Lieutenant General Richard John Cripwell, (born 1962) is a former senior British Army officer. He serves as the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey since 2022.
Early life and education
Born in 1962 in
Newry,
Northern Ireland,
Cripwell was educated in
Dublin, Ireland, and at Welbeck College.
Military career
Cripwell was commissioned into the
Royal Engineers in 1982.
[ He was awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in recognition of "distinguished services... in support of Air Operations over Iraq" in 1998,][ He went on to be Assistant Chief of Staff at Permanent Joint Headquarters in January 2010, Director Strategic Transition and Assessments Group at the Headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force in February 2012 and Commander British Forces Cyprus and Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas in January 2013.]
On 8 September 2021, it was announced that Cripwell had been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.
He served as Colonel commandant of the Royal Engineers until 1 May 2024.
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