Chief of the Queenslandian Ground Staff

Chief of Queenslandian Ground Staff
Flag of the Chief of the Ground Staff
Incumbent Lieutenant General Sir Michael Francis Alan since 20 January 2023
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 Queenslandian Ground Forces 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 Michael Francis Alan, having succeeded his predecessor–Lieutenant General Sir Gerard Hofman Michel in 20 January 2023.

Rank insignia

The rank insignia of the CGS is usually that of a general. The insignia for a General is a scimitar and a baton crossed below four Gadus stars. Above all is the royal crown.

NATO Code	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7
Queenslandian Ground Forces
	General	Lieutenant General	Major General

List of the Chief of the Queenslandian Ground Staff

Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Regiments branch
	Field Marshal Albert Philip (born 2003)	3 January 2015	15 October 2017	7003101600000000000♠2 years, 285 days	Queenslandian Coldstream Foot Guards
	General Sir Frederick William Arthur (1970-2022)	16 October 2017	7 January 2018	7001830000000000000♠83 days	Queenslandian Grenadiers Foot Guards
	Major General Sir George Arthur Albert (born 1990)	7 January 2018	7 October 2018	7002273000000000000♠273 days	Queen Victoria's Dragoon Foot Guards (Currently is Royal Chatsworth Lancers (Queen Elizabeth II’s own))
	Lieutenant General Sir Edward Patrick Frederick (born 1990)	7 October 2018	15 June 2019	7002251000000000000♠251 days	King Baudouin's Hussars (Currently is Diamantina Guards)
	General Sir James Smith Patrick (born 2000)	15 June 2019	15 May 2020	7002335000000000000♠335 days	Queen Elizabeth's Rifles Regiment
	Lieutenant General Sir Llewelyn Charles Anthony (Acting) (born 2003)	15 May 2020	15 June 2020	7001310000000000000♠31 days	Royal Guards of Queensland (Currently is Helsmariehamn Guards)
	General Sir William Louis Constantine (born 2001)	15 June 2020	27 May 2021	7002346000000000000♠346 days	Grand Duke Jean's Own Yeomanry and Regiment (Currently is the Fendalton Corps of Signals)
	Lieutenant General Sir Richard Westby Roger (born 2000)	27 May 2021	22 March 2022	7002299000000000000♠299 days	Queen Elizabeth's Rifles Regiment
	Lieutenant General Sir Gerard Hofman Michel (born 2000)	22 March 2022	20 January 2023	7002304000000000000♠304 days	King Baudouin's Hussars (Currently is Royal Kingsland Engineers)
	Lieutenant General Sir Michael Francis Alan (born 2000)	20 January 2023	present	7002668000000000000♠1 year, 303 days	Royal 22nd Duke of Edinburgh's Regiment (Currently is the Fendalton Corps of Signals)