Steven Abbott
{{Short description|Royal Air Force Air Commodore (born 1956)}}
{{other people|Steve Abbott}}
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Air Commodore Steven Abbott {{postnominals|country=GBR|CBE}} (born 5 February 1956) is a former senior officer in the Royal Air Force.{{cite web |url=http://www.culford.co.uk/preprep/info_for_parents/board_of_governors_copy1/Air_Vice_Marshall_Steven_Abbott_CBE.aspx |title=Culford School - Pre-Prep > |publisher=Culford.co.uk |date= |access-date=2014-02-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221235652/http://www.culford.co.uk/preprep/info_for_parents/board_of_governors_copy1/Air_Vice_Marshall_Steven_Abbott_CBE.aspx |archive-date=21 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}
Biography
He was educated at the University of East Anglia (BA) and Downing College, Cambridge (MPhil), and the University of Manchester.[http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/24354/Steven+ABBOTT.aspx Debretts biographies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019121538/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/24354/Steven+ABBOTT.aspx |date=19 October 2013 }} Retrieved 18 July 2010 He was Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment from 2007 until February 2010,{{cite web|title=SENIOR ROYAL AIR FORCE APPOINTMENTS|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Royal%20Air%20Force%20Senior%20Appointments.pdf|publisher=gulabin.com|access-date=29 July 2013}} Simultaneously holding the post of Air Officer of the RAF Police.
He was a long-serving member of the RAF 'Cresta' Association, competing for the final time (on his penultimate day of RAF service) in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcresta/rafcms/mediafiles/2A484702_5056_A318_A854F6C016E9D826.pdf|publisher=Royal Air Force|access-date=1 May 2015|title=Royal Air Force Cresta, Annual Report 2011}}
He is a member of Chatham House and was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 2000. He is a governor of Culford School.
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Category:Alumni of the University of East Anglia
Category:Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge
Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Category:Recipients of the Commendation for Valuable Service