Anthony Pigott
| Sir Anthony Pigott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 (age 73–74) |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/ |
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| Years of service | 1965–2003 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Staff College, Camberley |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant-General Sir Anthony David Pigott, KCB, CBE (born 1944) is a former British Army officer. He presently serves as Independent Member of Steering Board at the Intellectual Property Office.
Military career
Pigott was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1965.[1] He was appointed Chief of Staff for the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in 1992, Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley in 1994 and Director-General, Doctrine and Development in 1997.[2] From 2000 he served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments) with responsibility for planning and executing the invasion of Afghanistan.[3] He retired in 2003.[2]
Later life
After retiring from the Armed Forces, Pigott took a position of Independent Member of Steering Board at the Intellectual Property Office.[4]
On 4 December 2009, Pigott gave evidence to The Iraq Inquiry.[5]
Family
In 1981 he married Felicity Ann Cooper.[6]
Sources and references
- ↑ "No. 43576". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 February 1965. p. 1675.
- 1 2 Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Iraq war inquiry key witnesses: Lieutenant General Sir Anthony Pigott and Major General David Wilson, The Guardian
- ↑ Sir Anthony Pigott Archived 13 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine., Intellectual Property Office
- ↑ "'Defining moment' as US revealed Iraq plans". BBC News. BBC. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ↑ The Peerage.com
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Christopher Wallace |
Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley 1994–1996 |
Succeeded by College Disbanded |
| Preceded by Sir John Day |
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments) 2000–2003 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Fry |