Richard Broadbridge, 5th Baron Broadbridge


The Lord Broadbridge

Birth nameRichard John Martin Broadbridge
Born (1959-01-20) 20 January 1959
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1981–2024
RankAir Vice-Marshal
UnitRAF Medical Services
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Air Vice-Marshal Richard John Martin Broadbridge, 5th Baron Broadbridge (born 20 January 1959), is a British physician, senior Royal Air Force officer, and hereditary peer. Having joined the RAF in 1981, he rose to serve as Director of Healthcare Delivery and Training, Defence Medical Services from 2014 to 2018 and acting Surgeon General in 2017. He transferred to the Royal Air Force Reserve on 5 February 2018, and succeeded his father as Baron Broadbridge in 2020. Broadbridge's commission in the RAF was terminated on 30 October 2024.