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General David Julian Richards, Baron Richards of Herstmonceux (born 4 March 1952)〔Marquis Who's Who on the Web〕 is a retired senior British Army officer who was formerly the Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed Forces. He succeeded Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup in this role on 29 October 2010. Richards served in the Far East, Germany and Northern Ireland with the Royal Artillery before commanding forces in East Timor and most notably Sierra Leone, where his action without official sanctioning protected Freetown from rebel attacks during the Sierra Leone Civil War. Richards has also served with NATO as a major general, and he commanded International Security Assistance Force elements in Southern Afghanistan as a lieutenant general between 2006 and 2008. Richards became Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces of the British Army in 2008 and held this role until 2009 when he was appointed Chief of the General Staff, the head of the British Army. He was appointed as Chief of the Defence Staff the following year. He was succeeded by General Sir Nicholas Houghton on 18 July 2013. In 2014, Richards was created a Life Peer taking the title ''Baron Richards of Herstmonceux''. He sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher. ==Early life== Born the son of John Downie Richards and Pamela Mary Richards (née Reeves),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RICHARDS, Gen. Sir David (Julian) ) ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8〕 Richards attended Eastbourne College and was commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant in 1971. He then attended University College, Cardiff, graduating in 1974 with a degree in international relations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Richards, Baron Richards of Herstmonceux」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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