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| − | '''Field Marshal Peter Anthony Inge, Baron Inge KG, GCB, PC, DL''' was the [[UK/Army/Chief of the General Staff|Chief of the General Staff]], the professional head of the [[UK Army]] from 1992-1994. | + | '''Field Marshal Peter Anthony Inge, Baron Inge KG, GCB, PC, DL''' was the [[UK/Army/Chief of the General Staff|Chief of the General Staff]], the professional head of the [[UK Army]] from 1992-1994. He was [[President of the Pilgrims Society]] from 2002. |
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Field Marshal Peter Anthony Inge, Baron Inge KG, GCB, PC, DL was the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the UK Army from 1992-1994. He was President of the Pilgrims Society from 2002.
Later activities
After stepping down as Chief of the Defence Staff, he was created a life peer as Baron Inge, of Richmond in the County of North Yorkshire.[1] He also became a Knight of the Garter on 23 April 2001.[2]
In 2004 he was made a Privy Councillor and appointed to serve a member of the Butler Inquiry team, which examined the use of intelligence during the Iraq War.[3] Chaired by Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell, the inquiry determined that the intelligence used to declare Iraq's possession of "Weapons of Mass Destruction" was flawed.[3]
In retirement he became a non-executive director of Racal Electronics plc and President of the Army Benevolent Fund. He is a member of the advisory board of Aegis Defence Services,[4] a private military company based in London having previously, until February 2010, been the Chairman of the Board of Directors.[5]
References
- ↑ Heathcote, p.185
- ↑ "No. 56183". The London Gazette. 23 April 2001.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto"). London Gazette uses unsupported parameters (help)
- ↑ a b "Butler report (from The Guardian)" (PDF). Retrieved 5 February 2013.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "Register of Interests". House of Lords. Retrieved 8 July 2012.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "Stars and Dragons: The EU and China – European Union Committee". House of Lords. Retrieved 8 July 2012.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
