Press release

Change of Governor of Gibraltar: Lieutenant-General Edward Davis

Lieutenant-General Edward Davis CB CBE has been appointed as Governor of Gibraltar and Commander-in-Chief.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 1 October 2015

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Lieutenant-General Edward Davis CB CBE has been appointed as Governor of Gibraltar and Commander-in-Chief to succeed Lieutenant-General Sir James Benjamin Dutton KCB CBE. Lieutenant-General Edward Davis will take up his appointment in early 2016. Mrs Alison MacMillan MVO will assume the functions of Governor of Gibraltar until Lieutenant-General Edward Davis formally takes up his appointment.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Full name

Lieutenant-General Edward Grant Martin Davis CB CBE

2014 – present	Deputy Commander of NATO Land Forces in the rank of Lieutenant General, based in Turkey
2011 – 2014	Commandant General of the Royal Marines and UK Amphibious Forces
2010 – 2011	Commander 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines (concurrent with Commander UK Task Force Helmand Afghanistan)
2007 – 2010	Chief of Staff of UK Special Forces
2007	Chief of Assurance in NATO Headquarters Afghanistan
2004 – 2007	Ministry of Defence, Director, Special Projects Capability Acquisition
2002 – 2004	Commanding Officer of the Special Boat Services
1982 – 2002	Junior Regimental Command & Headquarters Staff Appointments

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Published 1 October 2015