Assistant Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)

The Assistant Chief of the General Staff and Army Chief of Staff is a senior role in the British Army.

Responsibilities

The Assistant Chief of the General Staff supports the Chief of the General Staff in his responsibilities, sets the conditions for the British Army to contribute to success on operations, ensures coherence across the 'Defence Lines of Development' and develops the Army of the Future. The officer is an Army Board member responsible for the Army’s international engagement strategy and the British Army’s internal and external communications policy. As the Army’s senior officer in the Ministry of Defence, he or she provides the gearing between the Ministry of Defence and Army Headquarters. The title of the existing ACGS will be renamed as Director Engagement and Communications on 3 September 2018. The responsibilities of D E&C will deliver the British Army’s communications, both internally, across Defence, across Government, and to the UK public and international partners. On the other hand, the role of the Assistant Chief of the General Staff and Army Chief of Staff will be responsible for directing and delivering the Army’s input into Defence planning. The current Director Strategy, Major General James Swift, will attain the title of ACGS and ACOS and his previous title of Director Strategy will disappear.

Assistant Chiefs

Assistant Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff:

Major General Laurence Carr
Major General Arthur Percival
Major General Desmond Anderson
Lieutenant General Gordon Macready
Major General Daril Watson
Major General John Evetts
Major General John Kennedy
Major General Vyvyan Evelegh
Major General Frank Simpson

Assistant Chiefs of the General Staff:

Major General William Jackson
Major General Ian Gill
Major General Frank Caldwell
Major General Hugh Cunningham
Major General Henry Roper
Major General Ian Baker
Major General Maurice Johnston
Major General Robert Pascoe
Major General Laurence New
Major General John MacMillan
Major General Charles Guthrie
Major General Richard Swinburn
Major General Roger Wheeler
Major General Michael Walker
Major General Timothy Granville-Chapman
Major General Michael Willcocks
Major General Kevin O'Donoghue
Major General Richard Dannatt
Major General David Richards
Major General Bill Rollo
Major General Simon Mayall
Major General James Bucknall
Major General Richard Barrons
Major General James Everard
Major General David Cullen
Major General Nick Welch
Major General Rupert Jones
Major General James Swift
Major General Ralph Wooddisse
Major General Nick Perry
Major General Charles Collins
Major General Paul Griffiths
Major General Jonathan Swift