Desmond Bowen Explained

Desmond John Bowen (born 11 January 1949) is a British public servant, notable for serving as Director-General of Operational Policy in the Ministry of Defence during the build-up to the Iraq War.

Biography

Bowen served as an officer in the Parachute Regiment in Northern Ireland, Cyprus and West Germany.[1] [2] He served as Director-General of Operational Policy in the Ministry of Defence.[3] He served as a witness in the Iraq Inquiry.[4] In 2017, he was appointed as a board member at the Imperial War Museum. He is an Associate Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.[5]

Bowen is married and has two children.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: 17 October 1967 . Supplement to The London Gazette, 17th October 1967 . . PDF . 26 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Imperial War Museum Trustees: Desmond Bowen and Suzanne Nicholas . 2022-12-26 . gov.uk . en.
  3. http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200102/cmselect/cmdfence/518-iii/2021302.htm Examination of Witnesses (Questions 314 - 319)
  4. Web site: Oral evidence: 16 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160704073135/http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/transcripts/oralevidence-bydate/091216.aspx . 4 July 2016 . PDF . 26 December 2022 . webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk . bot: unknown .
  5. Web site: Desmond Bowen . 2022-12-26 . IISS . en.
  6. Web site: NATO Who's who?: Director Private Office . 2022-12-26 . www.nato.int.

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