{{Short description|British Army general}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox military person | honorific_prefix = Lieutenant General | name = Eldon Millar | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CVO|MBE}} | image = File:Lieutenant-General Eldon Millar CVO MBE.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Eldon Nicholas Somerville Millar | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | burial_place = | allegiance = United Kingdom | branch = British Army | service_years = 1994–present | rank = Lieutenant General | service_number = | unit = | commands = Defence Services Secretary<br/>33 Engineer Regiment (EOD) | battles = Iraq War<br/>War in Afghanistan<br/>Military intervention against ISIL | awards = Commander of the Royal Victorian Order<br/>Member of the Order of the British Empire<br/>Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service | relations = | other_work = }}
Lieutenant General '''Eldon Nicholas Somerville Millar''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CVO|MBE}} is a British Army officer who since January 2026 has served as UK National Military Representative to NATO and UK National Military Representative to the EU. He was previously deputy commander, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy, and served as Defence Services Secretary in the Royal Household from 2022 to 2024.
==Military career== Millar was commissioned the Royal Engineers on 14 October 1994.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=58271|page=3651|supp=y|date=13 March 2007}}</ref> After serving as commanding officer of 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD),<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/the-carver-barracks-open-day-is-back-and-saffron-hall-5294978 |title=The Carver Barracks open day is back! (And Saffron Hall will host Honorary Colonel Jools Holland for a special Royal Engineer concert)|date=2 July 2014|newspaper=Saffron Walden Reporter|access-date=9 February 2022}}</ref> he became head of Army Engagement and Communications in October 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Generals-Current.pdf |title=Generals: January 2022|access-date=9 February 2022}}</ref> and Defence Services Secretary in 2022.<ref>Royal Court Circular, 2022, St James Palace, 3 February 2022</ref> From 2024 to 2025 he was deputy commander, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrdc-ita.nato.int/about-us/leadership/deputy-commander|title=Deputy Commander|publisher=NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy|access-date=16 February 2025}}</ref> and from 12 January 2026 he is UK National Military Representative to NATO (and subsequently UK National Military Representative to the EU) with the promotion to lieutenant-general.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=64961|page=438|supp=y|date=13 January 2026}}</ref>
Millar was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Engineer and Logistic Staff Corps Army Reserve on 6 April 2026.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=65033|date=7 April 2026|page=6838|supp=y}}</ref>
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in March 2010<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=59486|page=13280|supp=y|date=13 July 2010}}</ref> and received the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in March 2016.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61529|page=6083|supp=y|date=18 March 2016}}</ref> He was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in September 2024 upon relinquishing his role as Defence Services Secretary.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=64538|page=19970|date=11 October 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{s-start}} {{s-mil}} {{s-bef|before=James Macleod}} {{s-ttl|title=Defence Services Secretary|years=2022–2024}} {{s-aft|after=Lisa Keetley}} |- {{s-bef|before=Sir Ian Cave}} {{s-ttl|title=UK Military Representative to NATO|years=2026–present}} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}}
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