Jock Stirrup
Retired senior Royal Air Force commander and now a Crossbench member of the House of Lords. · United Kingdom · On the map · Born 1949 · age 76
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Graham Eric Stirrup, Baron Stirrup, informally known as Jock Stirrup, is a former senior Royal Air Force commander who was the Chief of the Defence Staff from 2006 until his retirement in late 2010. He is now a Crossbench member of the House of Lords.
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Jaguar, a type flown by Stirrup in the 1970s
Stirrup (left) with General Fraser in 2005.
Stirrup with US General Peter Pace in 2006.
Stirrup in Basra with Major General Michael L. Oates in March 2009.
Stirrup at an ISAF Regional Command South meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.
Stirrup speaking in a House of Lords debate.
Stirrup (right) holding the Sword of State at the 2023 State Opening of ParliamentAwards
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In April 2013, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth II.
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Born 1949 · age 76