Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)
| Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Abbreviation | VCDS |
| Member of | Defence Council Chiefs of Staff Committee |
| Reports to | Chief of the Defence Staff |
| Nominator | Secretary of State for Defence |
| Appointer | Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council |
| Precursor | Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff |
| Formation | February 1964 |
| First holder | Air Chief Marshal Sir Alfred Earle |
| Website | Official website |
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The Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS) is the deputy to the
4 star officer
.
Responsibilities
The Vice Chief of the Defence Staff deputises for the Chief of the Defence Staff and has responsibility for running the armed forces aspects of defence business, principally through the central staff. VCDS is responsible for:
- Deputising for CDS (in particular as Military Strategic Commander)
- Co-ordinating delivery of top-level decisions-making, implementation and monitoring progress
- Leading senior military judgement for the future development of the armed forces including the definition and delivery for military capability requirements; and being capability sponsor for capital projects and programmes
- Defence Board lead for military personnel and training (including Reserves)
- Leading the preparation of the armed forces input to SDSRs
- (with CDS) conduct of the military strategic dialogue[3]
List of Vice Chiefs of the Defence Staff
These are:[2]
| No. | Picture | Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff | Took office | Left office | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 1964 | May 1966 |  Royal Air Force | ||
| 2 | May 1966 | November 1967 |  British Army | ||
| 3 | November 1967 | March 1970 |  Royal Navy | ||
| 4 | March 1970 | February 1972 | Royal Air Force | ||
| 5 | February 1972 | January 1974 | British Army | ||
| 6 | January 1974 | January 1976 | Royal Air Force | ||
| 7 | January 1976 | March 1977 | Royal Navy | ||
| 8 | March 1977 | April 1978 | Royal Navy | ||
| 9 | April 1978 | May 1979 | British Army | ||
| 10 | May 1979 | June 1981 | British Army | ||
| 11 | June 1981 | June 1983 | Royal Air Force | ||
| 12 | June 1983 | January 1985 | Royal Navy | ||
| 13 | January 1985 | August 1985 | Royal Air Force | ||
| 14 | August 1985 | October 1987 | Royal Air Force | ||
| 15 | October 1987 | March 1991 | British Army | ||
| 16 | March 1991 | January 1993 | Royal Navy | ||
| 17 | January 1993 | April 1995 | Royal Navy | ||
| 18 | April 1995 | October 1997 | Royal Air Force | ||
| 19 | October 1997 | May 2001 | Royal Navy | ||
| 20 | May 2001 | July 2005 | Royal Air Force | ||
| 21 | July 2005 | May 2009 | British Army | ||
| 22 | May 2009 | May 2013 | British Army | ||
| 23 | May 2013 | May 2016 | Royal Air Force | ||
| 24 | May 2016 | May 2019 |  Royal Marines | ||
| 25 | May 2019 | September 2022 | Royal Navy | ||
| 26 | August 2022[4] | Royal Marines |
References
- ^ Vice Chief of Defence Staff Ministry of Defence
- ^ a b "V: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ "General Gwyn Jenkins CB OBE ADC". GOV.UK. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
Text was copied from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
- ^ "No. 63818". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 September 2022. p. 17754.
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