John McColl
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General
Sir John Chalmers McColl KCB
, CBE
, DSO
(b. 17 April 1952) is the current Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
. He was sworn in on 26 September 2011. He was formerly Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
, McColl was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Anglian Regiment
in 1973 and promoted to lieutenant on 8 September 1974. In 1989 he became a squadron commander in the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment
. He held a variety of commands and military posts before commanding 1 Mechanised Brigade in 1997. In 1999 he became Assistant Chief of Staff at Land Command and in 2000 he was given command of 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division. In 2001 he was appointed the first leader of the International Security Assistance Force
in Afghanistan
.
In 2003 he came Commandant
of the Joint Services Command and Staff College
.
In 2004 he was appointed Deputy Commander and Senior British Representative in the Multinational Force Iraq, and at the end of that year he became Commander of Regional Forces
at Land Command.
In October 2007 he became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) in the rank of General
, replacing General Sir John Reith KCB
CBE
.
He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2008 New Year Honours
.
He was the preferred choice of Afghanistan for the role of U.N. super envoy after they rejected Paddy Ashdown. However on 7 March 2008 Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide
was appointed as the UN representative for Afghanistan. He retired as DSACEUR in March 2011.
. He took office on 26 September 2011.
General
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Sir John Chalmers McColl KCB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, CBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(b. 17 April 1952) is the current Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
The Lieutenant Governor of Jersey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown....
. He was sworn in on 26 September 2011. He was formerly Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
Army career
Educated at Culford SchoolCulford School
Culford School is a coeducational HMC and IAPS public school for pupils age 3–18. Founded in 1881, it is situated in Culford, four miles north of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England.-History:...
, McColl was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Anglian Regiment
Royal Anglian Regiment
The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on 1 September 1964 as the first of the new large infantry regiments, through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade.* 1st Battalion from the...
in 1973 and promoted to lieutenant on 8 September 1974. In 1989 he became a squadron commander in the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment
Royal Tank Regiment
The Royal Tank Regiment is an armoured regiment of the British Army. It was formerly known as the Tank Corps and the Royal Tank Corps. It is part of the Royal Armoured Corps and is made up of two operational regiments, the 1st Royal Tank Regiment and the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment...
. He held a variety of commands and military posts before commanding 1 Mechanised Brigade in 1997. In 1999 he became Assistant Chief of Staff at Land Command and in 2000 he was given command of 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division. In 2001 he was appointed the first leader of the International Security Assistance Force
International Security Assistance Force
The International Security Assistance Force is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001 by Resolution 1386 as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement...
in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
.
In 2003 he came Commandant
Commandant
Commandant is a senior title often given to the officer in charge of a large training establishment or academy. This usage is common in anglophone nations...
of the Joint Services Command and Staff College
Joint Services Command and Staff College
Joint Services Command and Staff College is a British military academic establishment providing training and education to experienced officers of the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force, Ministry of Defence Civil Service, and serving officers of other states.-History:JSCSC combined the single...
.
In 2004 he was appointed Deputy Commander and Senior British Representative in the Multinational Force Iraq, and at the end of that year he became Commander of Regional Forces
Commander Regional Forces (United Kingdom)
The Commander Regional Forces was a senior British Army officer who had command over the Regenerative Divisions of the British Army i.e. those divisions that are not on full strength and would only be mobilised in a national emergency. The post was held by a Lieutenant General and was based at HQ...
at Land Command.
In October 2007 he became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) in the rank of General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
, replacing General Sir John Reith KCB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
CBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
.
He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2008 New Year Honours
New Year Honours 2008
The New Year Honours 2008 for the Commonwealth Realms were announced on 29 December 2007, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 2008....
.
He was the preferred choice of Afghanistan for the role of U.N. super envoy after they rejected Paddy Ashdown. However on 7 March 2008 Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide
Kai Eide
Kai Aage Eide is a Norwegian diplomat. He was appointed the United Nations Special Representative to Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on 7 March 2008, a position he held until March 2010 when Staffan de Mistura took over.Eide has previously served as...
was appointed as the UN representative for Afghanistan. He retired as DSACEUR in March 2011.
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
On 26 October 2010 it was announced that he would be appointed to the role of Lieutenant Governor of JerseyLieutenant Governor of Jersey
The Lieutenant Governor of Jersey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown....
. He took office on 26 September 2011.