David Leakey

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Arundell David Leakey CMG , CVO , CBE (born May 18, 1952 ) is a former British military commander and Director General of the European Union Military Staff . From 2010 to 2017 he was the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod .

Royal Tank Regiment

Career

After graduating from school in Sherborne , he attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst . The NCO was promoted to Second Lieutenant on February 27, 1971 and transferred to the Royal Tank Regiment . September 4, 1971 to July 1, 1974, he studied as a University Cadetship law at Fitzwilliam College of Cambridge University . During his further military career he was promoted frequently: 1974 to First Lieutenant and 1977 to Captain .

As a member of his tank association ( Chieftain and Challenger 1 ), he was stationed in Northern Ireland , Germany , Bosnia and Canada in addition to the United Kingdom . His training as a staff officer took place at Staff College, after which Camberley was promoted to major in 1984 , was appointed chief of staff of the 7th Tank Brigade in Germany and military assistant to the chief of the British Defense Staff and commander of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment . In 1993 he was promoted to colonel.

His next assignment was in the UK Department of Defense as a member of the Chief Executive Officer for Military Operations. In this role he was responsible for the planning and execution at the locations in Eastern and Western Europe. In 1995 he attended the Joint Service Defense College (JSDC) at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich to be deployed as a British military representative in the peace negotiations to end the Bosnian War , which led to the Dayton Agreement, at the end of 1995 . He was then promoted to Brigadier in December 1995 . In 1996 he became commander of the 20th tank brigade based in Germany. With this brigade he was deployed in the former Yugoslavia from December 1996 to June 1997 .

European Union Military Staff

He returned to the Ministry of Defense as Head of Military Operations from July 1997 to December 1999, and in 2000 attended the Royal College of Defense Studies . He was Chief of Staff at Headquarters in Northern Ireland from February to December 2001 and was promoted to major general in late 2001 . From December 2001 to October 2004 he was General Director of Army Training and Recruiting .

European career

On October 6, 2004, he was appointed Chief Commander of Operation Althea (EUFOR Althea) of the European Union Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina . He reached the last stage of promotion in 2007 as lieutenant general . From March 1, 2007 to 2010, he was Director General of the Military Staff of the European Union in Brussels . He ended his military career on September 22, 2010.

State career

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Leakey was named Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod in the House of Lords on December 21, 2010 and reaffirmed on February 1, 2014 for the period ending January 31, 2017.

Private life

He is married and has two sons. The amateur musician's activities include serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the UK National Children's Orchestra

Appointments, honors and awards

country Abbreviation medal Year of award Fig.
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom Lt Gen Lieutenant General 2007 UK Army OF8.png
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom CMG Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George 2006 UK Order St-Michael St-George ribbon.svg
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1997 Order of the British Empire (Military) Ribbon.png
United NationsU.N. U.N. United Nations Medal for Cyprus (UNFYCIP) UNFYCIP Baton.jpg
NATO NATO "Former Yugoslavia" for IFOR and SFOR NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom General Service Medal 1962 with the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service 2002 General Service Medal 1962 BAR MID.png
Flag of the Western European Union.svg European Union Mission medal of the European Union Western European Union Mission Service Medal Ribbon 100px.png
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal 2002 QEII Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.png
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012 QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.png
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom CVO Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 2018 Royal Victorian Order UK ribbon.png
  • He is Colonel of Honor of the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry and the Army Cadet Force Music .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.royal.gov.uk of December 21, 2010
  2. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 45331, HMSO, London, March 30, 1971, p. 2938 ( PDF , English).
  3. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 45493, HMSO, London, October 11, 1971, p. 10969 ( PDF , English).
  4. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 46403, HMSO, London, November 18, 1974, p. 11370 ( PDF , English).
  5. ↑ www.europarl.europa.eu
  6. ↑ www.fitz.cam.ac.uk ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fitz.cam.ac.uk
  7. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 46495, HMSO, London, February 18, 1975, p. 2223 ( PDF , English).
  8. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 47289, HMSO, London, August 1, 1977, p. 9974 ( PDF , English).
  9. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 49897, HMSO, London, October 15, 1984, p. 13947 ( PDF , English).
  10. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 53537, HMSO, London, December 31, 1993, p. 20680 ( PDF , English).
  11. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 54265, HMSO, London, December 29, 1995, p. 61 ( PDF , English).
  12. ↑ www.gulabin.com ( Memento of the original from July 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gulabin.com
  13. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 56419, HMSO, London, December 18, 2001, p. 14897 ( PDF , English).
  14. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 57453, HMSO, London, November 2, 2004, p. 13817 ( PDF , English).
  15. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 57453, HMSO, London, November 2, 2004, p. 13817 ( PDF , English).
  16. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 58264, HMSO, London, March 6, 2007, p. 3233 ( PDF , English).
  17. ↑ www.consilium.europa.eu
  18. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 59559, HMSO, London, September 28, 2010, p. 18725 ( PDF , English).
  19. ↑ www.Parliament.uk, accessed February 2, 2011
  20. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 60800, HMSO, London, March 7, 2014, p. 4739 ( PDF , English).
  21. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. www.nco.org.uk @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nco.org.uk
  22. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 57936, HMSO, London, March 24, 2006, p. 4194 ( PDF , accessed February 10, 2014, English).
  23. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 54969, HMSO, London, December 4, 1997, p. 13691 ( PDF , accessed February 10, 2014, English).
  24. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 56541, HMSO, London, April 19, 2002, p. 4810 ( PDF , accessed February 10, 2014, English).
personal data
SURNAME Leakey, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Leakey, Arundell David (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Lieutenant General and Director General of the European Union Military Staff
DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1952