Major General Keith Cima became Governor of the Tower of London in October 2006, following a successful Army career.
The Governor is responsible for the overall running of the Tower, which includes the Yeoman Body, the Jewel House and the commercial, administrative and official affairs of this Royal Palace and Fortress.
Keith was born in 1951, educated at Ranelagh School, Bracknell, and Brasenose College, Oxford. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in October 1974. He commanded Royal Engineer units at troop, squadron and regimental level, with service in Northern Ireland, Germany, Belize and Africa . He attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1996, and returned there as Senior Directing Staff in 2002.
