1. Lieutenant General Richard Edward Nugee, CB, CVO, CBE was born on 3 June 1963 and is a retired senior British Army officer.
16 Facts About Richard Nugee
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Richard Nugee served in several senior roles including Defence Services Secretary and Chief of Defence People, before ending his career leading a review into climate change policy in the Ministry of Defence between March 2020 and May 2021.
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Richard Nugee is the son of Edward Nugee, a notable barrister, and his wife Rachel, a Bletchley codebreaker and active lay Anglican.
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Richard Nugee was educated at Radley College, an all-boys public school near Radley, Oxfordshire.
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Richard Nugee studied anthropology at Durham University, where he was a member of Grey College, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985.
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Richard Nugee later studied military affairs at King's College London, and completed a Master of Arts degree in 1995.
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Richard Nugee became commanding officer of 40th Regiment Royal Artillery in 2003 and was deployed to Iraq in that role.
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Richard Nugee went on to be Director of Manning in March 2009, Director General of Army Personnel in June 2012 and Chief of Staff in October 2013: in the latter role he was deployed as Chief of Staff, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan in November 2013.
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Richard Nugee was appointed Defence Services Secretary and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff in March 2015.
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Richard Nugee was awarded the US Legion of Merit in the Degree of Officer on 18 March 2016 for services in Afghanistan.
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Richard Nugee was promoted to lieutenant general on 29 April 2016.
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On 12 May 2016, it was announced that Richard Nugee would become the next Chief of Defence People.
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Richard Nugee handed over to then Major-General James Swift in February 2020.
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Richard Nugee was a Colonel Commandant of the Royal Regiment of Artillery from 8 June 2012 until 21 April 2023.
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Richard Nugee was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2012 New Year Honours, a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2016 Special Honours, and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2020 New Year Honours.
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Richard Nugee is the current Chief Executive of The Scar Free Foundation, a medical research charity.