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.
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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