Paul Jaques should not be confused with Paul Jack.
| Paul Jaques | |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1983–2019 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Commands: | 101st Logistic Brigade |
| Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General Paul William Jaques, is a senior British Army officer, who served as Chief of Materiel (Land) and Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
Jaques was commissioned into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) on 6 August 1983. He became commander of the 101st Logistic Brigade in December 2005,[1] and saw action in that role in the Iraq War.[2] He went on to be Head of Capability and Expeditionary Logistics in April 2008,[3] Head of Equipment Planning to the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Capability) in July 2011,[4] and Director Land Equipment at Defence Equipment and Support in December 2013.[2] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Birthday Honours.
Jaques was promoted to lieutenant general on 8 March 2016, and made Chief of Materiel (Land) and Quartermaster-General to the Forces that same year.[2] He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2019 Birthday Honours. Jaques retired from the Regular Army on 7 December 2019.
Jaques was Master General REME from April 2017 to March 2023.[5]