| Nick Perry | |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1992–present |
| Rank: | Major General |
| Commands: | 16 Air Assault Brigade |
| Battles: | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards: | Distinguished Service Order Member of the Order of the British Empire |
Major General Nicholas Charles Laybourne Perry, (born 1972) is a British Army officer who served as Assistant Chief of the General Staff between 2021 and 2022.
Perry is the son of Richard Laybourne Perry and his wife Susan Margaret Cave-Browne.[2] Educated at Ampleforth College[3] and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Perry was commissioned into the Royal Hussars on 12 September 1992.
After serving as Chief of Staff for Task Force Helmand in winter 2010,[4] and commanding 22 SAS Regiment in 2012,[5] Perry became military advisor to the Prime Minister in 2015.[6] He went on to be commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in 2017,[7] and Assistant Chief of the General Staff in March 2021.
Perry was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order for his service in Afghanistan in 2008, and a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his service in Afghanistan in 2010.