Tamara Jennings

Tamara Jennings
Jennings in 2018
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service2000–present
RankAir Vice-Marshal
UnitRAF Legal Branch
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Air Vice-Marshal Tamara Nancy Jennings, CB, OBE (born in 1973) is a British solicitor and senior Royal Air Force officer. Since November 2024, she has been deputy commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies. She served as director of Legal Services and head of the RAF Legal Branch from 2018 to 2024.[1][2]

Early life

Jennings was born on 27 August 1973 in Akrotiri, Cyprus, the daughter of Nigel John Quincey and Janet Mary Quincey. She attended Kesteven and Sleaford High School and Lady Manners School. She received an LLB from the Northumbria University and an MA from King's College London.[3] She was admitted as a solicitor in July 1998,[2] and went on to practice law in Newcastle upon Tyne.[1]

RAF career

On 25 May 2000, Jennings was commissioned into the RAF Legal Branch of the Royal Air Force (RAF) with the rank of flight lieutenant.[4] She moved from a short service to a permanent commission on 19 April 2004, allowing her to serve in the RAF until retirement.[5] She was promoted to squadron leader on 25 May 2004,[6] and to wing commander on 25 May 2010.[7] She has worked at HQ Personnel and Training Command, HQ Strike Command, RAF Brize Norton, and HQ Air Command.[1]

In 2017, Jennings was promoted to air commodore.[1] She served as Deputy Director Legal Services (RAF) from May 2017 to 2018.[8] On 29 September 2018, she was appointed Director of Legal Services (RAF) and promoted to air vice-marshal.[9] Since November 2024, she has been deputy commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies.[10]

In the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours, Jennings was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).[11] She was awarded the Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 2018,[12] and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2025 New Year Honours.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Air Vice-Marshal T Jennings". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Tamara Nancy Jennings". The Law Society. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Jennings, Air Vice-Marshal Tamara Nancy". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U291566. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  4. ^ "No. 55954". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 August 2000. p. 9579.
  5. ^ "No. 57310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2004. p. 7121.
  6. ^ "No. 57339". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 June 2004. p. 8081.
  7. ^ "No. 59473". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 June 2010. p. 12257.
  8. ^ "Senior Appointments - 5th April 2017". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  9. ^ "No. 62433". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 October 2018. p. 18046.
  10. ^ "Senior Appointments 2024". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  11. ^ "No. 61256". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2015. pp. B7 – B8.
  12. ^ "No. 62445". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 October 2018. pp. 19143–19157.
  13. ^ "No. 64607". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2024. p. N2.
Military offices
Preceded by Director of Legal Services (RAF)
2018 to present 		Incumbent