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Richard Dannatt was a soldier for 40 years concluding his military career as Chief of the General Staff. Since retiring from active duty in 2009, he was Constable of the Tower of London until July 2016. In 2011 he became an independent member of the House of Lords.
Richard is a frequent commentator on defence and security issues in the media and is on a number of Boards in the charitable and private sectors. He published his autobiography: Leading from the Front in 2010, and a second book, Boots on the Ground – Britain and her Army since 1945, in October 2016. His wife, Philippa, was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk in 2019.
“It is a tremendous privilege and a great pleasure to have been awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of East Anglia. It has been incredible to watch how the university has grown and developed over the years and I look forward to doing whatever I can to help the UEA achieve even greater success.”