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Not to be confused with Gary Tunnicliffe.
Garry Tunnicliffe
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1988 –
RankAir Vice Marshal
CommandsRAF Halton
AwardsCommander of the Royal Victorian Order

Air Vice Marshal Garry Tunnicliffe, CVO (born 14 October 1966) is a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Defence Services Secretary from 2016 to 2019.

Early life and education

Tunnicliffe was educated at Devonport High School for Boys, Durham University (BA History and Politics, 1988) and King's College London (MA Defence Studies, 2001).[1][2]

RAF career

Tunnicliffe joined the Royal Air Force on 14 August 1988.[3] He became head of the RAF's Team of Management Consultants in 2006, station commander at RAF Halton in December 2008,[4] and Assistant Chief of Staff, Training at No. 22 Group in December 2012.[5] He went on to be Head of Remuneration at the Ministry of Defence in 2014,[6] and became Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel) as well as Defence Services Secretary on 27 June 2016.[7][8] Tunnicliffe was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order for services as Defence Services Secretary on 27 March 2019.[9] He will become Deputy Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies on 26 April 2019.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Devonport air cadets welcome back former cadet". Plymouth Herald. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. ^ 'TUNNICLIFFE, Air Vice-Marshal Garry', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  3. ^ "No. 51504". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 October 1988. p. 11638.
  4. ^ "New boss at the home of recruit training". Royal Air Force. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Senior Royal Air Force appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Central advisory committee on pensions and compensation" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. ^ Air Appointments, Daily Telegraph, 21 July 2016
  8. ^ "No. 61656". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 2016. p. 16088.
  9. ^ "No. 62606". The London Gazette. 3 April 2019. p. 6094.
  10. ^ "Senior Royal Air Force appointments 7th June 2018". Retrieved 1 April 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by Defence Services Secretary
2016–2019 		Succeeded by
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