David Coulter (minister)
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The Reverend Dr David Coulter CB QHC |
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| Birth name | David George Coulter |
| Born |
29 December 1957 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1979 to present |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit |
Royal Irish Rangers Royal Army Chaplains' Department |
| Commands held | Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre |
| Battles/wars |
The Troubles Gulf War |
| Awards | Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (2007) |
David George Coulter, CB, QHC (born 29 December 1957) is a Church of Scotland minister and military chaplain serving with the British Army. Since September 2014, he has served as Chaplain General and head of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department. He previously served as Principal of the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre and Deputy Chaplain General.
Coulter was born on 29 December 1957 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was educated at Regent House School, a state grammar school in Newtownards, County Down. He was sponsored through university by the military, and graduated from Queen's University Belfast in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.
On 1 October 1979, he was commissioned into the Royal Irish Rangers, British Army, as a second lieutenant (on probation) as part of his university cadetship. His commission was confirmed on 13 July 1980 and he was granted seniority in the rank of second lieutenant from 1 August 1976. On 13 July 1980, he was promoted to lieutenant and granted seniority in that rank from 1 August 1978. On 1 February 1983, he was promoted to captain. He resigned his commission on 20 September 1985, thereby ending his first period of full-time military service.
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