Allegiance United Kingdom | Years of service 1983 – present Battles/wars Gulf WarIraq War | |
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Lieutenant General Paul William Jaques CBE is a senior British Army officer, who serves as Chief of Materiél (Land) and Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
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Military career
Jaques was commissioned into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers on 6 August 1983. He became commander of 101st Logistic Brigade in December 2005, and saw action in that role in Iraq. He went on to be Head of Capability and Expeditionary Logistics in April 2008, Head of Equipment Planning to the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Capability) in July 2011, and Director Land Equipment at Defence Equipment and Support in December 2013.
He was promoted to lieutenant general on 8 March 2016, and made Chief of Materiél (Land) and Quartermaster-General to the Forces in 2016. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Birthday Honours.