Henry Parker (Royal Navy officer)

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Henry Parker
Rear Admiral Henry Parker awards Arctic Star (cropped).jpg
Rear Admiral Parker in 2013
Born20 December 1963
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service–2016
Rank Rear Admiral
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Rear-Admiral Henry Hardyman Parker, CB (born 20 December 1963) is a retired senior Royal Navy officer who served as Director (Carrier Strike).

Parker was commissioned into the engineering branch of the Royal Navy and served on the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible. [1] He became Director (Maritime capability and Transformation) [2] and Controller of the Navy in 2012 [3] and continued as Director (Carrier Strike) at the Ministry of Defence in 2013. [4] He retired from the Royal Navy on 11 December 2016. [5]

Parker was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2016 Birthday Honours. [6]

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References

  1. Royal Navy helicopters first on the scene The Telegraph, 28 September 2000
  2. Underwater Defence & Security
  3. Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Engine as a weapon V International Symposium 2013". Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  5. "No. 61820". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 January 2017. p. 842.
  6. "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B2.
Military offices
Preceded by Controller of the Navy
2012–2013
Succeeded by