Chief of Defence Materiel
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The Chief of Defence Materiel is a senior post in the British armed forces
created in April 2007. It merges the roles of Chief of Defence Procurement
and Chief of Defence Logistics
into a single post responsible for leading Defence Equipment and Support.
The command may be held by a four-star officer, admiral, general
, or air chief marshal
appointed from the three services, and also by civilian
s.
British Armed Forces
The British Armed Forces are the armed forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Also known as Her Majesty's Armed Forces and sometimes legally the Armed Forces of the Crown, the British Armed Forces encompasses three professional uniformed services, the Royal Navy, the...
created in April 2007. It merges the roles of Chief of Defence Procurement
Chief of Defence Procurement
The Chief of Defence Procurement was a senior post in the British Ministry of Defence. The post-holder was Chief Executive of the MoD Procurement Executive from 1971 until 1999 and then Chief Executive of the Defence Procurement Agency until 2007...
and Chief of Defence Logistics
Chief of Defence Logistics
The Chief of Defence Logistics was a senior post in the British armed forces. As of 1 April 2007 the Defence Logistics Organisation was merged with the Defence Procurement Agency to form a new organisation called Defence Equipment and Support...
into a single post responsible for leading Defence Equipment and Support.
The command may be held by a four-star officer, admiral, general
General (United Kingdom)
General is currently the highest peace-time rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. It is subordinate to the Army rank of Field Marshal, has a NATO-code of OF-9, and is a four-star rank....
, or air chief marshal
Air Chief Marshal
Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
appointed from the three services, and also by civilian
Civilian
A civilian under international humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her country's armed forces or other militia. Civilians are distinct from combatants. They are afforded a degree of legal protection from the effects of war and military occupation...
s.
Postholders
- General Sir Kevin O'DonoghueKevin O'DonoghueGeneral Sir Kevin O'Donoghue KCB, CBE is a retired British Army officer and former Chief of Defence Materiel. He retired from the service in December 2010, being succeeded as Chief of Defence Materiel by Bernard Gray.-Career:...
2 April 2007–December 2010 - Bernard GrayBernard GrayBernard Peter Gray is a British businessman and journalist. Graduated from Oxford University. He was a special adviser to the Labour Party, based in the Ministry of Defence. In December 2010 he was appointed to the role of Chief of Defence Materiel in the Ministry of Defence, leading the Defence...
from 4 January 2011