Hugh Macdonald-Smith (1975 to 1978) Major-General J V Homan (1978 to 1979) Major-General Pat Lee (1979 to 1981) Major-General T B Palmer (1983 to 1985) Major-General J Boyne (1985 to 1988) Major-General D Shaw (1988 to 1991) Major-General M S Heath (1991 to 1993) Major-General P J G Corp (1993 to 1997) Major-General Peter V R Besgrove (1997 to 1999) Brigadier Roderick J Croucher (1999 to 2002) Brigadier Stephen Tetlow (2002 to 2005) Brigadier N T S Williams (2005 to 2007) Brigadier B W McCall (2007 to 2010) Brigadier M J Boswell (2010 to 2012) In 2012 a new post of Master General REME was created with Lieutenant General Andrew Figgures as the first incumbent. Lieutenant General Andrew Figgures (2012 to 2017) Lieutenant General Paul Jaques (2017 to present) See also Units of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers References Further reading REME, Craftsmen of the Army Vol 2 1969–1992 (1996) REME, Craftsmen of the Army Vol 1 1942–1968 (1970) External links REME Museum Image of the 1943 REME cap badge British administrative corps Military units and formations established in 1942 Military logistics of the United Kingdom Military engineer corps 1942 establishments in the United Kingdom