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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1973 – |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 2 Bn the Royal Green Jackets 20th Armoured Brigade 2nd Division HQ Northern Ireland Regional Forces |
| Battles / wars | Sierra Leone Iraq War Operation Banner War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General Sir Nicholas "Nick" Ralph Parker KCB, CBE (born 13 October 1954) is currently the acting Commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
Early life
He went to the independent Sherborne School in north-west Dorset and RMA Sandhurst.
Military career
Nick Parker was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets in 1973. He went on to command the Second Battalion the Royal Green Jackets. In 1997 he was given command of 20th Armoured Brigade which was deployed to Bosnia in 1999.
In 2001 he became Commander of British Forces in Sierra Leone. In 2002 he went on to become General Officer Commanding 2nd Division. In 2004 he served as Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College, before taking over as Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps, Iraq in 2005. In 2006 he became General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland he was responsible for reducing the UK's troop commitment in the Province and is quoted as saying "that the military had made a significant contribution to security in Northern Ireland that has allowed other people to make the difference through politics, social programmes and economics".
In October 2007 became Commander of Regional Forces at Land Command. He is also currently Colonel Commandant of the Rifles.
General Parker's son, Captain Harry Parker, was seriously injured in July 2009 while serving with his Battalion, 4 RIFLES, in Afghanistan on Operation Herrick 10.
In September 2009 Parker was appointed Deputy Commander of ISAF in Afghanistan. On 23 June 2010, Parker assumed temporary command of NATO forces in Afghanistan, following the departure of American General Stanley McChrystal. It is expected that he will remain in the role pending formal confirmation of General David Petraeus as McChrystal's replacement.
Awards and appointments
Parker was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.
Personal life
He is married with two sons.
External links
References
- ^ Defence Academy
- 20th Armoured Brigade list of commanders
- Sierra Leone News Archive (20 October 2001)
- Army ending its operation in Northern Ireland
- Senior Officer Appointments
- General's son lost leg in Afghanistan explosion
- TA Quarterly September 2009
- Gen McChrystal controversy BBC News, 23 June 2010
- "No. 59090". The London Gazette (invalid
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded bySir Redmond Watt | General Officer Commanding the British Army in Northern Ireland 2006—2007 |
Succeeded byChris Brown |
| Preceded bySir John McColl | Commander Regional Forces 2007–2009 |
Succeeded byMark Mans |
- Royal Green Jackets officers
- British Army generals
- Living people
- British Army personnel of the Iraq War
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- People of the Sierra Leone Civil War
- British Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- 1954 births
- Old Shirburnians