The Chief of Defence Procurement was a senior post in the British Ministry of Defence. The post-holder was Chief Executive of the MoD Procurement Executive from 1971 until 1999 and then Chief Executive of the Defence Procurement Agency until 2007. It was open to serving officers as well as civilians.
Chiefs of Defence Procurement Sir Derek Rayner (1971–1972)Hunting Defence Bargains Flight Global, 31 May 1973 Sir Michael Cary, KCB (1972–1974) Sir George Leitch, KCB OBE (1974–1975)Procurement Executive Posts Flight Global, 11 April 1974 Sir Clifford Cornford, KCB (1975–1980)Whats on Flight Global, 24 January 1981 Sir David Cardwell, KCB (1980–1982)Top apprentices honoured at annual awards DESider, January 2009 Air Chief Marshal Sir Douglas Lowe, GCB, DFC, AFC (1982–1983) Sir David Perry, KCB (1983–1985)Debrett's People of Today 1994 Sir Peter Levene, KBE (1985–1991) Sir Malcolm McIntosh, KBE, AC (1991–1996)Malcolm McIntosh Lecture Vice Admiral Sir Robert Walmsley, KCB (1996–2003)Robert Walmsley appointed Chief of Defence Procurement Vice Admiral Sir Peter Spencer, KCB (2003–2007)Chief of Defence Procurement at the Ministry of Defence
The post was subsumed into Defence Equipment and Support on 1 April 2007.
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