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General
Sir 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
PremierIan Gorst
Preceded bySir Andrew Ridgway
Personal details
Born (1952-04-17) 17 April 1952 (age 72)
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1973–2011
RankGeneral
Commands1 Mechanised Brigade
3rd Mechanised Division
Regional Forces
Battles/warsThe Troubles
Sierra Leone Civil War
Kosovo War
Bosnian War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsKnight 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

John McColl as DSACEUR
Sir John as Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 2012 with HRH the Duchess of Cornwall.

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

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) 29 December 2007[12]
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 13 May 1997[19]
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) 29 October 2002[20]
Knight of the Order of St John 5 August 2016[21]

References

  1. ^ a b "No. 45956". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 16 April 1973.
  2. ^ General McColl visits Culford Culford School, 21 September 2007
  3. ^ "No. 46419". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 2 December 1974.
  4. ^ "No. 47797". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 20 March 1979.
  5. ^ "No. 49897". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 16 October 1984.
  6. ^ "No. 52200". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 3 July 1990.
  7. ^ "No. 54091". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 4 July 1995.
  8. ^ "No. 54648". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 14 January 1997.
  9. ^ "John McColl Profile on". BBC News. 19 December 2001. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  10. ^ Oxford Leverhulme biography
  11. ^ Senior Officer appointments Archived 10 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ a b "No. 58557". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 29 December 2007.
  13. ^ "Ashdown pulls out of Afghan role". BBC News. 27 January 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  14. ^ Leithead, Alastair (28 March 2008). "UN's new Afghan envoy begins work". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  15. ^ New Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe Appointed Natsource, 29 September 2010
  16. ^ Sir John McColl named as is Jersey Lieutenant Governor BBC News, 26 October 2010.
  17. ^ "Jersey Lieutenant Governor Gen Sir John McColl sworn in". BBC News. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  18. ^ "Lieutenant Governor represents Jersey at St Paul's". Bbc.co.uk. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  19. ^ "No. 54763". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 13 May 1997.
  20. ^ "No. 56735". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 29 October 2002.
  21. ^ "No. 2589550". The London Gazette. 5 August 2016.
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Military offices
New post Commander of the International Security Assistance Force
2001–2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by General Officer Commanding the 3rd Mechanised Division
2000–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College
2003–2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Senior British Military Representative
and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq
March – October 2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander Regional Forces
2004–2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe
2007–2011 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
2011 – present 		Incumbent
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