David Allan Walker

For other people named David Walker, see David Walker (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with David Walker (RAF officer), a serving air marshal in the RAF..

Air Marshal Sir David Allan Walker, KCVO OBE (born 14 July 1956) is a former senior RAF officer and current Master of the Household of the Royal Household.^[1]

Career

Walker was Equerry to HM The Queen, 1989-92.^[1] In 1994, Walker served (on loan) with the South African Air Force.^[1]

From 1997-1998, Walker was the Commanding Officer of RAF Halton.^[1] He was appointed Director of Corporate Communications (RAF) in 1998, a role he held until 2002, when he was appointed as the Director of Personnel Policy (RAF) and of Personnel Training Policy until 2003.^[1]

Walker was appointed Air Officer Commanding Training Group and Chief Executive Training Group Defence Agency, 2003-2004.^[1]

From 2005, Sir David has been Master of the Household of the Royal Household.^[1] In 2005, he was appointed an Extra Equerry to the Queen.^[1]

Walker has served as the Vice-President of the Royal International Air Tattoo, and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Bakers since 1991.^[1]

Sir David retired from active RAF service on 31 August 2011, in the rank of Air Marshal.^[2]

Awards and titles

Walker was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) in 1992, Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1995,^[1] and knighted as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2011 Birthday Honours, being invested in a personal audience with The Queen on 13 July 2011.^[3][4][5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} "Air Vice-Marshal David Walker, OBE, MVO". Debrett's. http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/4019/David%20Anthony%20James%20(Tom)%20BLACKBURN.aspx. Retrieved 7 May 2010. 
2. ^ Air rank and command appointments list 6-11 Royal Air Force, 31 August 2011
3. ^ The Court Circular, 13 July 2011
4. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59808. p. 3. 11 June 2011.
5. ^ "HM The Queen's Birthday Honours List - 2011". Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/honours-list/8569793/Queens-Birthday-Honours-2011-list-in-full.html. Retrieved 12 June 2011. 

Military offices
Preceded by Graham Miller	Air Officer Commanding Training Group 2003–2005	Succeeded by John Ponsonby
Court offices
Preceded by Sir Anthony Blackburn	Master of the Household 2005–present	Incumbent

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Date of birth	14 July 1956
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