Lieutenant General Edward Grant Martin Davis, CB, CBE (born 13 February 1963) is a former senior Royal Marines officer. He was Commandant General Royal Marines from December 2011 to June 2014, and the Deputy Commander of NATO's Allied Land Command in Izmir, Turkey, from 2014 to 2015. He was Governor of Gibraltar from 2016 to 2020.[1]
Edward Davis | |
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 Ed Davis in August 2012 | |
| Governor of Gibraltar | |
| In office 19 January 2016 – 18 February 2020 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Chief Minister | Fabian Picardo |
| Preceded by | Sir James Dutton |
| Succeeded by | Sir David Steel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Grant Martin Davis 13 February 1963 Hereford, England |
| Spouse | Lorraine Davis |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Marines |
| Years of service | 1981–2016 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Commandant General Royal Marines (2011–14) 3 Commando Brigade (2010–11) |
| Battles/wars | Bosnian War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight of the Order of St John Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
| Viceregal styles of Ed Davis (2016–2020) | |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Early life edit
Davis was born in Hereford, Herefordshire. He was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland and King's College London (MA Defence Studies, 1998).[2]
Military career edit
Davis was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1981 and joined 40 Commando with whom he undertook a six-month tour in the Falkland Islands and then a six-month tour in Cyprus.[3] In 1996, he attended the Army Command and Staff Course at Staff College, Camberley.[2] In the same year, he became Chief of Staff at the Headquarters of the Combat Service Support Group (UK) in which role he took part in the Bosnian War.[3] He was appointed Chief of Staff to the Commander of the UK's Amphibious Forces in 2007 and was deployed to Afghanistan as Chief of Joint Effects for ISAF.[3] He was appointed Commander of 3 Commando Brigade in January 2010 and again deployed to Afghanistan – this time as the Commander of Task Force Helmand.[4] He became Commandant General Royal Marines in December 2011.[5]
Davis was promoted to major general on 10 January 2012, with seniority from 28 November 2011.[6] Davis succeeded Lieutenant General Gordon Messenger as Deputy Commander of NATO Allied Land Command (LANDCOM)-Izmir in July 2014.[7][8]
Civilian career edit
On 1 October 2015, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced that Davis was the designated Governor of Gibraltar after the resignation of Sir James Dutton.[9]
Davis was appointed chair of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council's office in Gibraltar[10] in 2021.[11]
Honours and awards edit
- Order of the Bath
- 14 June 2014 – Appointed a Companion (CB) in the 2014 Birthday Honours.[12]
- Order of the British Empire
- 14 June 1996 – Appointed a Member (MBE)[13]
- 31 December 2005 – Advanced to an Officer (OBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours[14]
- 23 March 2012 – Advanced to a Commander (CBE) "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Afghanistan during the period 1 April 2011 to 30 September 2011".[15][16]
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- Venerable Order of St John
- 5 August 2016 – Appointed a Knight of the Order of St John by Queen Elizabeth II.[17]
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References edit
- ^ "New Gibraltar governor pledges to ensure sovereignty, safety and success for the Rock". MercoPress. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Commandant General Royal Marines". Royal Navy. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Brigade Commander". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 1 April 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Petraeus visits Royal Marines in Helmand". Defence News. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ City brigadier will lead Royal Marines Archived 9 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine This is Plymouth, 5 November 2011.
- ^ "No. 60025". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 January 2012. p. 285.
- ^ "Ups and Outs: May 2014". Defence News. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Commandant General Royal Marines Supersession". Royal Navy. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Change of Governor of Gibraltar". Gov.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Edward Davis CB CBE". Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council. Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ GBC News (23 July 2021). "Former Governor Ed Davis appointed Chair of local Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council's office". Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b3.
- ^ "No. 54427". The London Gazette. 14 June 1996. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 57855". The London Gazette. 31 December 2005. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 60095". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 March 2012. p. 5847.
- ^ "Operational Honours and Awards List". Ministry of Defence. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "No. 61667". The London Gazette. 5 August 2016. p. 16991.
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