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The Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff is a senior British military officer who reports to the Chief of the Defence Staff and Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.

Early Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff

These were:^[1]

• 1957 – 1960 – Lieutenant-General Sir Roderick McLeod
  


• 1960 – 1962 – Air Marshal Sir Alfred Earle
  


• 1962 – 1964 – Lieutenant-General Sir Denis O’Connor
  

Note: This single "Deputy Chief" role was redesignated Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff after 1964.^[1]

Current arrangements

There are currently three people with the post of Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (DCDS) at any one time. These are:^[2]

• Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations)


• Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Capability)


• Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (People)

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations)

These were:^[1]
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments)

• 1985 – 1987 Vice-Admiral Sir John Woodward
  


• 1987 – 1989 Lieutenant-General Sir Antony Walker
  


• 1989 – 1992 Air Marshal Sir Kenneth Hayr
  


• 1992 – 1995 Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Nicholas Hill-Norton
  


• 1995 – 1997 Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Harley
  


• 1997 – 2000 Air Marshal Sir John Day
  


• 2000 – 2003 Lieutenant-General Sir Anthony Pigott
  


• 2003 – 2006 Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Fry
  


• 2006 – 2007 Vice-Admiral Charles Style
  


• 2007 – 2009 Lieutenant-General Sir Peter Wall
  

Current title: Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Military Strategy & Operations)

• 2009 – 2011 Lieutenant-General Simon Mayall
  


• 2011 – 2013 Lieutenant-General Richard Barrons
  


• 2013 – 2014 Lieutenant-General James Everard
  


• 2014 – 2016 Lieutenant-General Gordon Messenger
  


• 2016 – 2018 Lieutenant-General Mark Carleton-Smith
  


• 2018 – Present Lieutenant General Douglas Chalmers
  

Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff (Personnel and Training) / Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff (People)/Chief of Defence People

These were:^[1]
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Programmes and Personnel)

• 1984 – 1987 Lieutenant-General Sir John Chapple
  


• 1987 – 1989 Air Marshal Sir David Parry-Evans
  


• 1989 – 1992 Vice-Admiral Sir Barry Wilson
  


• 1992 – 1996 Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir Thomas Boyd-Carpenter
  


• 1996 – 1999 Air Marshal Sir Peter Squire
  

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel)

• 1999 – 2002 Air Marshal Sir Malcolm Pledger
  


• 2002 – 2005 Lieutenant-General Anthony Palmer
  


• 2005 – 2007 Air Marshal David Pocock
  


• 2007 – 2010 Vice-Admiral Peter Wilkinson
  

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel and Training)

• 2010 – 2013 Lieutenant-General Sir William Rollo
  

Current title: Chief of Defence People

• 2013 – 2016 Lieutenant-General Andrew Gregory
  


• 2016 – Present Lieutenant-General Richard Nugee
  

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Financial and Military Capability)

These were:^[1]
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements)

• 1967 – 1968 Air Marshal Sir Neil Wheeler
  


• 1968 – 1971 Lieutenant-General Sir Noel Thomas
  


• 1971 – 1973 Vice-Admiral Sir Ian McIntosh
  


• 1973 – 1976 Air Marshal Sir Michael Giddings
  


• 1976 – 1978 Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Cunningham
  


• 1978 – 1981 Vice-Admiral Sir Stephen Berthon
  


• 1981 – 1983 Lieutenant-General Sir Maurice Johnston
  

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems)

• 1983 – 1986 Air Marshal Sir Donald Hall
  


• 1986 – 1989 Vice-Admiral Sir Jeremy Black
  


• 1989 – 1992 Lieutenant-General Sir Anthony Mullens
  


• 1992 – 1994 Air Marshal Sir Roger Austin
  

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability)

• 1994 – 1995 Vice-Admiral Malcolm Rutherford
  

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems)

• 1995 – 1997 Vice-Admiral Sir John Dunt
  


• 1997 – 1999 Lieutenant-General Sir Edmund Burton
  

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability)

• 1999 – 2002 Vice-Admiral Sir Jeremy Blackham
  


• 2002 – 2003 Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup
  


• 2003 – 2006 Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Fulton
  


• 2006 – 2009 Lieutenant-General Andrew Figgures
  


• 2009 – 2012 Vice-Admiral Sir Paul Lambert
  

Current title: Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Capability)

• 2012 – 2016 Air Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier
  


• 2016 – 2018 Lieutenant General Mark Poffley
  

Current title: Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Financial and Military Capability)

• 2018 - Present Air Marshal Richard Knighton
  

Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff (Intelligence)

• 1964 – 1965 Vice-Admiral Sir Norman Denning
  


• 1965 – 1968 Air Marshal Sir Harold Maguire
  


• 1968 – 1971 Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Fyffe
  


• 1971 – 1972 Vice-Admiral Sir Louis Le Bailly
  


• 1972 – 1975 Lieutenant-General Sir David Willison
  


• 1975 – 1978 Air Marshal Sir Richard Wakeford
  


• 1978 – 1981 Vice-Admiral Sir Roy Halliday
  


• 1981 – 1983 Lieutenant-General Sir James Glover
  


• 1983 – 1984 Air Marshal Sir Michael Armitage
  

(post discontinued in 1984; taken over by Chief of Defence Intelligence)

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