The Lord Broadbridge | |
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Born | 20 January 1959 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1981–present |
Rank | Air Vice-Marshal |
Unit | RAF Medical Services |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Air Vice-Marshal Richard John Martin Broadbridge, 5th Baron Broadbridge, CB, QHS, FRAeS, FRCGP (born 20 January 1959), is a British physician, senior Royal Air Force officer, and hereditary peer. Having joined the RAF in 1981,[1] he rose to serve as Director of Healthcare Delivery and Training, Defence Medical Services from 2014 to 2018 and acting Surgeon General in 2017.[2] He transferred to the Royal Air Force Reserve on 5 February 2018,[3] and succeeded his father as Baron Broadbridge in 2020.[2][4]