Career
Educated at Eton College and the University of East Anglia where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts,Fulton joined the Royal Marines in 1972. [2] After serving as a junior officer for a number of years,he was appointed to the Staff College at Warminster. [2] He became a company commander in 42 Commando in 1983 and then undertook various staff appointments before joining the Directing Staff of the Army Staff College,Camberley in 1990. [2]
Fulton was appointed commanding officer of 42 Commando in 1992,Assistant Director for CIS Operational Requirements in 1994,and a member of the Rapid Reaction Force Operations Staff in UNPROFOR in 1995. [2] After attending the Royal College of Defence Studies and then the Higher Command and Staff Course in 1996,he became commander of 3 Commando Brigade in 1997,Commandant-General Royal Marines in 1998 and equipment capability manager at the Ministry of Defence in 2001. [2] In 2003 was promoted to lieutenant general on appointment as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability). [2] He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2005 Birthday Honours. [3]
In September 2006,Fulton took over as Governor of Gibraltar. He was Britain's first governor to witness change in the Gibraltar constitution since 1967. He was appointed a Knight of the Most Venerable Order of Saint John on 5 August 2009, [4] and his term as governor ended in October 2009. [2]
In April 2007 it was announced that Fulton would lead an enquiry into the capture of 15 British military personnel by Iranian forces; [5] he reported to Parliament later that year. [6]
A Freeman of the City of London,Fulton serves as a Court Assistant of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers and,in July 2010,became chief executive officer of the Global Leadership Foundation. [7]
He was appointed King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire in 2016, [8] serving as such until May 2024. [9]
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