John McColl (British Army officer)
Sir John McColl | |
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Lieutenant Governor of Jersey | |
Assumed office 26 September 2011 | |
Premier | Ian Gorst |
Preceded by | Sir Andrew Ridgway |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 April 1952 |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1973–2011 |
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 Knight of the Order of St John Mentioned in Despatches Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
General Sir John Chalmers McColl,[1] KCB, CBE, DSO (born 17 April 1952) is a retired senior British Army officer the current Lieutenant Governor of Jersey, sworn in on 26 September 2011. McColl previously served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 2007 to 2011.
Army career
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Educated at Culford School in Suffolk, England,[2] McColl was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Anglian Regiment in 1973[1] and promoted to lieutenant on 8 September 1974.[3] He was promoted to captain on 8 March 1979 and to major on 30 September 1984.[4][5] In 1989 he became a squadron commander in the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 30 June 1990 and to acting colonel shortly after.[6] He was promoted to colonel on 30 June 1995 and to brigadier on 31 December 1996 (seniority 30 June).[7][8] 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.[9]
In 2003 he became Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College.
In March 2004 he was deployed as Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq and at the end of that year he became Commander of Regional Forces at Land Command.[10]
In October 2007 he became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) in the rank of general.[11]
He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2008 New Year Honours.[12]
He was the preferred choice of Afghanistan for the role of U.N. super envoy after they rejected Paddy Ashdown.[13] However, on 7 March 2008 Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide was appointed as the UN representative for Afghanistan.[14] He retired as DSACEUR in March 2011.[15]
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
On 26 October 2010 it was announced that he would be appointed to the role of Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.[16] He took office on 26 September 2011.[17]
On 5 June 2012, Sir John, and his wife Lady McColl, represented Jersey at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Dedication Service at St Paul's Cathedral.[18]
Honours and awards
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) | 29 December 2007[12] |
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | 13 May 1997[19] |
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Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) | 29 October 2002[20] |
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Knight of the Order of St John | 5 August 2016[21] |
References
- ^ a b "No. 45956". The London Gazette (invalid
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- ^ "No. 46419". The London Gazette (invalid
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(help)). 2 December 1974. - ^ "No. 47797". The London Gazette (invalid
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(help)). 20 March 1979. - ^ "No. 49897". The London Gazette (invalid
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(help)). 16 October 1984. - ^ "No. 52200". The London Gazette (invalid
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(help)). 3 July 1990. - ^ "No. 54091". The London Gazette (invalid
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(help)). 4 July 1995. - ^ "No. 54648". The London Gazette (invalid
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(help)). 14 January 1997. - ^ "John McColl Profile on". BBC News. 19 December 2001. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ Oxford Leverhulme biography
- ^ Senior Officer appointments Archived 10 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "No. 58557". The London Gazette (invalid
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(help)). 29 December 2007. - ^ "Ashdown pulls out of Afghan role". BBC News. 27 January 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ Leithead, Alastair (28 March 2008). "UN's new Afghan envoy begins work". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ New Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe Appointed Natsource, 29 September 2010
- ^ Sir John McColl named as is Jersey Lieutenant Governor BBC News, 26 October 2010.
- ^ "Jersey Lieutenant Governor Gen Sir John McColl sworn in". BBC News. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Lieutenant Governor represents Jersey at St Paul's". Bbc.co.uk. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "No. 54763". The London Gazette (invalid
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(help)). 29 October 2002. - ^ "No. 2589550". The London Gazette. 5 August 2016.
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