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Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom) Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Article Talk Read Edit View history Search Wikipedia Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Main page The Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS) is the deputy to the Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed Forces.[1] The Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Contents position was titled Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff before 1964.[2] From 1966 to 1978 the post was occupied by a 3 star officer. From 1978 onwards Current events the post has been held by a 4 star officer. Random article About Wikipedia Contact us List of Vice Chiefs of the Defence Staff [ edit ] Donate These are:[2] Contribute Rank Help Relinquished While in Name Branch Appointed Learn to edit appointment Community portal appointment Recent changes Royal Air February General General Upload file Air Chief Marshal Sir Alfred Earle GBE, CB May 1966 (Army) (Royal Force 1964 Marines) Tools What links here Related changes Lieutenant-General Sir George Cole KCB, CBE British Army May 1966 November 1967 Special pages Permanent link November Page information Vice-Admiral Sir Ian Hogg KCB, DSC & Bar Royal Navy March 1970 Cite this page 1967 Wikidata item Royal Air Print/export Air Marshal Sir John Barraclough KCB, CBE, DFC, AFC March 1970 February 1972 Force Download as PDF Printable version February Admiral Air Chief Lieutenant-General Sir John Gibbon GCB, OBE British Army January 1974 Marshal Languages 1972 Français Rank insignia of the incumbent as per branch Bahasa Melayu Royal Air Edit links Air Marshal Sir Peter Le Cheminant KCB, DFC & Bar January 1974 January 1976 Force Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Leach KCB Royal Navy January 1976 March 1977 Vice-Admiral Sir Anthony Morton KCB Royal Navy March 1977 April 1978 Incumbent General Sir Edwin Bramall KCB, OBE, MC British Army April 1978 May 1979 Sir Timothy Fraser, KCB since May 2019 Style Admiral General Sir Patrick Howard-Dobson GCB British Army May 1979 June 1981 General Air Chief Marshal Inaugural holder Air Chief Marshal Royal Air Air Chief Marshal Sir David Evans GCB, CBE June 1981 June 1983 Sir Alfred Earle Force Admiral Sir Peter Herbert KCB, OBE Royal Navy June 1983 January 1985 Royal Air Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Harding KCB January 1985 August 1985 Force Royal Air Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Hine KCB August 1985 October 1987 Force General Sir Richard Vincent KCB, DSO British Army October 1987 March 1991 Admiral Sir Benjamin Bathurst GCB Royal Navy March 1991 January 1993 Admiral Sir John Slater GCB, LVO Royal Navy January 1993 April 1995 Royal Air Air Chief Marshal Sir John Willis GBE, KCB April 1995 October 1997 Force Admiral Sir Peter Abbott GBE, KCB Royal Navy October 1997 May 2001 Royal Air Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony Bagnall GBE, KCB May 2001 July 2005 Force General Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman GBE, KCB British Army July 2005 May 2009 General Sir Nicholas Houghton GCB, CBE British Army May 2009 May 2013 Royal Air Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach GBE, KCB May 2013 May 2016 Force Sir Gordon Messenger KCB, DSO & Bar, OBE, Royal General May 2016 May 2019 ADC Marines Admiral Sir Timothy Fraser, KCB Royal Navy May 2019 Present References [ edit ] 1. ^ Vice Chief of Defence Staff Ministry of Defence 2. ^ a b "V: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). 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