Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst Kcvo

Lt Gen Sir Ben Bathurst KCVO, CBE serves as the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since June 2024 and holds a part-time voluntary role as Army Commissioner with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission since November 2023, honoring Commonwealth Forces’ sacrifices in WW1 and WW2. Previous experience includes acting as the UK Military Representative to NATO from March 2020 to November 2023, facilitating UK military strategy across various domains and serving as General Officer Commanding London District from July 2016 to November 2019, where responsibilities encompassed military support to civil agencies and state ceremonial duties. Sir Ben’s education includes degrees from the University of Bristol and the Royal College of Defence Studies, alongside various military training courses, underscoring a distinguished career in military leadership and strategy development.