Chief of the Defence Staff
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The Chief of the Defence Staff is the professional head of the British Armed Forces and the principal military adviser to the UK government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chief of the Defence Staff canonical | 14 |
| Chief of Defence Staff | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom public office
ⓘ
military office ⓘ |
| advises |
British Cabinet
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
National Security Council (United Kingdom) ⓘ Prime Minister ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Defence ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Prime Minister
ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
|
| basedIn |
Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence, London
|
| constitutes | professional headship of the UK military ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | CDS ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
defence policy
ⓘ
military strategy ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| headOf | British Armed Forces ⓘ |
| inception | 1959 ⓘ |
| isSuccessorTo |
Chief of the Air Staff
ⓘ
Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of the Imperial General Staff
First Sea Lord ⓘ
surface form:
First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff
|
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| memberOf |
Armed Forces Committee of the Defence Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Armed Forces Committee of the United Kingdom Cabinet
Defence Council of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Secretary of State for Defence ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole |
principal military adviser to the UK government
ⓘ
professional head of the British Armed Forces ⓘ |
| officeType | senior military appointment ⓘ |
| partOf | British Armed Forces ⓘ |
| precededBy |
British Chiefs of Staff Committee
ⓘ
surface form:
Chiefs of Staff Committee (United Kingdom)
|
| rank | four-star officer ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
British Cabinet
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Defence ⓘ |
| residence |
Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence Main Building
|
| responsibleFor |
direction of UK military operations
ⓘ
military advice to the National Security Council (United Kingdom) ⓘ overall strategic command of the British Armed Forces ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | all branches of the British Armed Forces ⓘ |
| seat | Whitehall ⓘ |
| style |
Admiral
ⓘ
Air Chief Marshal ⓘ General ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | monarch of the United Kingdom as Commander-in-Chief ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Armed Forces ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Chief of Defence Staff