Chief of Defence Procurement
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The Chief of Defence Procurement was a senior post in the British Ministry of Defence
. The post-holder was Chief Executive of the MoD Procurement Executive
from 1971 until 1999 and then Chief Executive of the Defence Procurement Agency
until 2007. It was open to serving officers as well as civilians.
The post was subsumed into Defence Equipment and Support on 1 April 2007.
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
. The post-holder was Chief Executive of the MoD Procurement Executive
MoD Procurement Executive
The MoD Procurement Executive was the acquisition organisation of the Ministry of Defence.The Procurement Executive was established on 2 August 1971 as a single procurement agency for all three services with Derek Rayner as the first Chief of Defence Procurement...
from 1971 until 1999 and then Chief Executive of the Defence Procurement Agency
Defence Procurement Agency
The Defence Procurement Agency , was an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence responsible for the acquisition of materiel, equipment and services, for the British armed forces....
until 2007. It was open to serving officers as well as civilians.
Chiefs of Defence Procurement
- Sir Derek RaynerLord Derek RaynerDerek George Rayner, Baron Rayner was a chairman and chief executive of Marks & Spencer plc , one of the major British retailers who revived and rapidly expanded the company in the 1980s...
Kt (1971-1972) - Sir Michael Cary KCB (1972-1974)
- Sir George Leitch KCB OBE (1974-1975)
- Sir Clifford Cornford KCB (1975-1980)
- Sir David Cardwell KCB (1980-1982)
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Douglas LoweDouglas Lowe (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir Douglas Charles Lowe KCB, DFC, AFC was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the 1970s and early 1980s.-RAF career:...
(1982 to 1983) - Sir David Perry (1983-1985)
- Sir Peter LevenePeter Levene, Baron Levene of PortsokenPeter Keith Levene, Baron Levene of Portsoken KBE is chairman of NBNK Investments plc and was Lord Mayor of London 1998 to 1999.-Life:Lord Levene has enjoyed a long and varied career in business, government and banking...
(1985-1991) - Sir Malcolm McIntosh KBE AC (1991–1996)
- Vice Admiral Sir Robert WalmsleyRobert WalmsleyAdmiral Sir Robert Walmsley KCB was Chief of Defence Procurement at the UK Ministry of Defence from 1996 to 2003, and is a retired admiral in the Royal Navy.-Early career:...
KCB (1996–2003) - Vice Admiral Sir Peter SpencerPeter Spencer (Royal Navy officer)Vice Admiral Sir Peter Spencer KCB is a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord.-Naval career:Born in Brighton and educated at both Cambridge University and Southampton University, Spencer was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1965.In 1992 he was appointed Director of Operational...
KCB (2003–2007)
The post was subsumed into Defence Equipment and Support on 1 April 2007.