Richard Nugee
Lieutenant General Nugee in 2017
Born (1963-06-03) 3 June 1963 (age 60)
Hampstead, London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1985 – 2021
RankLieutenant General
Commands held40th Regiment Royal Artillery
Battles/warsIraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Legion of Merit (United States)
RelationsEdward Nugee (father)
Sir Christopher Nugee (brother)
Emily Thornberry (sister-in-law)

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.
Military offices Preceded bySimon Williams Defence Services Secretary 2015–2016 Succeeded byGarry Tunnicliffe Preceded byAndrew Gregory Chief of Defence People 2016–2020 Succeeded byJames Swift
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