Deputy Chief of the General Staff
Incumbent
Lieutenant General Dame Sharon Nesmith
since 11 August 2022
Army Headquarters
British Army
AbbreviationDCGS
Member ofArmy Board
Reports toChief of the General Staff
NominatorSecretary of State for Defence
AppointerThe Monarch
On the advice of the Prime Minister, subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council
Term lengthNo fixed length
PrecursorVice Chief of the General Staff
Formation1914, 2015
First holderSir Henry Merrick Lawson
DeputyAssistant Chief of the General Staff

Deputy Chief of the General Staff (DCGS) is the title of the deputy to the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army. From 1942 until 1968 the Deputy Chief was the third-ranking member of the General Staff, subordinate the Chief and Vice Chief. As of September 2015, the role of Deputy CGS is to be "responsible for representing the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) within Head Office and outwards to relevant TLBs and dependencies, provides oversight of the Army Operating Model and provides overall personnel policy direction as the Principal Personnel Officer (PPO)."[1]

Subordinate Commands

The commands under DCGS include:[2]

List of post-holders

Post-holders have been as follows:[3]

Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff

Deputy Chief of the General Staff

References

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  2. ^ "How Defence Works version 6.0" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. UK Ministry of Defence. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020. page 30
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  7. ^ "QG Signals bid farewell to its Colonel of the Regt, Maj Gen N A W Pope CBE". Gurkha Brigade Association. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  8. ^ "No. 61462". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 January 2016. p. 107.
  9. ^ "No. 62738". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 August 2019. p. 14447.
  10. ^ "Major General Sharon Nesmith appointed as the Army's next Deputy Chief of the General Staff". www.army.mod.uk. 4 April 2022.
  11. ^ "No. 63787". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 August 2022. p. 15558.
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