Lieutenant General James Swift

Biography

Since December 2018 Lieutenant General Swift has been General Officer Commanding of the British Army’s high-readiness warfighting division, the 3rd Division.

He has previous experience as the Assistant Chief of the General Staff (ACGS) leading on corporate strategy. Prior to this he was the Ministry of Defence’s Head of Capability Strategy, for the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.

Previous roles in government

  • Chief of Defence People