- Early Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff
- Current arrangements Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations) Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff (Personnel and Training) / Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff (People)/Chief of Defence People Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Financial and Military Capability) Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff (Intelligence)
- References
The Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff is a senior British military officer who reports to the Chief of the Defence Staff and Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff. Early Deputy Chiefs of the Defence StaffThese were:[1] - 1957 – 1960 – Lieutenant-General Sir Roderick McLeod
- 1960 – 1962 – Air Marshal Sir Alfred Earle
- 1962 – 1964 – Lieutenant-General Sir Denis O’Connor
Note: This single "Deputy Chief" role was redesignated Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff after 1964.[1]Current arrangementsThere are currently three people with the post of Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (DCDS) at any one time. These are:[2] - Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations)
- Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Capability)
- Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (People)
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations)These were:[1]
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments)- 1985 – 1987 Vice-Admiral Sir John Woodward
- 1987 – 1989 Lieutenant-General Sir Antony Walker
- 1989 – 1992 Air Marshal Sir Kenneth Hayr
- 1992 – 1995 Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Nicholas Hill-Norton
- 1995 – 1997 Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Harley
- 1997 – 2000 Air Marshal Sir John Day
- 2000 – 2003 Lieutenant-General Sir Anthony Pigott
- 2003 – 2006 Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Fry
- 2006 – 2007 Vice-Admiral Charles Style
- 2007 – 2009 Lieutenant-General Sir Peter Wall
Current title: Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Military Strategy & Operations) - 2009 – 2011 Lieutenant-General Simon Mayall
- 2011 – 2013 Lieutenant-General Richard Barrons
- 2013 – 2014 Lieutenant-General James Everard
- 2014 – 2016 Lieutenant-General Gordon Messenger
- 2016 – 2018 Lieutenant-General Mark Carleton-Smith
- 2018 – Present Lieutenant General Douglas Chalmers
Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff (Personnel and Training) / Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff (People)/Chief of Defence PeopleThese were:[1]
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Programmes and Personnel)- 1984 – 1987 Lieutenant-General Sir John Chapple
- 1987 – 1989 Air Marshal Sir David Parry-Evans
- 1989 – 1992 Vice-Admiral Sir Barry Wilson
- 1992 – 1996 Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir Thomas Boyd-Carpenter
- 1996 – 1999 Air Marshal Sir Peter Squire
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel)- 1999 – 2002 Air Marshal Sir Malcolm Pledger
- 2002 – 2005 Lieutenant-General Anthony Palmer
- 2005 – 2007 Air Marshal David Pocock
- 2007 – 2010 Vice-Admiral Peter Wilkinson
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel and Training)- 2010 – 2013 Lieutenant-General Sir William Rollo
Current title: Chief of Defence People - 2013 – 2016 Lieutenant-General Andrew Gregory
- 2016 – Present Lieutenant-General Richard Nugee
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Financial and Military Capability)These were:[1]
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements)- 1967 – 1968 Air Marshal Sir Neil Wheeler
- 1968 – 1971 Lieutenant-General Sir Noel Thomas
- 1971 – 1973 Vice-Admiral Sir Ian McIntosh
- 1973 – 1976 Air Marshal Sir Michael Giddings
- 1976 – 1978 Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Cunningham
- 1978 – 1981 Vice-Admiral Sir Stephen Berthon
- 1981 – 1983 Lieutenant-General Sir Maurice Johnston
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems)- 1983 – 1986 Air Marshal Sir Donald Hall
- 1986 – 1989 Vice-Admiral Sir Jeremy Black
- 1989 – 1992 Lieutenant-General Sir Anthony Mullens
- 1992 – 1994 Air Marshal Sir Roger Austin
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability)- 1994 – 1995 Vice-Admiral Malcolm Rutherford
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems)- 1995 – 1997 Vice-Admiral Sir John Dunt
- 1997 – 1999 Lieutenant-General Sir Edmund Burton
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability)- 1999 – 2002 Vice-Admiral Sir Jeremy Blackham
- 2002 – 2003 Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup
- 2003 – 2006 Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Fulton
- 2006 – 2009 Lieutenant-General Andrew Figgures
- 2009 – 2012 Vice-Admiral Sir Paul Lambert
Current title: Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Capability) - 2012 – 2016 Air Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier
- 2016 – 2018 Lieutenant General Mark Poffley
Current title: Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Financial and Military Capability) - 2018 - Present Air Marshal Richard Knighton
Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff (Intelligence)- 1964 – 1965 Vice-Admiral Sir Norman Denning
- 1965 – 1968 Air Marshal Sir Harold Maguire
- 1968 – 1971 Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Fyffe
- 1971 – 1972 Vice-Admiral Sir Louis Le Bailly
- 1972 – 1975 Lieutenant-General Sir David Willison
- 1975 – 1978 Air Marshal Sir Richard Wakeford
- 1978 – 1981 Vice-Admiral Sir Roy Halliday
- 1981 – 1983 Lieutenant-General Sir James Glover
- 1983 – 1984 Air Marshal Sir Michael Armitage
(post discontinued in 1984; taken over by Chief of Defence Intelligence)References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|title=V: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS |url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Ministry%20of%20Defence%20Senior%20Posts.pdf |accessdate=12 June 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/484941/20151208HowDefenceWorksV4_2.pdf |title=How Defence Works |publisher=Ministry of Defence |date=14 December 2015}}
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