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Richard Nugee

Lieutenant General Richard Edward Nugee, CB, CVO, CBE (born 3 June 1963) is a retired senior British Army officer. He served in several senior roles including Defence Services Secretary (2015–2016) and Chief of Defence People (2016–2020), before ending his career leading a review into climate change policy in the Ministry of Defence between March 2020 and May 2021.

Early life and education

Nugee was born on 3 June 1963 in Hampstead, England.[1] He is the son of Edward Nugee, a notable barrister,[2] and his wife Rachel, a Bletchley codebreaker and active lay Anglican.[3][4] He was educated at Radley College, an all-boys public school near Radley, Oxfordshire.[5] He studied anthropology at Durham University, where he was a member of Grey College, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1985.[1] He later studied military affairs at King's College London, and completed a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1995.[1]

Military career

Lt Gen Nugee in 2020

Nugee was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1985.[6] He became commanding officer of 40th Regiment Royal Artillery in 2003 and was deployed to Iraq in that role.[6] Promoted to brigadier, he was deployed with Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps to Afghanistan in 2006.[6]

He went on to be Director of Manning (Army) in March 2009, Director General of Army Personnel in June 2012 and Chief of Staff (Operations) in October 2013: in the latter role he was deployed as Chief of Staff, Combined Force Command, Afghanistan in November 2013.[7] He was appointed Defence Services Secretary and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel) in March 2015.[8] Nugee was awarded the US Legion of Merit in the Degree of Officer on 18 March 2016 for services in Afghanistan.[9][10]

Nugee was promoted to lieutenant general on 29 April 2016.[11] On 12 May 2016, it was announced that Nugee would become the next Chief of Defence People.[12] Nugee handed over to then Major-General James Swift in February 2020.[13] Since March 2020, he has led a review into climate change policy and sustainability in the Ministry of Defence.[14] Nugee retired from the army on 12 May 2021.[15]

He was a Colonel Commandant of the Royal Regiment of Artillery from 8 June 2012 until 21 April 2023.[16]

Nugee was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours,[17] a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 2016 Special Honours,[18] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2020 New Year Honours.[19]

Nugee is the current Chief Executive of The Scar Free Foundation, a medical research charity.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nugee, Lt Gen. Richard Edward". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U255899. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Nugee, Edward George". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2016. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U29763. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Nugee, Rachel Elizabeth". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2016. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U29764. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ Fletcher, Melanie (6 November 2015). "Obituary: Rachel Elizabeth Nugee". The Church Times. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. ^ 'NUGEE, Lt Gen. Richard Edward', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 Retrieved 5 June 2017
  6. ^ a b c "Major General Richard Nugee". Speakers for Schools. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Army appointment". The Times. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  9. ^ "No. 61529". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 2016. p. 6084.
  10. ^ "General Orders No. 2018–33" (PDF). Washington, DC: Headquarters Department of the Army. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  11. ^ "No. 61636". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 2016. p. 14541.
  12. ^ "Major General Richard Nugee appointed new Chief of Defence People". Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Major General James Swift appointed as Chief of Defence People". UK Ministry of Defence. London, United Kingdom. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Lt Gen Richard Nugee to lead MOD's climate change policy". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  15. ^ "No. 63351". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 May 2021. p. 8881.
  16. ^ "No. 64077". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2023. p. 11607.
  17. ^ "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 5.
  18. ^ "No. 61743". The London Gazette. 25 October 2016. p. 22692.
  19. ^ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N2.
  20. ^ "'The burns can cook them:' Reflections on burns injuries and the climate crisis". The Scar Free Foundation. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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