Paul Jaques
Paul William Jaques, is a senior British Army officer, who served as Chief of Materiél and Quartermaster-General to the Forces.Military career
Jaques was commissioned into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers on 6 August 1983. He became commander of the 101st Logistic Brigade in December 2005, and saw action in that role in the Iraq War. He went on to be Head of Capability and Expeditionary Logistics in April 2008, Head of Equipment Planning to the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff in July 2011, and Director Land Equipment at Defence Equipment and Support in December 2013. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Birthday Honours.
Jaques was promoted to lieutenant general on 8 March 2016, and made Chief of Materiél and Quartermaster-General to the Forces that same year. He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2019 Birthday Honours. Jaques retired on 7 December 2019.
