David Steel (Royal Navy officer)

His Excellency Vice Admiral Sir

David Steel

KBE DL
Governor of Gibraltar
Assumed office
11 June 2020
MonarchElizabeth II
Charles III
Chief MinisterFabian Picardo
Preceded byEdward Davis
Personal details
Born (1961-04-06) 6 April 1961
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceRoyal Navy
Years of service1979–2015
RankVice Admiral
CommandsSecond Sea Lord
Naval Secretary
HM Naval Base Portsmouth
Battles/warsKosovo War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
Knight of Grace of the Order of St John
Viceregal styles of
Sir David Steel
(2020–present)
Reference styleHis Excellency
Spoken styleYour Excellency

Vice Admiral Sir David George Steel, KBE, DL (born 6 April 1961) is a retired senior Royal Navy officer. He was Second Sea Lord between 2012 and 2015. He became Governor of Gibraltar on 11 June 2020.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Change of Governor of Gibraltar". Gov.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.