Naval Secretariat | |
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Preceded by | Private Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty |
Country | United Kingdom |
Founded | 1910 |
Abolished | Active |
Headquarters | London, England |
Head | Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty |
Role | Secretariat |
Affiliations | Royal Navy |
Parent Department | Department of Admiralty |
Succeeded by | None |
The Naval Secretary also known as the Naval Secretariat is senior Royal Navy appointment that was established in 1910 to provide a direct line communication between the First Lord of the Admiralty and the Board of Admiralty members. The office was was administered by the Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty until 1964 when its reporting structure changed following the abolition of the office of the First Lord and the naval secretary would now provide secretariat support to the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff.
1) History
The Naval Secretariat was established in 1910 to provide a direct line communication between the First Lord and the Board of Admiralty members. The office was was administered by the Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty until 1964 when its reporting structure changed following the abolition of the office of the First Lord and the naval secretary would now provide secretariat support to the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff. From 2010 to 2012 The Naval Secretary held the dual post of Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel). From 2012 to present day the Naval Secretary simultaneously holds two other titles Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel) and Flag Officer, Maritime Reserves.
2) Duties
As of 2018 the Naval Secretary provides the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff with advice on all matters relating to Flag and General Officers' appointments.
2) Naval Secretary's to the First Lord of the Admiralty
- 1910 – 1912 Rear-Admiral Ernest Troubridge
- 1912 – 1913 Rear-Admiral David Beatty
- 1913 – 1914 Rear-Admiral Dudley de Chair
- 1914 Aug– Oct Rear-Admiral Horace Hood
- 1914 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
- 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
- 1939 May-Nov 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
3) Naval Secretaries
- 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 – 2007 Rear-Admiral Richard Ibbotson
- 2007 – 2010 Rear-Admiral Charles Montgomery
- 2010 – 2012 Rear-Admiral David Steel
- 2012 – 2015 Vice-Admiral Jonathan Woodcock
- 2015 – 2018 Rear-Admiral Simon Williams
- 2018–present Rear-Admiral Michael Bath
3.1) Naval Assistant to the Naval Secretary
Main Article: Naval Assistant to the Naval Secretary