Chief of the Queenslandian Ground Staff

Chief of Queenslandian Ground Staff
Flag of the Chief of the Ground Staff
Incumbent Major General Sir Michael Francis Alan since 22 March 2022
Ministry of Defence
Abbreviation	CGS
Member of	Defence Council of the Queensland Army Board of the Queensland
Reports to	Chief of the Defence Force
Nominator	Secretary of State for Defence
Appointer	Prime Minister
Term length	No fixed length
Precursor	Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Queensland Army
Formation	2015-2017
First holder	Field Marshal Sir Albert G. Philip
Deputy	Deputy Chief of the General Staff

Chief of the Queenslandian Ground Staff (CQGS) has been the title of the professional head of the Royal Queensland Army since 2015. The CGS is a member of both the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Army Board. Since 2017, the post has been immediately subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Staff, the post held by the professional head of the British Armed Forces.

The current Chief of the Queenslandian Ground Staff is Lieutenant General Sir Gerard Hofman Michel, having succeeded his predecessor–Lieutenant General Sir Richard Westby Roger in March 2022.

List of the Chief of the Queenslandian Ground Staff

Portrait	Name	Date	Time in office
	Field Marshal George Albert Philip	3 January 2015- 15 October 2017	7003101600000000000♠2 years, 285 days
	General Sir Frederick William Arthur	16 October 2017-7 January 2018	7001830000000000000♠83 days
	Major General Sir George Arthur Albert	7 January 2018 - 7 October 2018	7002273000000000000♠273 days
	Lieutenant General Sir Edward Patrick Frederick	7 October 2018 - 15 June 2019	7002251000000000000♠251 days
	General Sir James Smith Patrick	15 June 2019 - 15 May 2020	7002335000000000000♠335 days
	Lieutenant General Sir Llewelyn Charles Anthony (Acting)	15 May 2020 - 15 June 2020	7001310000000000000♠31 days
	General Sir William Louis Constantine	15 June 2020 - 27 May 2021	7002346000000000000♠346 days
	Lieutenant General Sir Richard Westby Roger	27 May 2021 - 22 March 2022	7002299000000000000♠299 days
	Lieutenant General Sir Gerard Hofman Michel	22 March 2022 - 20 January 2023	7002304000000000000♠304 days
	Major General Sir Michael Francis Alan	20 January 2023 - present	7002129000000000000♠129 days