Henry Parker (Royal Navy officer)

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Henry Parker
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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]

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


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