List of permanent representatives of the United Kingdom to NATO

His Britannic Majesty's Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
His Britannic Majesty's Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
	Flag of NATO
	Incumbent; Angus Lapsley; since April 2025
Style	His Excellency
Member of	North Atlantic Council
Reports to	Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ; North Atlantic Council
Appointer	King Charles III; as Sovereign
Website	UK Joint Delegation to NATO

The permanent representative to the North Atlantic Council is the senior member of the United Kingdom's delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Permanent representatives to the North Atlantic Council

1952–1953: Sir Frederick Hoyer Millar
1953–1957: Sir Christopher Steel
1957–1960: Sir Frank Roberts
1960–1962: Sir Paul Mason
1962–1966: Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh
1966–1970: Sir Bernard Burrows
1970–1975: Sir Edward Peck
1975–1979: Sir John Killick
1979–1982: Sir Clive Rose
1982–1986: Sir John Graham
1986–1992: Sir Michael Alexander
1992–1995: Sir John Weston
1995–2001: Sir John Goulden
2001: Sir David Manning
2001–2003: Sir Emyr Jones Parry
2003–2006: Sir Peter Ricketts
2006–2010: Sir Stewart Eldon
2010–2014: Dame Mariot Leslie^[1]
2014–2016: Sir Adam Thomson^[2]
2016–2017: Paul Johnston (acting)^[3]
2017–2022: Dame Sarah MacIntosh^[4]^[5]
2022–2025: Sir David Quarrey^[6]
2025–present: Angus Lapsley

Military representatives to NATO

Military representatives have included:^[7]

Military Representatives to NATO
Image	Rank	Name	Term began	Term ended
	Air Chief Marshal	Sir William Elliot	1951	1953
	General	Sir John Whiteley	1953	1956
	Admiral	Sir Michael Denny	1956	1959
	Air Chief Marshal	Sir George Mills	1959	1962
	General	Sir Michael West	1962	1965
	Admiral	Sir Nigel Henderson	1965	1968
	Air Chief Marshal	Sir David Lee	1968	1971
	General	Sir Victor FitzGeorge-Balfour	1971	1973
	Admiral	Sir Rae McKaig	1973	1975
	General	Sir David Fraser	1975	1977
	Air Chief Marshal	Sir Alasdair Steedman	1977	1980
	Admiral	Sir Anthony Morton	1980	1983
	General	Sir Thomas Morony	1983	1986
	Air Chief Marshal	Sir Michael Knight	1986	1989
	Admiral	Sir Richard Thomas	1989	1992
	General	Sir Edward Jones	1992	1995
	Air Marshal	Sir John Cheshire	1995	1997
	Vice Admiral	Sir Paul Haddacks	1997	2000
	Lieutenant General	Sir Michael Willcocks	2000	2001
	Lieutenant General	Sir Kevin O'Donoghue	2001	2002
	Air Marshal	SIr Robert Wright	2002	2006
	Vice Admiral	Sir Anthony Dymock	2006	2008
	Lieutenant General	Sir David Bill	2008	2011
	Air Marshal	Sir Christopher Harper^[8]	2011	2013
	Vice Admiral	Sir Ian Corder	2013	2016
	Lieutenant General	Sir George Norton	2016	2020
	Lieutenant General	Sir Ben Bathurst^[9]^[10]^[a]	2020	2023
	Lieutenant General	Sir Ian Cave	2023	present

Notes

^ position merged with the role of military representative to the European Union.^[11]

References

^ Dame Mariot Leslie, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
^ Sir Adam Thomson KCMG, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
^ "Paul Johnston, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council". gov.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^ "Change of UK Permanent Representative to NATO". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^ "Sarah MacIntosh CMG, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council". gov.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^ "Prime Minister appoints Mr David Quarrey CMG as the UK's new Permanent Representative to NATO". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ Ministry of Defence and Tri-service Senior Appointments Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ Air Marshal Sir Christopher Harper, UK Military Representative to NATO
^ "The Army in London - HQ London District". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
^ Mackie, Colin (8 January 2020). "Generals, January 2020" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 8 January 2020. Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin J. Bathurst (late Welsh Guards): U.K. National Military Representative, N.A.T.O., 2020
^ "No. 62947". The London Gazette. 17 March 2020. p. 5503.

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[12] sition merged with the role of military representative to the European Union.^[11]

[1] Dame Mariot Leslie, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council

[2] Sir Adam Thomson KCMG, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council

[3] "Paul Johnston, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council". gov.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

[4] "Change of UK Permanent Representative to NATO". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

[5] "Sarah MacIntosh CMG, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council". gov.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

[6] "Prime Minister appoints Mr David Quarrey CMG as the UK's new Permanent Representative to NATO". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[7] Ministry of Defence and Tri-service Senior Appointments Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[8] Air Marshal Sir Christopher Harper, UK Military Representative to NATO

[9] "The Army in London - HQ London District". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

[10] Mackie, Colin (8 January 2020). "Generals, January 2020" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 8 January 2020. Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin J. Bathurst (late Welsh Guards): U.K. National Military Representative, N.A.T.O., 2020

[11] "No. 62947". The London Gazette. 17 March 2020. p. 5503.

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His Britannic Majesty's Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
Flag of NATO
Incumbent Angus Lapsley since April 2025
Style	His Excellency
Member of	North Atlantic Council
Reports to	Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs North Atlantic Council
Appointer	King Charles III as Sovereign
Website	UK Joint Delegation to NATO