Stephen Dalton

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FRAeS
Air Chief Marshal Dalton in 2012
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
In office
13 March 2017 – 30 June 2022
MonarchElizabeth II
Chief Minister
Preceded bySir John McColl
Succeeded byJerry Kyd
Personal details
Born (1954-04-23) 23 April 1954 (age 70)
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

FRAeS (born 23 April 1954)[1] is a retired senior officer of the Royal Air Force and former Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey
.

As commanding officer of

Libyan conflict. In that capacity he implemented 2,700 redundancies, as determined by the Strategic Defence and Security Review
.

Early life and education

Dalton was born on 23 April 1954. He was educated at Clarendon Park Junior School and

Aeronautical Engineering.[3]

Military career

Dalton was commissioned as a University Cadet on 16 September 1973,

Germany in both ground attack and tactical reconnaissance roles.[3] Dalton was promoted to squadron leader on 1 July 1984,[8] and awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air in the 1987 New Year Honours.[9]

RAF Germany
in the late 70s, a type flown by Dalton on three tours in the UK and Germany

Following the Advanced Staff Course, training to fly the Panavia Tornado,[3] and promotion to wing commander on 1 July 1990,[10] Dalton commanded XIII Squadron.[3] He deployed on Operation Jural, the United Kingdom's contribution to Operation Southern Watch enforcing the No-Fly Zone over Southern Iraq.[3]

Dalton was promoted to

Operation Telic in Iraq.[3]

On promotion to

Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2006 New Year Honours.[15]

On 1 May 2007, Dalton was promoted to

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 2012 Birthday Honours.[20]

In light of the

First Sea Lord and the Chief of the General Staff, would lose his position on the Defence Board, the highest non-ministerial Ministry of Defence committee, which makes decisions on all aspect of military policy.[21] He retired in July 2013.[22]

Dalton was appointed as Honorary Air Commodore to the RAF Regiment on 21 September 2013, in succession to Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Johns.[23] He became Vice President of the Yorkshire Air Museum in 2009 before taking up the post of President in 2015.[24]

Lieutenant Governor of Jersey

It was announced on 20 December 2016 that Dalton would be appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.[25] He was sworn into office on 13 March 2017.[26]

He completed his term of office on 30 June 2022.[27]

He was replaced by Vice Admiral Jerry Kyd, who took office in October 2022.[28]

He was appointed Bath King of Arms in 2018.[29] In that role, he represented the Order of the Bath at the 2023 Coronation.[30]

Personal life

Dalton is married to Anne:[31] the couple has two grown-up children.[3]

Dalton's interests include sports, theatre and history.[3] He was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Leicester in 2011[2] and an honorary Doctorate of Science by the University of Bath in 2013.[32]

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
  2. ^ a b "Sir Stephen Dalton – LLD (Doctor of Laws)". University of Leicester. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Chief of the Air Staff Biography". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  4. ^ "No. 46138". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 November 1973. p. 14087.
  5. ^ "No. 46984". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 August 1976. p. 10917.
  6. ^ "No. 47123". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 January 1977. p. 710.
  7. ^ "No. 47352". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 October 1977. p. 13103.
  8. ^ "No. 49800". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 July 1984. p. 9435.
  9. ^ "No. 50764". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1986. p. 25.
  10. ^ "No. 52200". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 July 1990. p. 11368.
  11. ^ "No. 53724". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 1994. p. 9611.
  12. ^ "No. 55722". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 January 2000. p. 13840.
  13. ^ "No. 56939". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 May 2003. p. 6213.
  14. ^ "Air Rank Appointments List 04/06 dated 10 April 2006". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  15. ^ "No. 57855". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2005. p. 2.
  16. ^ "No. 58326". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 May 2007. p. 6985.
  17. ^ "Air Rank Appointments List 01/07 dated 16 January 2007". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  18. ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 2.
  19. ^ "Air Rank Appointments List 07/08 dated 16 October 2008". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  20. ^ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 2.
  21. ^ "Top military chiefs "sidelined" after Afghanistan row". The Daily Telegraph. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  22. ^ "Helicopter Pilot becomes CAS". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  23. ^ "Honorary Air Commodore". RAF Association. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  24. ^ "Welcome to the Yorkshire Air Museum". Yorkshire Air Museum. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  25. ^ "The Lieutenant-Governor Designate". 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  26. ^ "New Lieutenant Governor of Jersey sworn in". itv.com. 13 March 2017.
  27. ^ "Tributes Paid To Departing Lieutenant-Governor". Channel 103. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  28. ^ "Jersey's next Lieutenant Governor announced". ITN. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  29. ^ "Four Knights Grand Cross installed in Bath chapel". Westminster Abbey. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  30. ^ "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  31. ^ "Jersey's next Lieutenant Governor appointed".
  32. ^ "Sir Stephen Dalton". University of Bath. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

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