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General '''Sir Kevin O'Donoghue''', [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath|KCB]], [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (born 9 December 1947) is a retired [[British Army]] officer and former [[Chief of Defence Materiel]].<ref name="General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue will be first Chief of Defence Materiel">{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/GeneralSirKevinOdonoghueWillBeFirstchiefOfDefenceMateriel.htm|title=General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue will be first "Chief of Defence Materiel"|publisher=MOD|accessdate=20 June 2009}}</ref> He retired from the service in December 2010, being succeeded as Chief of Defence Materiel by [[Bernard Gray]].
[[General (United Kingdom)|General]] '''Sir Kevin O'Donoghue''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|CBE}} (born 9 December 1947) is a retired [[British Army]] officer and former [[Chief of Defence Materiel]].<ref name="General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue will be first Chief of Defence Materiel">{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/GeneralSirKevinOdonoghueWillBeFirstchiefOfDefenceMateriel.htm|title=General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue will be first "Chief of Defence Materiel"|publisher=MOD|accessdate=20 June 2009|archive-date=22 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822155311/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/GeneralSirKevinOdonoghueWillBeFirstchiefOfDefenceMateriel.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> He retired from the service in December 2010, being succeeded as Chief of Defence Materiel by [[Bernard Gray]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
O'Donoghue was born on 9 December 1947,<ref name="Debrett's bio">{{cite web|title=Gen Sir Kevin O'Donoghue, KCB, CBE|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/o/19175/Kevin+O%27DONOGHUE.aspx|work=People of Today|publisher=Debrett's|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref> to Phillip James O'Donoghue and Winifred Mary O'Donoghue.<ref name="Who's Who 2013" /> He studied at [[University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology]].<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel" /> He graduated in 1971 with a [[British undergraduate degree classification#First-class honours|First-class]] Bachelor of Science (BSc).<ref name="Who's Who 2013">{{cite web|title=O'DONOGHUE, Gen. Sir Kevin|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U28758|work=Who's Who 2013|publisher=A & C Black|accessdate=13 July 2013|date=November 2012}}</ref><ref name="NATO - bio">{{cite web|title=Military Representative of the United Kingdom – Lieutenant General Kevin O'Donoghue CBE|url=http://www.nato.int/cv/milrep/uk/donoghue.htm|work=Who is who at NATO?|publisher=NATO|accessdate=13 July 2013|date=1 July 2002}}</ref>
O'Donoghue was born on 9 December 1947,<ref name="Debrett's bio">{{cite web|title=Gen Sir Kevin O'Donoghue, KCB, CBE|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/o/19175/Kevin+O%27DONOGHUE.aspx|work=People of Today|publisher=Debrett's|accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref> to Phillip James O'Donoghue and Winifred Mary O'Donoghue.<ref name="Who's Who 2013" /> He studied at [[University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology]].<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel" /> He graduated in 1971 with a [[British undergraduate degree classification#First-class honours|first-class]] Bachelor of Science.<ref name="Who's Who 2013">{{cite web|title=O'DONOGHUE, Gen. Sir Kevin|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U28758|work=Who's Who 2013|publisher=A & C Black|accessdate=13 July 2013|date=November 2012}}</ref><ref name="NATO - bio">{{cite web|title=Military Representative of the United Kingdom – Lieutenant General Kevin O'Donoghue CBE|url=http://www.nato.int/cv/milrep/uk/donoghue.htm|work=Who is who at NATO?|publisher=NATO|accessdate=13 July 2013|date=1 July 2002}}</ref>


