Garry Tunnicliffe

Tunnicliffe was educated at Devonport High School for Boys, Durham University (BA History and Politics, 1988) and King's College London (MA Defence Studies, 2001).^[1][2][3]

Tunnicliffe joined the Royal Air Force on 14 August 1988.^[4] He became head of the RAF's Team of Management Consultants in 2006, station commander at RAF Halton in December 2008,^[5] and Assistant Chief of Staff, Training at No. 22 Group in December 2012.^[6] He went on to be Head of Armed Forces Remuneration at the Ministry of Defence in 2014,^[7] and became Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel) as well as Defence Services Secretary on 27 June 2016.^[8][9] Tunnicliffe was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order for his services as Defence Services Secretary on 27 March 2019.^[10] He became Deputy Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies on 26 April 2019.^[11]

Tunnicliffe was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2022 Birthday Honours.^[12]