Naval Secretary
For the former British cabinet political office, see List of the First Lords of the Admiralty.
| Naval Secretary | |
|---|---|
|
Ensign of the Royal Navy | |
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Nominator | Secretary of State for Defence |
| Appointer |
Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council |
| Term length | Not fixed (typically 1–3 years) |
| Inaugural holder | Captain Hedworth Lambton |
| Formation | 1894 |
| Website | royalnavy.mod.uk |
The Naval Secretary is the Royal Navy appointment of which the incumbent is responsible for policy direction on personnel management for members of the RN.[1] It is a senior RN appointment, held by an officer holding the rank of Rear-Admiral. The Naval Secretary's counterpart in the British Army is the Military Secretary. The Royal Air Force equivalent is the Air Secretary.
Naval Secretaries
Naval Secretaries have included:[2]
- 1894 – 1897 Captain Hedworth Lambton
- 1897 – 1899 Captain Wilmot Fawkes
- 1899 – 1900 Captain Maurice Bourke
- 1900 – 1902 Captain Wilmot Fawkes
- 1902 – 1905 Captain Hugh Tyrwhitt
- 1905 – 1908 Captain Hugh Evan-Thomas
- 1908 – 1910 Captain Charles Madden
- 1911 – 1912 Rear-Admiral Ernest Troubridge
- 1912 – 1913 Rear-Admiral David Beatty
- 1913 – 1914 Rear-Admiral Dudley de Chair
- Aug – Oct 1914 Rear-Admiral Horace Hood
- Oct – Nov 1914 Rear-Admiral Henry Oliver
- 1914 – 1916 Commodore Charles de Bartolomé
- 1916 – 1918 Rear-Admiral Allan Everett
- 1918 – 1921 Rear-Admiral Sir Rudolph Bentinck
- 1921 – 1923 Rear-Admiral Hugh Watson
- 1923 – 1925 Vice-Admiral Michael Hodges
- Apr 1925 Vice-Admiral Sir Hubert Brand
- 1925 – 1927 Rear-Admiral Frank Larken
- 1927 – 1929 Rear-Admiral Eric Fullerton
- 1929 – 1932 Rear-Admiral George Chetwode
- 1932 – 1934 Rear-Admiral Sidney Meyrick
- 1934 – 1937 Rear-Admiral Guy Royle
- 1937 – 1939 Rear-Admiral William Whitworth
- May – Nov 1939 Rear-Admiral Stuart Bonham Carter
- 1939 – 1941 Rear-Admiral Edward Syfret
- 1941 – 1942 Rear-Admiral Arthur Peters
- 1942 – 1944 Rear-Admiral Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton
- 1944 – 1945 Rear-Admiral Cecil Harcourt
- 1945 – 1946 Rear-Admiral Claud Barry
- 1948 – 1948 Rear-Admiral Maurice Mansergh
- 1948 – 1950 Rear-Admiral Peveril William-Powlett
- 1950 – 1952 Rear-Admiral William Davis
- 1952 – 1954 Rear-Admiral Richard Onslow
- 1954 – 1956 Rear-Admiral David Luce
- 1956 – 1958 Rear-Admiral Alastair Ewing
- 1958 – 1960 Rear-Admiral John Hamilton
- 1960 – 1962 Rear-Admiral Frank Twiss
- 1962 – 1964 Rear-Admiral John Hayes
- 1964 – 1966 Rear-Admiral William O'Brien
- Jan – Mar 1966 Rear-Admiral Anthony Griffin
- 1966 – 1967 Rear-Admiral Gervaise Cooke
- 1967 – 1970 Rear-Admiral David Dunbar-Nasmith
- 1970 – 1972 Rear-Admiral Iwan Raikes
- 1972 – 1974 Rear-Admiral Gordon Tait
- 1974 – 1976 Rear-Admiral John Forbes
- 1976 – 1978 Rear-Admiral Peter Buchanan
- 1978 – 1980 Rear-Admiral Paul Greening
- 1980 – 1983 Rear-Admiral Richard Fitch
- 1983 – 1985 Rear-Admiral Richard Thomas
- 1985 – 1987 Rear-Admiral Roger Dimmock
- 1987 – 1988 Rear-Admiral Norman King
- 1988 – 1990 Rear-Admiral David Dobson
- 1990 – 1992 Rear-Admiral Christopher Morgan
- 1992 – 1994 Rear-Admiral Malcolm Rutherford
- 1994 – 1996 Rear-Admiral Alan West
- 1996 – 1998 Rear-Admiral Fabian Malbon
- 1998 – 2002 Rear-Admiral Jeremy de Halpert
- 2002 – 2004 Rear-Admiral Mark Kerr
- 2004 – 2005 Rear-Admiral Peter Wilkinson
- 2005 – 2008 Rear-Admiral Richard Ibbotson
- 2008 – 2010 Rear-Admiral Charles Montgomery
- 2010 – 2012 Rear-Admiral David Steel
- 2012 – 2015 Vice-Admiral Jonathan Woodcock
- 2015 – present Rear-Admiral Simon Williams
References
- ↑ Records of the Royal Naval Service Liverpool Museums
- ↑ Senior Royal Navy Appointments
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