Peter Inge, Baron Inge
Peter Anthony Inge, Baron Inge, of Richmond in the County of North Yorkshire KG GCB PC DL (* August 5, 1935 ) is a British Field Marshal, who was most recently from 1994 to 1997 Chief of Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom and since 1997 as Life peer member of the House of Lords.
Life
Officer and staff officer
After schooling Inge began his military career and entered 1954 as a soldier in the infantry regiment of the Green Howards a in which he, the Federation of Malaya, the Federal Republic of Germany, Libya and Northern Ireland served in Hong Kong. On July 27, 1958, he was promoted to lieutenant. After he was 1960-1961 aide- de-camp of the commander (General Officer Commanding ) of the 4th Infantry Division and was promoted on July 27, 1962 Captain, he served 1963-1964 as Adjutant of the Chief of the 1st Battalion of the Green Howards.
1966 graduated from Inge the General Staff School ( Staff College ) in Camberley and found after 1967-1969 using the Defense Ministry before he was until 1970 a company commander in the 1st Battalion of the Green Howards. After studying at the Joint Services Staff College ( JSSC ) In 1971 he was promoted Major in the 11th Armored Brigade and there on 31 December 1972 to lieutenant colonel. Between 1973 and 1974 he was an instructor at the Staff College and was then followed until 1977, Commander ( Commanding Officer ) of the 1st Battalion of the Green Howards, where he was promoted on 1 December 1976 for the colonel. After that, he was from 1977 to 1979 commander of the so-called " Junior Division " of General Staff School.
General
After his promotion to brigadier general on 31 December 1979 Inge was between 1979 and 1981 commander of the 4th Armoured Brigade and thus the Task Force C of the Army of the Rhine. Subsequently, he served from 1982 to 1983 as Chief of Staff of the First Corps, and was then on 12 January 1984 to 1986 General Officer Commanding of the North District as well as commander of the 2nd Infantry Division in York. He was also from 1982 to 1994, Colonel of the Green Howards. During this period took place on April 16, 1984 he was promoted to major general and later 1986-1987 the use as general manager for the Army logistics policy in the Defense Ministry.
On August 8, 1987 Inge was, in 1988, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath and was henceforth the additional name "Sir" led, promoted to Lieutenant General and appointed commanding general of I Corps. In addition, he served 1988-1996 as commander of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps ( APTC ). This was followed on 27 October 1989 he was promoted to General and his appointment as commander of the British Army of the Rhine. As such, he was also the commander of the Northern Army until 1991 Group ( NORTHAG ) of NATO.
Following ingestion, the 1992 Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath was conferred was, on February 21, 1991 aide- de-camp to Queen Elizabeth II and remained in this position until 1992. 1994, he was also Deputy Lieutenant of Yorkshire.
Chief of Defence Staff and the House of Lords member
On February 14, 1992 Inge as the successor of John Chapple Field Marshal Chief of the General Staff of the British Army was and held that post until his replacement by General Charles Guthrie on 15 March 1994.
After his promotion to field marshal was. As such, he was the successor of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Peter Robin Harding as Chief of the Defence Staff (Chief of the Defence Staff ) and remained in this position until he was again replaced by General Charles Guthrie on April 2, 1997.
After his retirement from active military service Inge was the 1995 Honorary Doctor of Civil Law at Newcastle University, and was between 1996 and 2001 constables of the Tower, by Letters Patent of 21 July 1997 as a life peer with the title Baron Inge, of Richmond in the County of North Yorkshire raised to the peerage. Shortly afterwards, was his introduction ( Introduction) as a member of the House of Lords. In the House of Lords he belongs to the group of so-called Cross Bencher.
In the following period was Lord Inge, who was in 2001 Knight of the Garter, 1997-2002 President of the Charitable Foundation of the Army (Army Benevolent Fund ), and was also a member of the Supervisory Board of Racal Electronics (1997 to 2000) and of Greenlys ( 1998-1999 ) to. In addition, he was from 1996 to 2000 Trustee of the Royal Amouries and between 1998 and 2006 Trustee of Historic Royal Palaces and 1998-2006 Member of the Council of Marlborough College and between 1999 and 2006 of the Council of St. George 's House of Windsor Castle.
Lord Inge, who was from 2003 to 2010 President of Pilgrims and of the Council of King Edward VII 's Hospital Sister Agnes since 2003 Chairman, was Privy Councillor in 2004. He was from 2006 to 2010 chairman of the board of Aegis Defence Services and is since 2011 again a member of the Council of St. George 's House of Windsor Castle.