The Naval Secretary is the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 appointment of which the incumbent is responsible for policy direction on personnel management for members of the RN. It is a senior RN appointment, held by an officer holding the rank of Rear-Admiral

Rear Admiral (Royal Navy)

Rear Admiral is a flag officer rank of the British Royal Navy. It is immediately superior to Commodore and is subordinate to Vice Admiral. It is a two-star rank and has a NATO ranking code of OF-7....

. The Naval Secretary's counterpart in the British Army

British Army

The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...

 is the Military Secretary. The Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

 equivalent is the Air Secretary

Air Secretary

The Air Secretary is the Royal Air Force appointment of which the incumbent is responsible for policy direction on personnel management for members of the RAF. From 1978 to 1983 the Air Secretary was more often referred to as Air Officer Commanding Royal Air Force Personnel Management Centre. It is...

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Naval Secretaries

Naval Secretaries have included:

• 1894 - 1897 Captain Hedworth Lambton
  Hedworth Meux
  Admiral of the Fleet The Hon Sir Hedworth Meux GCB KCVO , formerly The Hon Hedworth Lambton was an English naval officer famous for bringing help to the British forces in the Siege of Ladysmith....
  
  
• 1897 - 1899 Captain Wilmot Fawkes
  Wilmot Fawkes
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• 1899 - 1900 Captain Maurice Bourke
  Maurice Bourke
  Captain The Hon. Maurice Archibald Bourke CMG was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1900 - 1902 Captain Wilmot Fawkes
  Wilmot Fawkes
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• 1902 - 1905 Captain Hugh Tyrwhitt
  Hugh Tyrwhitt
  Captain The Hon. Hugh Tyrwhitt was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:Born the son of Sir Henry Thomas Tyrwhitt, 3rd Baronet and Harriet Wilson, 12th Baroness Berners, Tyrwhitt served with the Naval Brigade in Sudan and took part in the Nile Expedition to relieve General...
  
  
• 1905 - 1908 Captain Hugh Evan-Thomas
  Hugh Evan-Thomas
  Vice Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas GCB, KCMG, MVO was a British Royal Navy officer.During World War I he commanded the 5th Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet, flying his flag in HMS Barham, and fought at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May – 1 June 1916.-Background:Evan-Thomas' family came from...
  
  
• 1908 - 1910 Captain Charles Madden
• 1911 - 1912 Rear Admiral Ernest Troubridge
  Ernest Troubridge
  Admiral Sir Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge KCMG, MVO was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the First World War, later rising to the rank of admiral....
  
  
• 1912 - 1913 Rear Admiral David Beatty
  David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
  Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO was an admiral in the Royal Navy...
  
  
• 1913 - 1914 Rear Admiral Dudley de Chair
  Dudley de Chair
  Admiral Sir Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair, KCB, KCMG, KBE, MVO was a Naval Officer and Governor. De Chair joined the Royal Navy from the age of 16 and served in the Anglo-Egyptian War and later as an Admiral in the First World War. He was appointed as Governor of New South Wales in 1923...
  
  
• Aug 1914 - Oct 1914 Rear Admiral Horace Hood
  Horace Hood
  Rear Admiral the Honourable Sir Horace Lambert Alexander Hood KCB, DSO, MVO was a British Royal Navy admiral of the First World War, whose lengthy and distinguished service saw him engaged in operations around the world, frequently participating in land campaigns as part of a shore brigade...
  
  
• Oct 1914 - Nov 1914 Rear Admiral Henry Oliver
  Henry Oliver
  Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Francis Oliver, GCB, KCMG, MVO was a British naval officer.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1914 - 1916 Commodore Charles de Bartolomé
  Charles de Bartolomé
  Admiral Sir Charles Martin de Bartolomé KCMG CB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1916 - 1918 Rear Admiral Allan Everett
  Allan Everett (admiral)
  Admiral Sir Allan Frederic Everett KCMG KCVO CB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be First Naval Member & Chief of the Australian Naval Staff.-Naval services:...
  
  
• 1918 - 1921 Rear Admiral Sir Rudolph Bentinck
  Rudolph Bentinck
  Admiral Sir Rudolph Walter Bentinck KCB KCMG was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Bentinck joined the Royal Navy in 1882...
  
  
• 1921 - 1923 Rear-Admiral Hugh Watson
  Hugh Watson
  Admiral Sir Hugh Dudley Richards Watson KCB CVO CBE was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1923 - 1925 Vice-Admiral Michael Hodges
  Michael Hodges
  Admiral Sir Michael Henry Hodges KCB CMG MVO was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.-Naval career:...
  
  
• Apr 1925 Vice-Admiral Sir Hubert Brand
  Hubert Brand
  Admiral Sir Hubert George Brand GCB, KCMG, KCVO was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.-Background:...
  
  
• 1925 - 1927 Rear-Admiral Frank Larken
  Frank Larken
  Vice Admiral Sir Frank Larken KCB CMG was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:Larken served in World War I and, as Captain of the cruiser HMS Doris, he led a successful raid cutting the railway line between Adana and Alexandretta in December 1914 thereby impeding the...
  
