002	Succeeded by Hilmi Akin Zorlu
Preceded by Richard Dannatt	General Officer Commanding the 3rd Mechanised Division 2000–2003	Succeeded by Graeme Lamb
Preceded by John Lippiett	Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College 2003–2004	Succeeded by Nick Parker
Preceded by John Kiszely	Commander Regional Forces 2004–2007
Preceded by John Reith	Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe 2007–2011	Succeeded by Richard Shirreff
Government offices
Preceded by Sir Andrew Ridgway	Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 2011–present	Incumbent