Richard Nugee
Richard Nugee | |
|---|---|
 Nugee at Kabul International Airport in October 2014 | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | 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 | Edward Nugee (father) Sir Christopher Nugee (brother) |
Lieutenant General Richard Edward Nugee, CVO, CBE (born 3 June 1963) is a British Army officer who serves as Chief of Defence 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, Lt Gen. Richard Edward', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 5 June 2017
- ^ "Sebastian Shakespear: Family Day out for Becks Jr's ear piercing". Mail Online. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "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.
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- ^ "No. 61529". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 2016. p. 6084.
- ^ "No. 61636". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 2016. p. 14541.
- ^ "Major General Richard Nugee appointed new Chief of Defence People". Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1963 births
- Alumni of Durham University
- Alumni of King's College London
- British Army generals
- British Army personnel of the Iraq War
- British Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Foreign recipients of the Legion of Merit
- Living people
- People educated at Radley College
- Royal Artillery officers