| 词条 | Chris Harper (RAF officer) |
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For other people named Chris Harper, see Chris Harper (disambiguation){{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}{{Infobox military person |name = Sir Christopher Harper |image = Air Marshal C N Harper.jpg |image_size = 300 |caption = Air Marshal Harper in Kabul, November 2009 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|3|25|df=y}} |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |allegiance = United Kingdom |branch = Royal Air Force |serviceyears = 1976 – present |rank = Air Marshal |unit = |commands = No. 1 Group (2007–09) RAF Coltishall (1999–01) No. 41(F) Squadron (1994–97) |battles = Operation Deny Flight |awards = Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches |relations = |laterwork = }} Air Marshal Sir Christopher Nigel Harper, {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100|KBE}} (born 25 March 1957) is a senior Royal Air Force officer, who served as the UK Military Representative to NATO and the European Union from 2011 to 2013. He was previously Deputy Commander Allied Joint Force Command at Brunssum in the Netherlands (2009–11), and Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group in the UK (2007–09). Education and personalHarper was educated at Alleyn's School in Dulwich and King's College London (MA, Defence Studies) and is married with one son. He enjoys flying, shooting, running, riding motorcycles and gastronomy.[1] Service careerHarper was commissioned in 1976,[1] and then regraded to pilot officer the following year[2] after Initial Officer Training, and promoted to flying officer in 1978;[3] being posted in 1979 to 41(F) Squadron for his first tour on the SEPECAT Jaguar.[4] He was promoted to flight lieutenant in 1982[5] and Squadron Leader in 1986,[6] serving as a Qualified Weapons Instructor on the Jaguar with No. 31 and No. 14 Squadrons before an exchange tour in Canada flying the McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet.[4] Promoted to wing commander in 1993,[7] he returned to command No. 41(F) Squadron between 1994 and 1997, and was actively involved in operations over Bosnia during this period.[4] Having been promoted to group captain at the end of this tour,[8] he maintained his connection with the Jaguar force when he returned to RAF Coltishall in 1999 as Station Commander, while its aircraft were involved in operations over Iraq, serving until 2001.[4] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2002 New Year Honours List[9] and was Mentioned in Despatches for actions in the Gulf.[10] Promoted to air commodore in 2002,[11] Harper served as Air Commodore Typhoon at No. 1 Group,[4] before becoming Head of Joint Commitments at the Ministry of Defence in 2004,[12] and then, following promotion to air vice marshal in 2005,[13] Chief of Staff Operations[14] at what became Air Command. In 2007 he returned to No. 1 Group as Air Officer Commanding,[15][16] following which he was promoted to air marshal and appointed Deputy Commander, Allied Joint Force Command, Brunssum in March 2009.[17] He was appointed UK Military Representative to NATO and the EU in March 2011 [18][19] and promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 2011.[20] He became Director-General of the International Military Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 24 July 2013.[21] As of 2015, Harper was paid a salary of between £155,000 and £159,999 by the department, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.[22] In July 2016, he handed over his command of Director-General of the International Military Staff to Lieutenant General Jan Broeks.[23] References1. ^{{London Gazette|issue=47007|date=6 Sep 1976|page=12206|supp=y}} {{commonscat|Christopher Nigel Harper}}{{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-new}}{{s-ttl | title = Head Joint Commitments, Ministry of Defence | years = 2004–2005}}{{s-aft | after = C G S Hughes}}{{s-new}}{{s-ttl | title = Chief of Staff Operations | years = 2005–2007}}{{s-aft | after = Nigel Maddox | as = Chief of Staff Operations, Air Command}}{{s-bef | before = David Walker}}{{s-ttl | title = Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group | years = 2007–2009}}{{s-aft | after = Greg Bagwell}}{{s-bef | before = Chris Moran}}{{s-ttl | title = Deputy Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum| years = 2009–2011}}{{s-aft | after = David Walker}}{{s-bef | before = Sir David Bill}}{{s-ttl | title = UK Military Representative to NATO | years = 2011–2013}}{{s-aft | after =Ian Corder}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Harper, Chris}}2. ^{{London Gazette|issue=47294|date=8 Aug 1977|page=10287|supp=y}} 3. ^{{London Gazette|issue=47616|date=14 Aug 1978|page=9822|supp=y}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 NATO biography (includes photo) retrieved 7 Apr 2012 5. ^{{London Gazette|issue=48964|date=26 Apr 1982|page=5666|supp=y}} 6. ^{{London Gazette|issue=50583|date=30 Jun 1986|pages=8719–8720|supp=y}} 7. ^{{London Gazette|issue=53164|date=4 Jan 1993|page=105|supp=y}} 8. ^{{London Gazette|issue=54642|date=6 Jan 1997|page=217|supp=y}} 9. ^{{London Gazette|issue=56430|date=31 Dec 2001|page=6|supp=y}} 10. ^{{London Gazette|issue=56541|date=19 Apr 2002|page=4813|supp=y}} 11. ^{{London Gazette|issue=56620|date=2 Jul 2002|page=7894|supp=y}} 12. ^gulabin.com Tri-Service Appointments p16 (Mar 2012) retrieved 13 May 2012 13. ^{{London Gazette|issue=57761|date=20 Sep 2005|page=12121|supp=y}} 14. ^gulabin.com RAF Appointments p43 (Mar 2012) retrieved 13 May 2012 15. ^RAF Air Rank Appointments List 07/06 of 21 Aug 2006 retrieved 17 Jun 2011 16. ^gulabin.com RAF Appointments p84 (Mar 2012) retrieved 13 May 2012 17. ^RAF Air Rank Appointments List 09/08 of 19 Dec 2008 retrieved 17 Jun 2011 18. ^RAF Air Rank Appointments List 07/10 of 17 Sep 2010 retrieved 17 Jun 2011 19. ^gulabin.com Tri-Service Appointments p28 (Mar 2012) retrieved 13 May 2012 20. ^{{London Gazette|issue=59808|date=11 Jun 2011|pages=4–6|supp=y}} 21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-62143176-3245908C/natolive/news_102334.htm|title=NATO News, 24 July 2013|accessdate=31 July 2013}} 22. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/492289/150K_senior_salaries.csv/preview|title=Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 – GOV.UK|date=2015-12-17|website=www.gov.uk|access-date=2016-03-13}} 23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_134267.htm|title=Change of Command – Director General of the NATO International Military Staff|accessdate=27 July 2016}} 6 : 1957 births|Living people|People educated at Alleyn's School|Alumni of King's College London|Royal Air Force air marshals|Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
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