Richard Cripwell
CBE | |
|---|---|
 Lieutenant General Richard Cripwell | |
| Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey | |
| Assumed office 15 February 2022 | |
| Premier | Lyndon Trott Peter Ferbrache |
| Preceded by | Sir Ian Corder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) (United States)Bronze Star Medal |
CBE (born 1962) is a former senior British Army officer. He serves as the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
since 2022.
Early life and education
Born in 1962 in Newry, Northern Ireland,[1] Cripwell was educated in Dublin, Ireland, and at Welbeck College.[2]
Military career
Cripwell was commissioned into the
Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2017 New Year Honours,[6] and in October he became the Deputy Commander of NATO's Resolute Support Mission.[7] Cripwell assumed the appointment of Deputy Commander NATO Allied Land Command on 22 February 2019.[8]
On 8 September 2021, it was announced that Cripwell had been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.[9] He was sworn in on 15 February 2022,[10] and retired from the British Army on 29 April.[11]
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4
- ^ a b c "Brigadier Richard Cripwell". Welbeck College. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "No. 55303". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 November 1998. p. 12076.
- ^ "Forces TV Meets Outgoing Head of BFC". Forces TV. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N2.
- ^ "Cripwell assumes responsibility as deputy commander; Castellano bids farewell". 24 October 2017.
- ^ "LANDCOM transitions Deputy Commanders". 22 February 2019.
- ^ Pouteaux, Juliet (8 September 2021). "New Lt-Governor announced". Guernsey Press. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Guernsey's Lieutenant-Governor: Richard Cripwell to be sworn in". BBC News. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "No. 63685". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 May 2022. p. 8327.