Air Vice-Marshal Richard John Martin Broadbridge, 5th Baron Broadbridge, CB, QHS, FRAeS, FRCGP (born 20 January 1959), is a British physician, senior Royal Air Force officer, and hereditary peer. Having joined the RAF in 1981,[1] he rose to serve as Director of Healthcare Delivery and Training, Defence Medical Services from 2014 to 2018 and acting Surgeon General in 2017.[2] He transferred to the Royal Air Force Reserve on 5 February 2018,[3] and succeeded his father as Baron Broadbridge in 2020.[2][4]
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| Born | 20 January 1959 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1981–present |
| Rank | Air Vice-Marshal |
| Unit | RAF Medical Services |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Honours
editOn 18 September 2009, Broadbridge was made Honorary Surgeon to The Queen (QHS).[5] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2018 New Year Honours.[6]
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References
edit- ^ "No. 48614". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 May 1981. p. 6946.
- ^ a b "Broadbridge, 5th Baron, (Air Vice-Marshal Richard John Martin Broadbridge) (born 20 Jan. 1959)". Who's Who 2021. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "No. 62267". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 April 2018. p. 7303.
- ^ "Broadbridge, Baron (UK, 1945)". Cracroft's Peerage. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "No. 59237". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 2009. p. 19393.
- ^ "No. 62150". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2017. p. N3.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019.