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[[Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the Defence Staff]] (CDS 統合参謀総長)
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|*||1956.01.01||1959.01.01||[[Marshal of the Royal Air Force|Marshal of the RAF]] (AF)||[[William Dickson|Sir William Dickson]]||Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
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|1||1959.01.01||1959.07.12||[[Marshal of the Royal Air Force|Marshal of the RAF]] (AF)||[[William Dickson|Sir William Dickson]]||Chief of the Defence Staff
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|2||1959.07.13||1965.07.15||[[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] (N)||[[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|The Earl Mountbatten of Burma]]||
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|3||1965.07.16||1967.08.04||[[Field Marshal (British Army)|Field Marshal]] (A)||[[Sir Richard Hull]]||
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|4||1967.08.04||1971.04.08||[[Marshal of the Royal Air Force|Marshal of the RAF]] (AF)||[[Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy|Sir Charles Elworthy]]||
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|5||1971.04.09||1973.10.21||[[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] (N)||[[Peter Hill-Norton, Baron Hill-Norton|Sir Peter Hill-Norton]]||
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|6||1973.10.21||1976.10.23||[[Field Marshal (British Army)|Field Marshal]] (A)||[[Michael Carver, Baron Carver|Sir Michael Carver]]||
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|7||1976.10.24||1977.01.24||[[Marshal of the Royal Air Force|Marshal of the RAF]] (AF)||[[Sir Andrew Humphrey]]||Died in office
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|8||1977.02.09||1977.08.30||[[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] (N)||[[Sir Edward Ashmore]]||
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|9||1977.08.31||1979.08.31||[[Marshal of the Royal Air Force|Marshal of the RAF]] (AF)||[[Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie|Sir Neil Cameron]]||
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|10||1979.09.01||1982.09.30||[[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] (N)||[[Terence Lewin, Baron Lewin|Sir Terence Lewin]]||
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|11||1982.10.01||1985.10.31||[[Field Marshal (British Army)|Field Marshal]] (A)||[[Edwin Bramall, Baron Bramall|Sir Edwin Bramall]]||
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|12||1985.11.01||1988.12.09||[[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] (N)||[[John Fieldhouse, Baron Fieldhouse|Sir John Fieldhouse]]||
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|13||1988.12.09||1991.04.01||[[Marshal of the Royal Air Force|Marshal of the RAF]] (AF)||[[David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley|Sir David Craig]]||
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|14||1991.04.02||1992.12.31||[[General (British Army)|General]] (A)||[[Richard Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill|Sir Richard Vincent]]||
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|15||1992.12.31||1994.03.13||[[Marshal of the Royal Air Force|Marshal of the RAF]] (AF)||[[Sir Peter Harding]]||
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|16||1994.03.15||1997.04.01||[[Field Marshal (British Army)|Field Marshal]] (A)||[[Peter Inge, Baron Inge|Sir Peter Inge]]||
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|17||1997.04.02||2001.02.15||[[General (British Army)|General]] (A)||[[Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank|Sir Charles Guthrie]]||
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|18||2001.02.16||2003.05.02||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] (N)||[[Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce|Sir Michael Boyce]]||
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|19||2003.05.02||2006.04.28||[[General (British Army)|General]] (A)||[[Michael Walker, Baron Walker of Aldringham|Sir Michael Walker]]||
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|20||2006.04.28||2010.10.29||[[Air Chief Marshal (Royal Air Force)|Air Chief Marshal]] (AF)||[[Jock Stirrup, Baron Stirrup|Sir Jock Stirrup]]||
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|21||2010.10.29||2013.07||[[General (British Army)|General]] (A)||[[Sir David Richards]]||
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|22||2013.07||||[[General (British Army)|General]] (A)||[[Sir Nick Houghton]]||
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==reference==
* [[:Category:Chief of the Defence Staff (UK)]]
* [[Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)]]
* [[Chief of the General Staff (British Army)]]
* [[First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff (Royal Navy)]]
* [[Chief of the Air Staff (Royal Air Force)]]
* [[Joint Forces Command (United Kingdom)]]

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