==Military career==
==Military career==
O'Donoghue joined the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] in 1968. He was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] in the [[Royal Engineers]] as a [[Second Lieutenant#United Kingdom and Commonwealth|Second Lieutenant]] (on probation) on 10 October 1968.<ref name="LG 22 November 1968">{{London Gazette |issue= 44722 |date=22 November 1968|page=12668 |supp=y }}</ref> He was attending university and had previously been an [[Officer Cadet#Army|Officer Cadet]].<ref name="LG 22 November 1968" /> In 1971, after approximately two years as a troop commander in [[75 Engineer Regiment (Volunteers)|75 Engineer Regiment]],<ref name="CityForum Ltd - Sir Kevin O'Donoghue">{{cite web|url=http://www.cityforum.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60|title=Sir Kevin O'Donoghue|publisher=CityForum Ltd|accessdate=24 June 2009}}</ref> he converted to a Regular Commission and spent the next 5 years in the [[British Army of the Rhine]].<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel" />
O'Donoghue joined the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] in 1968. He was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] in the [[Royal Engineers]] as a [[Second Lieutenant#United Kingdom and Commonwealth|second lieutenant]] (on probation) on 10 October 1968.<ref name="LG 22 November 1968">{{London Gazette |issue= 44722 |date=22 November 1968|page=12668 |supp=y }}</ref> He was attending university and had previously been an [[Officer Cadet#Army|officer cadet]].<ref name="LG 22 November 1968" /> In 1971, after approximately two years as a troop commander in [[75 Engineer Regiment (Volunteers)|75 Engineer Regiment]],<ref name="CityForum Ltd - Sir Kevin O'Donoghue">{{cite web|url=http://www.cityforum.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60|title=Sir Kevin O'Donoghue|publisher=CityForum Ltd|accessdate=24 June 2009}}</ref> he converted to a Regular Commission and spent the next 5 years in the [[British Army of the Rhine]].<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel" />


In 1976, he moved to the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] as an instructor. He then attended the Canadian Forces' Command and staff Course in [[Toronto]] before being posted to the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] as [[Military Assistant]] to the [[Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the General staff]].<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel" />
In 1976, O'Donoghue moved to the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] as an instructor. He then attended the Canadian Forces' Command and staff Course in [[Toronto]] before being posted to the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] as [[Military Assistant]] to the [[Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the General staff]].<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel" />


O'Donoghue returned to Germany as Officer Commanding 4 Field Squadron RE (21 Engineer Regiment) in support of [[1 Armoured Division -|7th Armoured Brigade]]. During this time he was instrumental in the development and introduction of the mini minefield defence concept. On promotion he returned to the UK and became a member of the Directing staff for the Army staff Course. Command of [[25 Engineer Regiment]] included a deployment to the [[Falkland Islands]]. He then attended the [[Higher Command and Staff Course]] in 1990 and was promoted to [[Brigadier]] and assumed the appointment of Commander Corps Royal Engineers 1 (British) Corps (which became Chief Engineer Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps) and Commander Hameln Garrison.<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel" />
O'Donoghue returned to Germany as Officer Commanding 4 Field Squadron RE (21 Engineer Regiment) in support of [[7th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)|7th Armoured Brigade]]. During this time he was instrumental in the development and introduction of the mini minefield defence concept. On promotion he returned to the UK and became a member of the Directing staff for the Army staff Course. Command of [[25 Engineer Regiment]] included a deployment to the [[Falkland Islands]]. He then attended the [[Higher Command and Staff Course]] in 1990 and was promoted to [[brigadier]] and assumed the appointment of Commander Corps Royal Engineers 1 (British) Corps (which became Chief Engineer Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps) and Commander Hameln Garrison.<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel" />


In 1993 he attended the [[NATO Defence College]] in Rome, before moving to [[Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe]] to become the Director of staff Operations. He was promoted to [[Major General]] in April 1996 on appointment as Chief of staff, Headquarters [[Quartermaster General]], following which he moved to the Ministry of Defence to become the [[Assistant Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)|Assistant Chief of the General staff]].<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel" />
In 1993 O'Donoghue attended the [[NATO Defence College]] in Rome, before moving to [[Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe]] to become the Director of staff Operations. He was promoted to [[Major-general (United Kingdom)|major general]] in April 1996 on appointment as Chief of staff, Headquarters [[Quartermaster General]], following which he moved to the Ministry of Defence to become the [[Assistant Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)|Assistant Chief of the General staff]].<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel" />


