(1956-02-22) 22 February 1956 (age 68) Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Air Force
Years of service
1974–2022[1]
Rank
Air Chief Marshal
Service number
5202786A
Commands held
Chair of the NATO Military Committee Chief of the Defence Staff Joint Forces Command Chief of Joint Operations Chief of Defence Intelligence Air Warfare Centre NATO Air Commander (Forward), Kosovo IX (Bomber) Squadron
Battles/wars
Operation Jural Kosovo
Awards
Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air Commander First Class of the Order of King Abdulaziz (Saudi Arabia) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
Alma mater
University of Sheffield Downing College, Cambridge
Air Chief Marshal Stuart William Peach, Baron Peach, KG, GBE, KCB, DL (born 22 February 1956) is a British retired senior Royal Air Force officer. After training as a navigator, Peach commanded IX (Bomber) Squadron and then became Deputy Station Commander RAF Bruggen. He was deployed as NATO Air Commander (Forward) in Kosovo in 2000. He went on to be Chief of Defence Intelligence in 2006, Chief of Joint Operations in 2009 and the first Commander of Joint Forces Command in December 2011 before being appointed Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff in May 2013. Peach succeeded General Sir Nick Houghton as Chief of the Defence Staff on 14 July 2016. He succeeded General Petr Pavel as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee on 29 June 2018, serving as such until his retirement from NATO in June 2021.
^"No. 63691". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 May 2022. p. 8832.
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the Defence Staff in spring 2016, in succession to Air Chief Marshal StuartPeach. Messenger was formally promoted to full general on 16 May 2016. He is...
office 26 June 2015 – 29 June 2018 Preceded by Knud Bartels Succeeded by StuartPeach Chief of the General Staff In office 1 July 2012 – 1 May 2015 President...
Peter Abbott Sir Anthony Bagnall Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman Sir Nicholas Houghton Sir StuartPeach Sir Gordon Messenger Sir Timothy Fraser Gwyn Jenkins...
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2016, retrieved Feb 22, 2018. "Press statement by Air Chief Marshal Sir StuartPeach, Chair of the NATO Military Committee following the Military Committee...
Guthrie Sir Michael Boyce Sir Michael Walker Sir Jock Stirrup Sir David Richards Sir Nick Houghton Sir StuartPeach Sir Nicholas Carter Sir Tony Radakin...
Harald Kujat 2005–2008 Ray Henault 2008–2011 Giampaolo Di Paola 2011–2015 Knud Bartels 2015–2018 Petr Pavel 2018–2021 StuartPeach 2021–2023 Rob Bauer...
Harald Kujat 2005–2008 Ray Henault 2008–2011 Giampaolo Di Paola 2011–2015 Knud Bartels 2015–2018 Petr Pavel 2018–2021 StuartPeach 2021–2023 Rob Bauer...
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General Sir Nicholas Houghton British Army 13 March 2009 Air Marshal Sir StuartPeach Royal Air Force December 2011 Lieutenant General Sir David Capewell...
London Metropolitan Police Bernard Hogan-Howe, Chief of the Defence Staff StuartPeach, and Children's Commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson. Sheffield has...
Tata (honorary) (date unknown) Military Division Air Chief Marshal Sir StuartPeach (31 December) Civil Division Sir Ian Wood (11 June) Sir Cyril Chantler...
Peter Abbott Sir Anthony Bagnall Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman Sir Nicholas Houghton Sir StuartPeach Sir Gordon Messenger Sir Timothy Fraser Gwyn Jenkins...
Republika Srpska Commanders and leaders / Leighton Smith / Michael E. Ryan / StuartPeach / Bernard Janvier / André Soubirou / Sir Rupert Smith / Dick Applegate...
2000–2003 Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew Ridgway, 2003–2006 Air Marshal Sir StuartPeach 2006–2009 Air Marshal Christopher Nickols 2009–2012 Vice-Admiral Alan...
officially opened by The Chief of Joint Operations, Air Marshal Sir StuartPeach. In 2016 a major runway resurfacing project was completed ensuring both...
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