Air Vice-Marshal Garry Tunnicliffe, CB, CVO (born 14 October 1966) is a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Defence Services Secretary from 2016 to 2019.
Garry Tunnicliffe | |
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1988–present |
Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
Commands held | RAF Halton |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
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]