| Jonathan Shaw | |
|---|---|
 Shaw (right) shaking hands with US Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates in Basra, Iraq, 19 January 2007 | |
| Born | (1957-11-22) 22 November 1957 (age 67) Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1981–2012 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Multi-National Division (South-East) Director Special Forces Multi-National Brigade (Centre) 12th (Mechanized) Brigade 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment |
| Battles / wars | Falklands War The Troubles Kosovo War Iraq War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Major General Jonathan David Shaw, CB, CBE (born 22 November 1957) is a retired British Army officer.
Military career
Educated at Sedbergh School and Trinity College, Oxford, where he studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Shaw was commissioned into the Parachute Regiment in 1981. He was a platoon commander with 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment during the Falklands War. Having attended the Staff College, Camberley, between 1989 and 1990, he was appointed commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment in 1997.
After attending the Higher Command and Staff Course at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in 2000, Shaw was made commander of the 12th (Mechanized) Brigade in 2002, and subsequently commanded the Multi-National Brigade (Centre) in Kosovo. He was appointed Director Special Forces in 2003, and having attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in 2006, he became General Officer Commanding Multi-National Division (South-East) in Iraq in January 2007 and went on to be chief of staff at HQ Land Forces in September 2007. He became Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (International Security Policy) in March 2009 and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Global Issues) in January 2011. His responsibilities include Chemical Biological Radiological & Nuclear Policy, Arms Control and Counter Proliferation and Cyber.
Shaw was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2012 Birthday Honours. He retired from the army in 2012.
Family
Shaw is married to Gillie, a partner in a firm of lawyers; they have two children.
Publications
- Shaw, Jonathan (16 October 2014). Britain in a Perilous World: The Strategic Defence and Security Review We Need. Haus Publishing. ISBN 978-1908323811.
References
- ^ "Research explorer tool". Napier.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). 26 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
- "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 2.
- Jonathan Shaw Paradata
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGraeme Lamb | Director Special Forces 2003–2006 |
Succeeded byAdrian Bradshaw |
| Preceded byRichard Shirreff | General Officer Commanding Multi-National Division (South East), Iraq January–August 2007 |
Succeeded byGraham Binns |
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- British Army major generals
- Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley
- British Parachute Regiment officers
- British Army personnel of the Falklands War
- British Army personnel of the Iraq War
- Graduates of the Joint Services Command and Staff College
- People educated at Sedbergh School
- Military personnel from Leeds