  
• 1927 - 1929 Rear-Admiral Eric Fullerton
  Eric Fullerton
  Admiral Sir Eric John Arthur Fullerton KCB DSO was a British Royal Navy officer.-Naval career:Fullerton was the second son of Admiral Sir John Fullerton and entered the Royal Navy himself in 1892 as a Cadet in HMS Britannia. He was promoted Sub-Lieutenant in 1899 and Lieutenant in 1900...
  
  
• 1929 - 1932 Rear-Admiral George Chetwode
  George Chetwode
  Admiral Sir George Knightley Chetwode KCB CBE was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1932 - 1934 Rear-Admiral Sidney Meyrick
  Sidney Meyrick
  Admiral Sir Sidney Julius Meyrick KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station.-Naval career:Meyrick joined the Royal Navy in 1893...
  
  
• 1934 - 1937 Rear-Admiral Guy Royle
• 1937 - 1939 Rear-Admiral William Whitworth
  William Whitworth
  Admiral Sir William Jock Whitworth KCB DSO was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.-Naval career:...
  
  
• May 1939 - Nov 1939 Rear-Admiral Stuart Bonham Carter
  Stuart Bonham Carter
  Vice Admiral Sir Stuart Sumner Bonham Carter, KCB, CVO, DSO was an officer in the Royal Navy who had a distinguished record in both world wars.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1939 - 1941 Rear-Admiral Edward Syfret
  Edward Neville Syfret
  Admiral Sir Edward Neville Syfret GCB, KBE was a British naval officer who served with the Royal Navy in World War I and World War II. He was knighted for his part in Operation Pedestal, the critical Malta convoy...
  
  
• 1941 - 1942 Rear-Admiral Arthur Peters
  Arthur Peters (Royal Navy officer)
  Admiral Sir Arthur Malcolm Peters KCB DSC was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:Educated at Stubbington House School in Fareham and Britannia Royal Naval College, Peters joined the Royal Navy in 1904...
  
  
• 1942 - 1944 Rear-Admiral Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton
  Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton
  Admiral Sir Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton KCB was a British naval officer who served in World War I and World War II.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1944 - 1945 Rear-Admiral Cecil Harcourt
• 1945 - 1946 Rear-Admiral Claud Barry
  Claud Barry
  Admiral Sir Claud Barrington Barry KBE CB DSO was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval service:...
  
  
• 1948 - 1948 Rear-Admiral Maurice Mansergh
  Maurice Mansergh
  Admiral Sir Maurice James Mansergh KCB CBE was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1948 - 1950 Rear-Admiral Peveril William-Powlett
  Peveril William-Powlett
  Vice Admiral Sir Peveril Barton Reiby Wallop William-Powlett KCB KCMG CBE DSO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1950 - 1952 Rear-Admiral William Davis
  William Davis (Royal Navy officer)
  Admiral Sir William Wellclose Davis GCB DSO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1952 - 1954 Rear-Admiral Richard Onslow
  Richard Onslow (Royal Navy officer)
  Admiral Sir Richard George Onslow KCB DSO & Three Bars DL was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1954 - 1956 Rear-Admiral David Luce
  David Luce
  Admiral Sir John David Luce GCB, DSO & Bar, OBE was First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy. He was the son of Admiral John Luce.-Naval career:David Luce joined the Royal Navy in 1919 and chose to become a submariner....
  
  
• 1956 - 1958 Rear-Admiral Alastair Ewing
  Alastair Ewing
  Vice Admiral Sir Alastair Ewing KBE CB DSC was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1958 - 1960 Rear-Admiral John Hamilton
  John Graham Hamilton
  Admiral Sir John Hamilton GBE CB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet.-Naval career:Hamilton joined the Royal Navy in 1924 and specialised in gunnery in 1936....
  
  
• 1960 - 1962 Rear-Admiral Frank Twiss
  Frank Twiss
  Admiral Sir Frank Roddam Twiss, KCB, KCVO, DSC was a Royal Navy admiral who became Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel...
  
  
• 1962 - 1964 Rear-Admiral John Hayes
  John Osler Chattock Hayes
  Vice Admiral Sir John Osler Chattock Hayes KCB OBE was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1964 - 1966 Rear-Admiral William O'Brien
  William O'Brien (Royal Navy officer)
  Admiral Sir William Donough O'Brien KCB DSC was Commander-in-Chief of the Western Fleet.-Naval career:Educated at the Royal Naval College Dartmouth, O'Brien was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1930. He served in World War II. In the early 1960s he served as Director of Naval Plans at the...
  
