Anna-Lee Reilly

Lieutenant General Anna-Lee Reilly (née Shorters; born 31 December 1974) is a British engineer and British Army officer. Her early career was spent with Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, as a staff officer, and then working for Defence Equipment and Support within the Ministry of Defence.

Early life and education Reilly was born on 31 December 1974 in Exeter, Devon, England. She studied information systems and management at Cranfield University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1996. She later undertook two master's degrees: a Master of Science (MSc) degree in designing information systems at Cranfield (2006); and a Master of Arts (MA) degree at King's College London in defence studies (2012).

Military career Reilly joined the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1997. She became interested in engineering after being commissioned to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME). She was promoted to captain on 13 June 2000. She was an assistant equerry to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh between 2003 and 2008. She also commanded REME troops in Germany, Bosnia, and Kosovo. Her team was recognised at the Government Commercial Function Awards in 2023 with the Best Team of the Year and the Overall 2023 Commercial Excellence Award. She is only the second woman in the British Army and the sixth REME officer to reach the rank of lieutenant general.

Reilly was appointed Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2024. In the 2024 King's Birthday Honours, she was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).