Jonathan Shaw (British Army officer)
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Major General Jonathan David Shaw, CB, CBE (born 22 November 1957) is a retired British Army officer.
Military career
Educated at
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Shaw was commissioned into the Parachute Regiment in 1981.[1] He was a platoon commander with 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment during the Falklands War.[1] Having attended the Staff College, Camberley, between 1989 and 1990, he was appointed commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment in 1997.[1]
After attending the Higher Command and Staff Course at the
Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (International Security Policy) in March 2009 and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Global Issues) in January 2011.[1] His responsibilities include Chemical Biological Radiological & Nuclear Policy, Arms Control and Counter Proliferation and Cyber.[1]
Shaw was appointed a
Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2012 Birthday Honours.[3] He retired from the army in 2012.[4]
Family
Shaw is married to Gillie, a partner in a firm of lawyers; they have two children.[1]
Publications
- Shaw, Jonathan (16 October 2014). Britain in a Perilous World: The Strategic Defence and Security Review We Need. Haus Publishing. ISBN 978-1908323811.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Research explorer tool". Napier.
- ^ a b "Army Commands" (PDF). 26 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 2.
- ^ Jonathan Shaw Paradata
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