  
• Jan 1966 - Mar 1966 Rear-Admiral Anthony Griffin
  Anthony Griffin (Royal Navy officer)
  Admiral Sir Anthony Templer Frederick Griffith Griffin GCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1966 - 1967 Rear-Admiral Gervaise Cooke
  Gervaise Cooke
  Rear Admiral Gervaise Cooke CB DSC was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1967 - 1970 Rear-Admiral David Dunbar-Nasmith
  David Dunbar-Nasmith
  Rear Admiral David Arthur Dunbar-Nasmith CB DSC was a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1970 - 1972 Rear-Admiral Iwan Raikes
  Iwan Raikes
  Vice Admiral Sir Iwan Geoffrey Raikes KCB CBE DSC DL is a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1972 - 1974 Rear-Admiral Gordon Tait
  Gordon Tait (Royal Navy officer)
  Admiral Sir Gordon Tait, KCB, DSC was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.-Naval career:Tait joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1939....
  
  
• 1974 - 1976 Rear-Admiral John Forbes
  John Morrison Forbes
  Vice Admiral Sir John Morrison Forbes KCB is a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Forbes was appointed Second-in-Command and Operational Commander of the Royal Malaysian Navy in 1966...
  
  
• 1976 - 1978 Rear-Admiral Peter Buchanan
  Peter Buchanan (Royal Navy officer)
  Vice Admiral Sir Peter William Buchanan KBE is a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Early Life:Born in Midhurst, West Sussex, he was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Buchanan and Gwendolen Isobel . He was educated at Malvern College.-Naval career:Buchanan was given command...
  
  
• 1978 - 1980 Rear-Admiral Paul Greening
  Paul Greening
  Rear Admiral Sir Paul Woollven Greening GCVO was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1980 - 1983 Rear-Admiral Richard Fitch
  Richard Fitch
  Admiral Sir Richard George Alison Fitch KCB is a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1983 - 1985 Rear-Admiral Richard Thomas
• 1985 - 1987 Rear-Admiral Roger Dimmock
  Roger Dimmock
  Rear Admiral Roger Charles Dimmock CB is a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:Educated at Price's School, Dimmock joined the Royal Navy in 1953 and specialised in naval aviation. He commanded the frigates HMS Berwick and HMS Naiad...
  
  
• 1987 - 1988 Rear-Admiral Norman King
  Norman King (Royal Navy officer)
  Vice Admiral Sir Norman Ross Dutton King KBE is a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:Born the son of Sir Norman King KCMG and educated at Fonthill School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, King was given command of the frigate HMS Leopard in 1967...
  
  
• 1988 - 1990 Rear-Admiral David Dobson
  David Dobson
  Vice Admiral Sir David Stuart Dobson KBE is a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Dobson became Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Amazon in 1975. He became naval and air attaché in Athens in 1979 and Senior Naval...
  
  
• 1990 - 1992 Rear-Admiral Christopher Morgan
  Christopher Morgan (Royal Navy officer)
  Vice Admiral Sir Christopher Morgan KBE is a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:...
  
  
• 1992 - 1994 Rear-Admiral Malcolm Rutherford
  Malcolm Rutherford
  Rear Admiral Malcolm Graham Rutherford CBE was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:Educated at New College School, Gordonstoun and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Rutherford joined the Royal Navy in 1959...
  
  
• 1994 - 1996 Rear-Admiral Alan West
  Alan West, Baron West of Spithead
  Admiral Alan William John West, Baron West of Spithead GCB DSC PC was, from June 2007 to May 2010, a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the British Home Office with responsibility for Security and a Security Advisor to Prime Minister Gordon Brown...
  
  
• 1996 - 1998 Rear-Admiral Fabian Malbon
  Fabian Malbon
  Vice Admiral Sir Fabian Malbon KBE was the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey from 2005 to 2011.-Naval career:Educated at Brighton Hove and Sussex Grammar School, Malbon joined the Royal Navy in 1965. He went on to command the frigates HMS Torquay and HMS Brave. He was made Commander of the 9th...
  
  
• 1998 - 2002 Rear-Admiral Jeremy de Halpert
• 2002 - 2004 Rear-Admiral Mark Kerr
  Mark William Graham Kerr
  Rear Admiral Mark William Graham Kerr is a former Royal Navy officer who went on to be Chief Executive of Powys County Council.-Career:...
  
  
• 2004 - 2005 Rear-Admiral Peter Wilkinson
• 2005 - 2008 Rear-Admiral Richard Ibbotson
  Richard Ibbotson
  Vice Admiral Sir Richard Jeffrey Ibbotson KBE CB DSC is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet.Educated at Durham University, Ibbotson joined the Royal Navy in 1975 and specialized in underwater warfare...
  
  
• 2008 - 2010 Rear-Admiral Charles Montgomery
  Charles Montgomery (Royal Navy officer)
  Vice Admiral Charles Montgomery CBE is a Royal Navy officer who currently serves as Second Sea Lord.-Naval career:Educated at Uppingham School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Montgomery joined the Royal Navy in 1973. After spending his first three years of service at Sheffield University he...
  
  
• 2010 - Present Rear-Admiral David Steel
  David Steel (Royal Navy officer)
  Rear Admiral David George Steel CBE is a Royal Navy officer who currently serves as Naval Secretary.-Naval career:Steel trained as a barrister and then chose to join the Royal Navy. In December 1999 he was commended for valuable service in support of operations in Kosovo and Macedonia earlier that...