Richard Nugee

Richard Nugee
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1979 -
Rank Major-General
Commands held 40th Regiment Royal Artillery
Battles/wars Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Richard Edward Nugee, CBE (born 3 June 1963) is a British Army officer who serves as Defence Services Secretary.

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, England. He studied at Durham University (BA, 1985) and King's College London (MA, 1995).[1] He is the brother of Christopher Nugee and brother-in-law of Shadow Secretary of State for Defence 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 went on to be 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]

References

  1. ↑ ‘NUGEE, Maj. Gen. Richard Edward’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
  2. ↑ "Sebastian Shakespear: Family Day out for Becks Jr's ear piercing". Mail Online. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Major General Richard Nugee". Speakers for Schools. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Army appointment". The Times. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61529. p. 6084. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
Simon Williams		 Defence Services Secretary
2015– 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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