Sir John Chilcot | |
|---|---|
 Chilcot in 1980 | |
| Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 1990–1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Anthony Chilcot 22 April 1939 Surrey, England |
| Died | 3 October 2021 (aged 82) Devon, England |
| Spouse |
Rosalind Forster (m. 1964) |
| Residence(s) | Dartmoor,[1] England |
| Education | Brighton College |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Signature |  |
Sir John Anthony Chilcot GCB[1] (/ˈtʃɪlkɒt/; 22 April 1939 – 3 October 2021) was a British civil servant.
In 2009, Chilcot was appointed chairman of the Iraq Inquiry (also referred to as the "Chilcot Inquiry"), an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the Iraq War (2003).[2]
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