Desmond John Bowen (born 11 January 1949) is a British public servant, notable for serving as Director-General of Operational Policy in the Ministry of Defence during the build-up to the Iraq War.

Biography

Bowen served as an officer in the Parachute Regiment in Northern Ireland, Cyprus and West Germany.[1][2] He served as Director-General of Operational Policy in the Ministry of Defence.[3] He served as a witness in the Iraq Inquiry.[4] In 2017, he was appointed as a board member at the Imperial War Museum.[2] He is an Associate Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.[5]

Bowen is married and has two children.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Supplement to The London Gazette, 17th October 1967" (PDF). The London Gazette. 17 October 1967. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Imperial War Museum Trustees: Desmond Bowen and Suzanne Nicholas". gov.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Examination of Witnesses (Questions 314 - 319) Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, 13 February 2002, House of Commons
  4. ↑ "Oral evidence: 16 December 2009" (PDF). webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Desmond Bowen". IISS. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "NATO Who's who?: Director Private Office". www.nato.int. Retrieved 26 December 2022.


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