Nick Houghton

Nick Houghton
Sir Nick Houghton
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Sir Nicholas Houghton
Born 1954
Otley, West Yorkshire
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service 1974 –
Rank General
Service number 497441
Unit Ministry of Defence
Commands held PJHQ
1st Bn The Green Howards
39 Infantry Brigade
Battles/wars Northern Ireland
Iraq
Awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Aide-de-Camp General

General Sir John Nicholas Reynolds Houghton, GCB, CBE, ADC Gen. (born 1954) is a senior officer in the British Army, currently serving as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, the deputy to the Chief of the Defence Staff, the head of Britain's Armed Forces; based at the Ministry of Defence, London.

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Early life

Born in Otley, near Leeds and educated at Woodhouse Grove School in Bradford. He graduated from St Peter's College, University of Oxford after doing an in-Service Bachelor's degree in Modern History.[1]

Military career

After attending RMA Sandhurst, Houghton was commissioned into the Green Howards in 1974. He was appointed Military Assistant to the Chief of Staff British Army of the Rhine and subsequently became a member of the Directing Staff at the Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham. Later he became Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion The Green Howards and was deployed to Northern Ireland.[1]

In 1994 he was made Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff at HQ Land Command and in 1997 he attended the Higher Command and Staff Course. He became Commander of 39 Infantry Brigade in Northern Ireland in 1997 and Director of Military Operations at the Ministry of Defence in 1999. He was made Chief of Staff of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in 2002 and Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations) in 2004.[1]

He was appointed Senior British Military Representative Iraq and Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Force-Iraq in 2005.[1] He was appointed to the honorary position of Colonel of the Regiment of The Yorkshire Regiment on 6 June 2006[2] and was superceeded by Major General Graham Binns in 2011. He became Chief of Joint Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters (UK) in 2006.[1] He was relieved of this post on 13 March 2009 in preparation for his promotion to General on appointment as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in May 2009.[3]

Awards

He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2008 Birthday Honours and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the 2011 Birthday Honours.[4][5]

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Iraq Medal BAR.svg Accumulated Campaign Service Medal BAR.svg Us legion of merit officer rib.png

Order of the Bath UK ribbon.png Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)
Order BritEmp rib.png Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
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General Service Medal 1962 BAR.svg General Service Medal (1962)
Iraq Medal BAR.svg Iraq Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.png Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
Accumulated Campaign Service Medal BAR.svg Accumulated Campaign Service Medal
Us legion of merit officer rib.png Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)

Personal life

He is married to Maggie and they have two children together, Tom and Sophie. His interests include golf, sailing, shooting, cooking and history.[1]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman
Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff
2009 – Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Sir Glenn Torpy
Chief of Joint Operations
2006–2009
Succeeded by
Sir Stuart Peach
New title
Regiment formed
Colonel of the Yorkshire Regiment
2006 – Present
Incumbent

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