John Lorimer (British Army officer)
Sir Richard Gozney | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
Member of the Order of the British Empire | |
Early life
The son of Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Lorimer, John Gordon Lorimer was born in 1962.[1] He was educated at Marlborough College, a private school in Marlborough, Wiltshire, from 1976 to 1981.[2] He studied Arabic and Islamic Studies at Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1][2]
Military career
Lorimer enlisted as a private soldier in 1981.
Lorimer was promoted to
Promoted to
Lorimer handed over his responsibilities of Deputy ISAF Commander to Lieutenant General Carsten Jacobson (Germany) in June 2014[24][25] and became Chief of Joint Operations in October 2014.[26] In January 2016, The Times newspaper listed Lorimer amongst Britain's 500 most influential role models.[27]
Lorimer took over as the Defence Senior Adviser to the Middle East in January 2018,[28][29] before handing over the role in February 2021.[30] Lorimer is a former Colonel Commandant of the Parachute Regiment[31] and President of the Army Rugby Union.[9][10] He retired from the British Army on 18 August 2021.[32]
Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
In July 2021, it was announced that Lorimer would be the next
Decorations
Lorimer was appointed
References
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- ^ a b "John Lorimer | ParaData". paradata.org.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Lieutenant General Sir John Lorimer KCB DSO MBE". ARU. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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- ^ "No. 56986". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 July 2003. p. 8126.
- ^ "Basra statement from Brigadier John Lorimer". The Guardian. 20 September 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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- ^ Service Appointments The Times, 8 April 2011
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- ^ "NATO welcomes Lieutenant General John Lorimer as Deputy Commander ISAF". ISAF. July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "No. 60563". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 July 2013. p. 13500.
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- ^ "British Paras form elite force with US". Daily Express. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
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- ^ "General Sir John Lorimer in Lebanon, supporting LAF". British Embassy Beirut. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "General Sir John Lorimer in Dubai, supporting weapons sales". DSAME_DEfence. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "Defence Senior Advisor and his successor conclude visit to Egypt". GOV.UK. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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- ^ "No. 63453". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 August 2021. p. 14969.
- ^ "Sir John Lorimer named as Isle of Man's new Lieutenant Governor". BBC News. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Isle of Man's new Lieutenant Governor begins role next month". BBC News. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Isle of Man's new lieutenant governor sworn in". BBC News. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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- ^ "General Orders No. 2018–33" (PDF). Washington, DC: Headquarters Department of the Army. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2020.