Garry Tunnicliffe


Garry Tunnicliffe, is a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Defence Services Secretary from 2016 to 2019.

Early life and education

Tunnicliffe was educated at Devonport High School for Boys, Durham University and King's College London.

RAF career

Tunnicliffe joined the Royal Air Force on 14 August 1988. He became head of the RAF's Team of Management Consultants in 2006, station commander at RAF Halton in December 2008, and Assistant Chief of Staff, Training at No. 22 Group in December 2012. He went on to be Head of Remuneration at the Ministry of Defence in 2014, and became Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff as well as Defence Services Secretary on 27 June 2016. Tunnicliffe was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order for services as Defence Services Secretary on 27 March 2019. He will become Deputy Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies on 26 April 2019.