He was promoted to [[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]] and became the [[List of Permanent Representatives of the United Kingdom to NATO|UK Military Representative to NATO]], the EU and [[WEU]]. He then served as Deputy Chief of the Defence staff (Health), responsible for the Defence Medical Services, from 2002 to 2004.<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel" />
O'Donoghue was promoted to [[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|lieutenant general]] and became the [[List of Permanent Representatives of the United Kingdom to NATO|UK Military Representative to NATO]], the EU and [[WEU]]. He then served as Deputy Chief of the Defence staff (Health), responsible for the Defence Medical Services, from 2002 to 2004.<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel" /> On 10 May 2004, he was appointed to the honorary role of [[Chief Royal Engineer]].<ref name="LG 11 May 2004">{{London Gazette |issue=57284 |date=11 May 2004|page=5842 |supp=y }}</ref> His tenure ended on 10 May 2009.<ref name="LG 12 May 2009">{{London Gazette |issue=59058 |date=12 May 2009|page=8060 |supp=y }}</ref>


He became [[Chief of Defence Logistics]] on 1 January 2005. When the [[Defence Logistics Organisation]] merged with the [[Defence Procurement Agency]] on 2 April 2007, he became the first [[Chief of Defence Materiel]].<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel" /> He retired from this post in December 2010.<ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/BernardGrayAppointedChiefOfDefenceMateriel.htm MoD website: Bernard Gray appointed Chief of Defence Materiel]</ref>
O'Donoghue was appointed a [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] in the [[2005 New Year Honours]],<ref name="LG 31 December 2004">{{London Gazette |issue=57509 |date=31 December 2004|page=2 |supp=y }}</ref> and became [[Chief of Defence Logistics]] on 1 January. When the [[Defence Logistics Organisation]] merged with the [[Defence Procurement Agency]] on 2 April 2007, he became the first [[Chief of Defence Materiel]].<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel" /> He was appointed [[Honorary Colonel Commandant]] of the [[Royal Logistic Corps]] on 1 February 2007,<ref name="LG 5 June 2007">{{London Gazette |issue=58345 |date=5 June 2007|page=8038 |supp=y }}</ref> and to the honorary role of [[Master General of Logistics]] on 1 June 2009. He was the first to hold this appointment.<ref name="LG 14 July 2009">{{London Gazette |issue=59126 |date=14 July 2009|page=12040 |supp=y }}</ref> His tenured ended on 1 June 2012.<ref name="LG 6 June 2012">{{London Gazette |issue=60163 |date=6 June 2012|page=10780 |supp=y }}</ref>


He officially retired from the [[British Army]] on 19 March 2011.<ref name="LG 22 March 2011">{{London Gazette |issue=59732 |date=22 March 2011|page=5306 |supp=y }}</ref>
O'Donoghue relinquished the post of Chief of Defence Materiel in December 2010,<ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/BernardGrayAppointedChiefOfDefenceMateriel.htm MoD website: Bernard Gray appointed Chief of Defence Materiel]</ref> and officially retired from the [[British Army]] on 19 March 2011.<ref name="LG 22 March 2011">{{London Gazette |issue=59732 |date=22 March 2011|page=5306 |supp=y }}</ref>


