Sir David Steel | |
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![]() 2021 | |
Governor of Gibraltar | |
In office 11 June 2020 –23 May 2024 | |
Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Chief Minister | Fabian Picardo |
Preceded by | Edward Davis |
Succeeded by | Sir Ben Bathurst |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 April 1961 |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1979–2015 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands | Second Sea Lord Naval Secretary HM Naval Base Portsmouth |
Battles/wars | Kosovo War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service Knight of Justice of the Order of St John |
Vice Admiral Sir David George Steel, KBE , KStJ , DL (born 6 April 1961) is a retired senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord between 2012 and 2015. He served as Governor of Gibraltar from 2020 to 2024.
Steel was born on 6 April 1961. He was educated at Rossall School in Lancashire and attended Durham University where he read law,graduating in 1983. [1] He was called to the bar in 1988. [2]
Steel joined the Royal Navy in 1979. [2] His early career was spent in a variety of sea and shore appointments,including as the Fleet Legal Adviser. In December 1999,while serving in the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible,he was awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in support of operations in Kosovo and Macedonia earlier that year. [3] In November 2005 he assumed command of HM Naval Base Portsmouth and in that capacity was honoured for his "inspirational leadership" during the Government's savings review of Naval Bases in 2007. [4] He was also appointed Chief Naval Logistics Officer and Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty The Queen. [5]
In November 2008 Steel was appointed Director of Service Personnel Policy (Pay and Allowances) at the Ministry of Defence and, [6] in April 2010,he was promoted to rear admiral and appointed Naval Secretary. [7] He was promoted to vice admiral and appointed Second Sea Lord in October 2012. [8]
Already a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE),Steel was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours. [9] [10] He was appointed a Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ) on 11 November 2020. [11]
Viceregal styles of Sir David Steel (2020–2024) | |
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Reference style | His Excellency |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
In 2011 Steel was appointed as a Director of Portsmouth Cultural Trust,a role he held until 2016. [12] In 2015 he became Chief Executive of the Leeds Castle Foundation and Enterprises Limited. [13] He is a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire, [14] a Freeman of the City of London, [15] and a Bencher of the Middle Temple. [16]
Among his other commitments Steel is a trustee of the Nuffield Trust for the Forces of the Crown, [17] and President and Chairman of Trustees of the Union Jack Club. [18] [19] He is President of the Church of England Soldiers',Sailors' and Airmen's Clubs and Housing Association, [20] Patron of the Boleh Sailing Trust, [21] [22] a vice-president of the Marine Society &Sea Cadets, [23] [24] and an ambassador for the Woodland Trust. [25] [26]
Steel served as the Governor of Gibraltar from 11 June 2020 to 23 May 2024. [27]
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