Air Marshal Peter William David Ruddock, (born 5 February 1954) is a former senior commander in the

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who served as

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from 2004 to 2006.

RAF career

Ruddock joined the Royal Air Force in 1974. He was appointed Officer Commanding the Operations Wing at

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in 1993, assistant director of the Defence Intelligence Staff in 1996, Station Commander at RAF Coningsby in 1999 and then Air Commodore Defensive Operations at Headquarters No. 1 Group in 2000.Debrett's People of Today
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in 2004 before moving on to be Director-General of the

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Armed Forces Project in 2006. He retired in 2011 and became Business Development Director at

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