==Later life==
==Later life==
From 2010 to 2017, O'Donoghue was Chairman of [[SSAFA Forces Help|SSAFA]].<ref name="Who's Who 2013" /><ref name="WW 2018">{{cite web |title=O’Donoghue, Gen. Sir Kevin |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-28758 |website=[[Who's Who 2018]] |publisher=Oxford Univesity Press |accessdate=29 November 2018 |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U28758 |date=1 December 2017}}</ref> He has served as the [[Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State]] since 2013.<ref name="WW 2018" />
From 2010 to 2017, O'Donoghue was Chairman of [[SSAFA Forces Help|SSAFA]].<ref name="Who's Who 2013" /><ref name="WW 2018">{{cite web |title=O'Donoghue, Gen. Sir Kevin |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-28758 |website=[[Who's Who 2018]] |publisher=Oxford University Press |accessdate=29 November 2018 |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U28758 |date=1 December 2017|isbn=978-0-19-954088-4 }}</ref> He has served as the [[Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State]], an officer of the [[Royal Households of the United Kingdom|Royal Household]], since 2013.<ref name="WW 2018" />


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
O'Donoghue has a wife named Jean and together they have three daughters. His hobbies include [[dog walking]], reading [[Historical fiction|military history]] and gardening.<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel">{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/SeniorOfficials/ChiefOfDefenceMateriel.htm|title=Chief of Defence Materiel|publisher=MOD.uk|accessdate=20 June 2009}}</ref>
O'Donoghue has a wife named Jean and together they have three daughters. His hobbies include [[dog walking]], reading [[Historical fiction|military history]] and gardening.<ref name="Chief of Defence Materiel">{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/SeniorOfficials/ChiefOfDefenceMateriel.htm|title=Chief of Defence Materiel|publisher=MOD.uk|accessdate=20 June 2009}}</ref>

==Honours and decorations==
In the 2005 [[New Year Honours]], O'Donoghue was appointed [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] (KCB).<ref name="LG 31 December 2004">{{London Gazette |issue=57509 |date=31 December 2004|page=2 |supp=y }}</ref>

On 10 May 2004, he was appointed to the honorary role of [[Chief Royal Engineer]].<ref name="LG 11 May 2004">{{London Gazette |issue=57284 |date=11 May 2004|page=5842 |supp=y }}</ref> His tenure ended on 10 May 2009.<ref name="LG 12 May 2009">{{London Gazette |issue=59058 |date=12 May 2009|page=8060 |supp=y }}</ref> On 1 February 2007, he was appointed [[Honorary Colonel Commandant]] of the [[Royal Logistic Corps]].<ref name="LG 5 June 2007">{{London Gazette |issue=58345 |date=5 June 2007|page=8038 |supp=y }}</ref> On 1 June 2009, he was appointed to the honorary role of [[Master General of Logistics]]. He was the first to hold this appointment.<ref name="LG 14 July 2009">{{London Gazette |issue=59126 |date=14 July 2009|page=12040 |supp=y }}</ref> His tenured ended on 1 June 2012.<ref name="LG 6 June 2012">{{London Gazette |issue=60163 |date=6 June 2012|page=10780 |supp=y }}</ref>


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Sir Kevin O'Donoghue
Born (1947-12-09) 9 December 1947 (age 76)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1968–2011
RankGeneral
Service number486538
CommandsChief of Defence Materiel
25 Engineer Regiment
Battles / warsThe Troubles
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue, KCB, CBE (born 9 December 1947) is a retired British Army officer and former Chief of Defence Materiel.[1] He retired from the service in December 2010, being succeeded as Chief of Defence Materiel by Bernard Gray.

Early life

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O'Donoghue was born on 9 December 1947,[2] to Phillip James O'Donoghue and Winifred Mary O'Donoghue.[3] He studied at University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.[4] He graduated in 1971 with a first-class Bachelor of Science.[3][5]

Military career

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O'Donoghue joined the Territorial Army in 1968. He was commissioned in the Royal Engineers as a second lieutenant (on probation) on 10 October 1968.[6] He was attending university and had previously been an officer cadet.[6] In 1971, after approximately two years as a troop commander in 75 Engineer Regiment,[7] he converted to a Regular Commission and spent the next 5 years in the British Army of the Rhine.[4]

