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Ed Davis (Royal Marines officer)

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Lieutenant General
Edward Davis
CB CBE KStJ
Ed Davis in August 2012
Governor of Gibraltar
In office
19 January 2016 – 18 February 2020
MonarchElizabeth II
Chief MinisterFabian Picardo
Preceded bySir James Dutton
Succeeded bySir David Steel
Personal details
Born
Edward Grant Martin Davis

(1963-02-13) 13 February 1963 (age 62)
Hereford, England
SpouseLorraine Davis
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceRoyal Marines
Years of service1981–2016
RankLieutenant General
CommandsCommandant General Royal Marines (2011–14)
3 Commando Brigade (2010–11)
Battles/warsBosnian War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight of the Order of St John
Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)
Viceregal styles of
Ed Davis
(2016–2020)
Reference styleHis Excellency
Spoken styleYour Excellency

Lieutenant General Edward Grant Martin Davis, CB, CBE, KStJ (born 13 February 1963) is a former senior Royal Marines officer. He was Commandant General Royal Marines from December 2011 to June 2014, and the Deputy Commander of NATO's Allied Land Command in Izmir, Turkey, from 2014 to 2015. He was Governor of Gibraltar from 2016 to 2020.

On 29 April 2025, it was announced that Davis would become Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod in the House of Lords, succeeding Sarah Clarke, in July 2025.

Early life

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Davis was born in Hereford, Herefordshire. He was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland and King's College London (MA Defence Studies, 1998).[1]

Military career

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Davis was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1981 and joined 40 Commando with whom he undertook a six-month tour in the Falkland Islands and then a six-month tour in Cyprus.[2] In 1996, he attended the Army Command and Staff Course at Staff College, Camberley.[1] In the same year, he became Chief of Staff at the Headquarters of the Combat Service Support Group (UK) in which role he took part in the Bosnian War.[2] He was appointed Chief of Staff to the Commander of the UK's Amphibious Forces in 2007 and was deployed to Afghanistan as Chief of Joint Effects for ISAF.[2] He was appointed Commander of 3 Commando Brigade in January 2010 and again deployed to Afghanistan – this time as the Commander of Task Force Helmand.[3] He became Commandant General Royal Marines in December 2011.[4]

Davis was promoted major general on 10 January 2012, with seniority from 28 November 2011.[5] He was promoted to lieutenant general on 1 July 2014,[6] and succeeded Lieutenant General Gordon Messenger as Deputy Commander of NATO Allied Land Command (LANDCOM)-Izmir.[7][8]

Civilian career

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On 1 October 2015, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced that Davis was the designated Governor of Gibraltar after the resignation of Sir James Dutton.[9][10]

Davis was appointed chair of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council's office in Gibraltar in 2021.[11][12]

On 29 April 2025 Davis was confirmed as having been appointed to be the next Black Rod, succeeding Sarah Clarke.[13]

Honours and awards

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Ribbon Description Notes
Order of the Bath Appointed Companion (CB) in 2014[14]
Order of the British Empire
  • Appointed Member (MBE) in 1996[15]
  • Appointed Officer (OBE) in 2006[16]
  • Appointed Commander (CBE) in 2011[17]
Order of St John Appointed Knight of Grace (KStJ) in 2016[18]
NATO medal for the former Yugoslavia
Iraq Medal With bar
Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan With bar
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal 6 February 2002
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 6 February 2012
Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1848)
Legion of Merit Appointed Officer

References

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  1. ^ a b "Commandant General Royal Marines". Royal Navy. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Brigade Commander". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 1 April 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Petraeus visits Royal Marines in Helmand". Defence News. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. ^ City brigadier will lead Royal Marines Archived 9 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine This is Plymouth, 5 November 2011.
  5. ^ "No. 60025". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 January 2012. p. 285.
  6. ^ "No. 60952". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 August 2014. p. 2.
  7. ^ "Ups and Outs: May 2014". Defence News. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Commandant General Royal Marines Supersession". Royal Navy. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Change of Governor of Gibraltar". Gov.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  10. ^ "New Gibraltar governor pledges to ensure sovereignty, safety and success for the Rock". MercoPress. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Edward Davis CB CBE". Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  12. ^ GBC News (23 July 2021). "Former Governor Ed Davis appointed Chair of local Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council's office". Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Ed Davis confirmed as next Black Rod". UK Parliament. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  14. ^ "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b3.
  15. ^ "No. 54427". The London Gazette. 14 June 1996. p. 5.
  16. ^ "No. 57855". The London Gazette. 31 December 2005. p. 4.
  17. ^ "No. 60095". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 March 2012. p. 5847.
  18. ^ "No. 61667". The London Gazette. 5 August 2016. p. 16991.
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