Richard Nugee
Lieutenant General Richard Edward Nugee, CB, CVO, CBE (born 3 June 1963) is a British Army officer who serves as Chief of Defence People.
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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 | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire Legion of Merit (United States) |
Relations | Edward Nugee (father) Sir Christopher Nugee (brother) |
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 (Grey College, BA, 1985) and King's College London (MA, 1995).[1]
Military career
Nugee was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1985.[2] He became commanding officer of 40th Regiment Royal Artillery in 2003 and was deployed to Iraq in that role.[2] Promoted to brigadier, he was deployed with Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps to Afghanistan in 2006.[2] 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.[3] He was appointed Defence Services Secretary and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel) in March 2015.[4] Nugee was awarded the US Legion of Merit on 18 March 2016 for services in Afghanistan.[5] Nugee was promoted to lieutenant general on 29 April 2016.[6] On 12 May 2016, it was announced that Nugee would become the next Chief of the Defence People.[7] Nugee handed over to then Major-General James Swift in February 2020.[8]
Nugee was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours,[9] a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) on 25 October 2016[10] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2020 New Year Honours.[11]
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
- "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.
- "Army appointment". The Times. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- "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.
- "Major General James Swift appointed as Chief of Defence People". UK Ministry of Defence. London, United Kingdom. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 5.
- "No. 61743". The London Gazette. 25 October 2016. p. 22692.
- "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N2.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Simon Williams |
Defence Services Secretary 2015–2016 |
Succeeded by Garry Tunnicliffe |
Preceded by Andrew Gregory |
Chief of Defence People 2016–2020 |
Succeeded by James Swift |