John Chilcot
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]
Personal life and death[edit]
Chilcot was born on 22 April 1939, and educated at Brighton College and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he read English and languages.[14][5][15]
Chilcot died from kidney disease on 3 October 2021, at the age of 82.[1]
Honours[edit]
Chilcot was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1990 Birthday Honours[16] before being promoted to Knight Commander (KCB) in the 1994 New Year Honours[17] and Knight Grand Cross (GCB) in the 1998 New Year Honours.[18]