In 1976, O'Donoghue moved to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as an instructor. He then attended the Canadian Forces' Command and staff Course in Toronto before being posted to the Ministry of Defence as Military Assistant to the Chief of the General staff.[4]

O'Donoghue returned to Germany as Officer Commanding 4 Field Squadron RE (21 Engineer Regiment) in support of 7th Armoured Brigade. During this time he was instrumental in the development and introduction of the mini minefield defence concept. On promotion he returned to the UK and became a member of the Directing staff for the Army staff Course. Command of 25 Engineer Regiment included a deployment to the Falkland Islands. He then attended the Higher Command and Staff Course in 1990 and was promoted to brigadier and assumed the appointment of Commander Corps Royal Engineers 1 (British) Corps (which became Chief Engineer Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps) and Commander Hameln Garrison.[4]

In 1993 O'Donoghue attended the NATO Defence College in Rome, before moving to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe to become the Director of staff Operations. He was promoted to major general in April 1996 on appointment as Chief of staff, Headquarters Quartermaster General, following which he moved to the Ministry of Defence to become the Assistant Chief of the General staff.[4]

O'Donoghue was promoted to lieutenant general and became the UK Military Representative to NATO, the EU and WEU. He then served as Deputy Chief of the Defence staff (Health), responsible for the Defence Medical Services, from 2002 to 2004.[4] On 10 May 2004, he was appointed to the honorary role of Chief Royal Engineer.[8] His tenure ended on 10 May 2009.[9]

O'Donoghue was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2005 New Year Honours,[10] and became Chief of Defence Logistics on 1 January. When the Defence Logistics Organisation merged with the Defence Procurement Agency on 2 April 2007, he became the first Chief of Defence Materiel.[4] He was appointed Honorary Colonel Commandant of the Royal Logistic Corps on 1 February 2007,[11] and to the honorary role of Master General of Logistics on 1 June 2009. He was the first to hold this appointment.[12] His tenured ended on 1 June 2012.[13]

O'Donoghue relinquished the post of Chief of Defence Materiel in December 2010,[14] and officially retired from the British Army on 19 March 2011.[15]

Later life

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From 2010 to 2017, O'Donoghue was Chairman of SSAFA.[3][16] He has served as the Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State, an officer of the Royal Household, since 2013.[16]

Personal life

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O'Donoghue has a wife named Jean and together they have three daughters. His hobbies include dog walking, reading military history and gardening.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue will be first "Chief of Defence Materiel"". MOD. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Gen Sir Kevin O'Donoghue, KCB, CBE". People of Today. Debrett's. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "O'DONOGHUE, Gen. Sir Kevin". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. November 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Chief of Defence Materiel". MOD.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Military Representative of the United Kingdom – Lieutenant General Kevin O'Donoghue CBE". Who is who at NATO?. NATO. 1 July 2002. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  6. ^ a b "No. 44722". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 November 1968. p. 12668.
  7. ^ "Sir Kevin O'Donoghue". CityForum Ltd. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  8. ^ "No. 57284". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 2004. p. 5842.
  9. ^ "No. 59058". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 May 2009. p. 8060.
  10. ^ "No. 57509". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2004. p. 2.
  11. ^ "No. 58345". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 June 2007. p. 8038.
  12. ^ "No. 59126". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 July 2009. p. 12040.
  13. ^ "No. 60163". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 2012. p. 10780.
  14. ^ MoD website: Bernard Gray appointed Chief of Defence Materiel
  15. ^ "No. 59732". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 March 2011. p. 5306.
  16. ^ a b "O'Donoghue, Gen. Sir Kevin". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U28758. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
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Military offices
Preceded by Assistant Chief of the General staff
1999–2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UK Military Representative to NATO
2001–2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Defence Logistics
2005–2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Defence Materiel
2007–2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Chief Royal Engineer
2004–2009 		Succeeded by
New title Master General of Logistics
2009–2012 		Succeeded by
Mark Poffley
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