Major General Jonathan David Shaw, (born 22 November 1957) is a retired

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officer.

Military career

Educated at

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and

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, where he studied

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, Shaw was commissioned into the Parachute Regiment in 1981. He was a platoon commander with

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during the

Falklands War The Falklands War () was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British Overseas Territories, British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and Falkland Islands Dependenci ...

. Having attended the

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, between 1989 and 1990, he was appointed

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of the

2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment The Second Battalion, Parachute Regiment (2 PARA), is a formation of the Parachute Regiment, part of the British Army, and subordinate unit within 16th Air Assault Brigade. 2 PARA is an airborne light infantry battalion capable of a wide ran ...

in 1997. After attending the Higher Command and Staff Course at the

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in 2000, Shaw was made commander of the 12th (Mechanized) Brigade in 2002, and subsequently commanded the Multi-National Brigade (Centre) in

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. He was appointed

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in 2003, and having attended the

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in 2006, he became

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Multi-National Division (South-East) in Iraq in January 2007 and went on to be chief of staff at

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in September 2007. He became

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(International Security Policy) in March 2009 and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Global Issues) in January 2011. His responsibilities include Chemical Biological Radiological & Nuclear Policy, Arms Control and Counter Proliferation and Cyber. Shaw was appointed a

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in the

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Family

Shaw is married to Gillie, a partner in a firm of lawyers; they have two children.

Publications

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Jonathan 1957 births Living people Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford Companions of the Order of the Bath Commanders of the Order of the British Empire British Army major generals Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley British Parachute Regiment officers British Army personnel of the Falklands War British Army personnel of the Iraq War Graduates of the Joint Services Command and Staff College People educated at Sedbergh School Military personnel from Leeds