Richard Cripwell
Lieutenant General Richard Cripwell
Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
Assumed office
15 February 2022
PremierLyndon Trott
Peter Ferbrache
Preceded bySir Ian Corder
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1982–2022
RankLieutenant General
UnitRoyal Engineers
CommandsBritish Forces Cyprus
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Task Force in Kosovo
26 Engineer Regiment
Battles/warsThe Troubles
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Commander of the Order of St John

Lieutenant General Richard John Cripwell, CB, CBE, CStJ (born 1962), is a former senior British Army officer. He serves as the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey since 2022.

Early life and education

Born in 1962 at Newry, Northern Ireland,[1] Cripwell was educated in Dublin, Ireland, and at Welbeck College.[2]

Military career

Cripwell was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1982,[2] becoming Commanding Officer of 26 Engineer Regiment, then Commander of the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Task Force in Kosovo.[2] He went on to be Assistant Chief of Staff at Permanent Joint Headquarters in January 2010, Director Strategic Transition and Assessments Group at the Headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force in February 2012 and Commander British Forces Cyprus and Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas in January 2013.[3] After that he became Head of the British Defence Staff and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C. in March 2015.[4] CBE in 2013, Cripwell was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2017 New Year Honours,[5] and in October he became the Deputy Commander of NATO's Resolute Support Mission.[6] Cripwell assumed the appointment of Deputy Commander NATO Allied Land Command on 22 February 2019.[7]

On 8 September 2021, it was announced that Cripwell had been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.[8] He was sworn in on 15 February 2022,[9] and retired from the British Army on 29 April 2022.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cripwell, Lt Gen. Richard John, (Born 1962), Deputy Commander, Resolute Support, Afghanistan, since 2017", Who's Who, 2017, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U262037, ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4
  2. ^ a b c "Brigadier Richard Cripwell". Welbeck College. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Forces TV Meets Outgoing Head of BFC". Forces TV. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  5. ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N2.
  6. ^ "Cripwell assumes responsibility as deputy commander; Castellano bids farewell". 24 October 2017.
  7. ^ "LANDCOM transitions Deputy Commanders". 22 February 2019.
  8. ^ Pouteaux, Juliet (8 September 2021). "New Lt-Governor announced". Guernsey Press. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Guernsey's Lieutenant-Governor: Richard Cripwell to be sworn in". BBC News. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  10. ^ "No. 63685". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 May 2022. p. 8327.
Military offices Preceded bySir Graham Stacey Commander British Forces Cyprus 2013–2015 Succeeded bySir Michael Wigston Preceded byBuster Howes Head of the British Defence Staff – US and Defence Attaché 2015–2017 Succeeded byGavin Parker Government offices Preceded bySir Ian Corder Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey 2022– Incumbent
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