List of permanent representatives of the United Kingdom to NATO
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The permanent representative to the North Atlantic Council is the senior member of the United Kingdom's delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Member ofNorth Atlantic Council
Reports toSecretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
North Atlantic Council
North Atlantic Council
AppointerKing Charles III
as Sovereign
as Sovereign
| His Britannic Majesty's Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council | |
|---|---|
| |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | North Atlantic Council |
| Reports to | Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs North Atlantic Council |
| Appointer | King Charles III as Sovereign |
| Website | UK Joint Delegation to NATO |
Permanent representatives to the North Atlantic Council
- 1952–1953: Sir Frederick Hoyer Millar
- 1953–1957: Sir Christopher Steel
- 1957–1960: Sir Frank Roberts
- 1960–1962: Sir Paul Mason
- 1962–1966: Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh
- 1966–1970: Sir Bernard Burrows
- 1970–1975: Sir Edward Peck
- 1975–1979: Sir John Killick
- 1979–1982: Sir Clive Rose
- 1982–1986: Sir John Graham
- 1986–1992: Sir Michael Alexander
- 1992–1995: Sir John Weston
- 1995–2001: Sir John Goulden
- 2001: Sir David Manning
- 2001–2003: Sir Emyr Jones Parry
- 2003–2006: Sir Peter Ricketts
- 2006–2010: Sir Stewart Eldon
- 2010–2014: Dame Mariot Leslie[1]
- 2014–2016: Sir Adam Thomson[2]
- 2016–2017: Paul Johnston (acting)[3]
- 2017–2022: Dame Sarah MacIntosh[4][5]
- 2022–2025: Sir David Quarrey[6]
- 2025–present: Angus Lapsley
Military representatives to NATO
Military representatives have included:[7]
| Military Representatives to NATO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Rank | Name | Term began | Term ended |
 | Air Chief Marshal | Sir William Elliot | 1951 | 1953 |
 | General | Sir John Whiteley | 1953 | 1956 |
.jpg) | Admiral | Sir Michael Denny | 1956 | 1959 |
.jpg) | Air Chief Marshal | Sir George Mills | 1959 | 1962 |
 | General | Sir Michael West | 1962 | 1965 |
| Admiral | Sir Nigel Henderson | 1965 | 1968 |
| Air Chief Marshal | Sir David Lee | 1968 | 1971 |
| General | Sir Victor FitzGeorge-Balfour | 1971 | 1973 |
| Admiral | Sir Rae McKaig | 1973 | 1975 |
| General | Sir David Fraser | 1975 | 1977 |
| Air Chief Marshal | Sir Alasdair Steedman | 1977 | 1980 |
| Admiral | Sir Anthony Morton | 1980 | 1983 |
| General | Sir Thomas Morony | 1983 | 1986 |
| Air Chief Marshal | Sir Michael Knight | 1986 | 1989 |
| Admiral | Sir Richard Thomas | 1989 | 1992 |
| General | Sir Edward Jones | 1992 | 1995 |
.jpg) | Air Marshal | Sir John Cheshire | 1995 | 1997 |
.jpg) | Vice Admiral | Sir Paul Haddacks | 1997 | 2000 |
.JPG) | Lieutenant General | Sir Michael Willcocks | 2000 | 2001 |
| Lieutenant General | Sir Kevin O'Donoghue | 2001 | 2002 |
.jpg) | Air Marshal | SIr Robert Wright | 2002 | 2006 |
| Vice Admiral | Sir Anthony Dymock | 2006 | 2008 |
| Lieutenant General | Sir David Bill | 2008 | 2011 |
.jpg) | Air Marshal | Sir Christopher Harper[8] | 2011 | 2013 |
.jpg) | Vice Admiral | Sir Ian Corder | 2013 | 2016 |
 | Lieutenant General | Sir George Norton | 2016 | 2020 |
.jpg) | Lieutenant General | Sir Ben Bathurst[9][10][a] | 2020 | 2023 |
.jpg) | Lieutenant General | Sir Ian Cave | 2023 | 2026 |
 | Lieutenant General | Eldon Millar[12][13] | 2026 | present |
Notes
- position merged with the role of military representative to the European Union.[11]