List of permanent representatives of the United Kingdom to NATO

His Britannic Majesty's Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
Flag of NATO
Incumbent
Angus Lapsley
since April 2025
StyleHis Excellency
Member ofNorth Atlantic Council
Reports toSecretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
North Atlantic Council
AppointerKing Charles III
as Sovereign
WebsiteUK Joint Delegation to NATO

The permanent representative to the North Atlantic Council is the senior member of the United Kingdom's delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Permanent representatives to the North Atlantic Council

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
Admiral Sir Michael Denny 1956 1959
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
Air Marshal Sir John Cheshire 1995 1997
Vice Admiral Sir Paul Haddacks 1997 2000
Lieutenant General Sir Michael Willcocks 2000 2001
Lieutenant General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue 2001 2002
Air Marshal SIr Robert Wright 2002 2006
Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Dymock 2006 2008
Lieutenant General Sir David Bill 2008 2011
Air Marshal Sir Christopher Harper[8] 2011 2013
Vice Admiral Sir Ian Corder 2013 2016
Lieutenant General Sir George Norton 2016 2020
Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst[9][10][a] 2020 2023
Lieutenant General Sir Ian Cave 2023 present

Notes

  1. ^ position merged with the role of military representative to the European Union.[11]

References

  1. ^ Dame Mariot Leslie, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
  2. ^ Sir Adam Thomson KCMG, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
  3. ^ "Paul Johnston, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council". gov.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Change of UK Permanent Representative to NATO". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Sarah MacIntosh CMG, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council". gov.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Prime Minister appoints Mr David Quarrey CMG as the UK's new Permanent Representative to NATO". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  7. ^ Ministry of Defence and Tri-service Senior Appointments Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Air Marshal Sir Christopher Harper, UK Military Representative to NATO
  9. ^ "The Army in London - HQ London District". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  10. ^ Mackie, Colin (8 January 2020). "Generals, January 2020" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 8 January 2020. Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin J. Bathurst (late Welsh Guards): U.K. National Military Representative, N.A.T.O., 2020
  11. ^ "No. 62947". The London Gazette. 17 March 2020. p. 5503.
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