# Stuart Skeates

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{{short description|British Army officer (born 1966)}}
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|honorific_prefix = [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_general_(United_Kingdom))
|name= Stuart Skeates
|honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CB|CBE}}
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|branch= [British Army](/source/British_Army)
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|awards= [Companion of the Order of the Bath](/source/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath)<br/>[Commander of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire)
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[Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)) '''Stuart Richard Skeates''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|CB|CBE}} (born 1966) is a retired senior [British Army](/source/British_Army) officer. He served as Deputy Commander of [JFC Brunssum](/source/Allied_Joint_Force_Command_Brunssum) from December 2018 to December 2021. He also previously served as Commander, [Standing Joint Force Headquarters](/source/Standing_Joint_Force_Headquarters) from 2015 to 2018.

==Early life and education==
Skeates was born in 1966. He was educated at [The Judd School](/source/The_Judd_School) in [Tonbridge](/source/Tonbridge), [King's College London](/source/King's_College_London) (BA History, 1988; MA Defence Studies, 1999) and the [Royal Military Academy Sandhurst](/source/Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst).<ref name=nato>{{cite web|url=https://jfcbs.nato.int/page582591/deputy-commander-jfcbrunssum.aspx|title=Deputy Commander|publisher=Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum|accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref>

==Military career==
Skeates was commissioned into the [Royal Artillery](/source/Royal_Artillery) in 1989.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=51524|supp=y|page=12499|date=7 November 1988}}</ref> He served in the [Gulf War](/source/Gulf_War) and in the [Bosnian War](/source/Bosnian_War), took part in the [invasion of Iraq](/source/2003_invasion_of_Iraq) in 2003 and then served as Military Assistant to the General Officer Commanding [Northern Ireland](/source/HQ_Northern_Ireland) in the final years of [Operation Banner](/source/Operation_Banner).<ref name=bio>[http://www.imef.marines.mil/Leaders/tabid/3952/Article/22257/brigadierstuart-skeates.aspx Leaders] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420203808/http://www.imef.marines.mil/Leaders/tabid/3952/Article/22257/brigadierstuart-skeates.aspx |date=20 April 2013 }} US Marine Corps</ref> He became Commanding Officer of [26th Regiment Royal Artillery](/source/26th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery) in [Gütersloh](/source/G%C3%BCtersloh), then Deputy Commander of [52nd Brigade](/source/52nd_Infantry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)) (deployed as Task Force Helmand) and then Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Operations at [Permanent Joint Headquarters](/source/Permanent_Joint_Headquarters).<ref name=bio/> He became Commander of [19th Light Brigade](/source/19th_Light_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)) in December 2009, and Deputy Commander of [I Marine Expeditionary Force](/source/I_Marine_Expeditionary_Force) (Forward) in 2011.<ref name=nato/>

Skeates was appointed [Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst](/source/List_of_Governors_and_Commandants_of_Sandhurst) in August 2013.<ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |date=5 July 2015 }}</ref> He was appointed as Commander, [Standing Joint Force Headquarters](/source/Standing_Joint_Force_Headquarters) on 24 June 2015.<ref>The Times, 2015, "Senior Military Appointments", The Times, 24 June 2015, p. 55</ref> He was promoted to [lieutenant general](/source/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)) and appointed as Deputy Commander [JFC Brunssum](/source/Allied_Joint_Force_Command_Brunssum) from 4 December 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Generals-Current.pdf|title=Generals November 2018|date=30 November 2018|publisher=gulabin.com}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=62486|supp=y|page=21992|date=4 December 2018}}</ref> From 12 October 2022 he was seconded to the [Home Office](/source/Home_Office), tasked with commanding the [Manston refugee processing centre](/source/Manston_arrivals_and_processing_centre) and dealing with an increase [English Channel migrant crossings](/source/English_Channel_migrant_crossings_(2018%E2%80%93present)).<ref>{{cite Hansard |jurisdiction= United Kingdom |title= Cross-Channel Migrants: Manston Facility |volume= 721 |url= https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-10-27/debates/4D7AF554-033A-452F-B059-2E94936B8948/details |house= House of Commons |date= 27 October 2022 |column_start= 401 |column_end= 402 |speaker= Robert Jenrick |position= The Minister for Immigration}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hymas |first1=Charles |title=Afghan war general given new role tackling surge in Albanian migrants crossing the Channel |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/10/25/afghan-war-general-given-new-role-tackling-surge-albanian-migrants/ |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=The Telegraph |date=25 October 2022}}</ref> He was Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery until 1 June 2023,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=64276|date=2 January 2024 |page=26494|supp=y}}</ref> and retired from the army in August 2023.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue= 64214 |date= 31 October 2023 |page= 21847 |supp= y}}</ref>

Skeates was appointed [Companion of the Order of the Bath](/source/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath) (CB) in the [2022 New Year Honours](/source/2022_New_Year_Honours).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63571|supp=y|page=N2|date=1 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-military-division-of-the-new-year-honours-2022 |publisher=GOV.UK|title=The Military Division of the New Year Honours 2022|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref>

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