Duncan Potts

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Duncan Potts
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Vice Admiral Potts in 2017
Born (1961-03-10) 10 March 1961 (age 61)
Malta
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1979–2018
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands held Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces
4th Frigate Squadron
HMS Marlborough
HMS Southampton
HMS Brilliant
Battles/wars Iraq War
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Vice Admiral Duncan Laurence Potts, CB (born 10 March 1961) is a retired senior Royal Navy officer. He served as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Capability) and Controller of the Navy from 2013 to 2014, [1] and as Director General of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom from September 2014 to 2018. [2]

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Early life

Potts was born on 10 March 1961 in Malta. He was educated at Wellington School in Somerset. [3]

Military career

Potts joined the Royal Navy in 1979. [4] He became commanding officer of the frigate HMS Brilliant in 1996, commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Southampton in 1997 and a member of the policy and programmes cell at the Permanent Joint Headquarters in 1998 before becoming Commander Sea Training to the Flag Officer Sea Training in 1999. [4] He was appointed commanding officer of the frigate HMS Marlborough as well as captain of the 4th Frigate Squadron in 2000 and deployed to the Middle East. [4]

Potts went on to be Captain Navy Plans and then military assistant to the Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff at the Ministry of Defence. [4] He was appointed commander of the Commander United Kingdom Task Group in 2007 (in which role he was deployed to the Gulf) and Assistant Chief of Staff (Crisis and Deliberate Planning) at Permanent Joint Headquarters in 2009. [4] He became Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces in January 2011 [4] (deployed as commander of EU maritime operations off Somalia from August 2011) [5] and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Capability) and Controller of the Navy in April 2013. [6] Potts was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2014 Birthday Honours, [7] [8] and made director general of Joint Force Development and director general of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, with the rank of vice admiral, on 19 September that year. [2]

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References

  1. "Biography: Rear Admiral Duncan Potts" (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Vice Admiral Duncan Potts takes over as Director General Joint Force Development & Defence Academy". News. Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. "Director General, Defence Academy". Governance. Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "EU Navy Force Somalia". Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  5. Rear Admiral Duncan Potts appointed Operation Commander of EU NAVFOR Somalia
  6. Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b3.
  8. "2014 Birthday honours". UK Government. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces
2011–2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Controller of the Navy
2013–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Director General of the Defence Academy
2014–2018
Succeeded by