Kevin O'Donoghue
| Sir Kevin O'Donoghue | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 December 1947 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Years of service | 1968–2011 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 486538 |
| Commands held | Chief of Defence Materiel |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue, KCB, CBE (born 9 December 1947) is a retired British Army officer and former Chief of Defence Materiel. He retired from the service in December 2010, being succeeded as Chief of Defence Materiel by Bernard Gray.
O'Donoghue was born on 9 December 1947, to Phillip James O'Donoghue and Winifred Mary O'Donoghue. He studied at University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. He graduated in 1971 with a First-class Bachelor of Science (BSc).
O'Donoghue joined the Territorial Army in 1968. He was commissioned in the Royal Engineers as a Second Lieutenant (on probation) on 10 October 1968. He was attending university and had previously been an Officer Cadet. In 1971, after approximately two years as a troop commander in 75 Engineer Regiment, he converted to a Regular Commission and spent the next 5 years in the British Army of the Rhine.
In 1976, he moved to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as an instructor. He then attended the Canadian Forces' Command and staff Course in Toronto before being posted to the Ministry of Defence as Military Assistant to the Chief of the General staff.
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