Gordon Messenger
Sir Gordon Messenger | |
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Constable of the Tower of London (2022–present) (6 May 2023)Lord High Steward |
Early life and education
Messenger was born on 15 April 1962 in Dundee, Scotland.[1] He was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton, then an all-boys school.[1] He studied geography at the University of Leicester, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1983.[2]
Military career
On 15 September 1983, Messenger was appointed an acting
Messenger served with British forces in the former
Messenger served as the British Commander of
On 1 December 2015, Messenger appeared in front of the Defence Select Committee of the
Messenger was appointed a
Messenger retired from the Royal Marines in May 2019.[35] On 6 December 2021 Messenger was appointed Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom, the first time that a Royal Marine has held the role.[36]
Later life
In April 2022, it was announced that he had been appointed
Messenger served as
Messenger review
Messenger was appointed in October 2021 to lead a review of leadership in the English NHS. The review considered the "pay and incentives" offered to the service's most senior figures, as well as the "effective systems for intervention and recovery in both providers and integrated care systems", and was to report by May 2022.[41] The King's Fund produced a timeline of recent major NHS reviews, most of which had little impact.[42] Sajid Javid welcomed the report saying: "The findings in this report are stark, it shows examples of great leadership but also where we need to urgently improve,"[43] but according to the Health Service Journal it was full of well-meaning and often well-judged sentiments – but the recommendations were either peripheral or so vague as to be virtually worthless with the only significant recommendation being the introduction of a single set of "core leadership and management standards". It also overlapped with the review of the application of the Fit-and-proper-person test to the NHS.[44] The Daily Telegraph said the review addressed “none of the issues that affect the great majority of people, or at least not directly”, and that it also contained contradictory positions on diversity, inclusion and bullying.[45] It was also pointed out that – by any reasonable definition – the NHS has “far too few managers” with low spending on administration and planning compared to other healthcare systems.[46]
Family
Messenger is married to Sarah and they have three children. He enjoys running, rugby, rock climbing, golf, gardening and real ale.[5][9]
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- ^ a b "Messenger, Gen. Sir Gordon (Kenneth)". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Who's Who. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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- ^ Watt, Nicholas; MacAskill, Ewen; Mason, Rowena. "David Cameron has failed to justify Syria airstrikes, MPs' committee says". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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- ^ Fisher, Lucy (14 May 2019). "General Sir Gordon Messenger retired from the British military as vice chief two hours ago. He tells the WSJ CEO Council he's looking forward to doing all those things he couldn't in armed forces, including "growing a beard & developing a very expensive cocaine habit" !!".
- ^ "No. 63647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 March 2022. p. 5318.
- ^ "General Sir Gordon makes history as first Royal Marine in charge of Tower of London". www.royalnavy.mod.uk.
- ^ "The New Constable of the Tower of London". Historic Royal Palaces. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Roles to be performed at the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey". The Royal Family. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Daily Insight: Messenger delayed but to the point". Health Service Journal. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Leading health and care services: a timeline of health and care leadership developments in England". Kings Fund. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Sajid Javid pledges NHS leadership changes after review finds bullying". BBC. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "The Messenger review is a con". Health Service Journal. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Tinkering with NHS governance is hardly the radical reform patients crave". Daily Telegraph. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Time and again the Tories are wrong about the NHS. It actually needs more managers". i news. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.