David Steel (Royal Navy officer)

David Steel
Born	6 April 1961
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Rear Admiral
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Rear Admiral David George Steel CBE (born 6 April 1961) is a Royal Navy officer who currently serves as Naval Secretary.

Naval career

Steel trained as a barrister and then chose to join the Royal Navy.^[1] In December 1999 he was commended for valuable service in support of operations in Kosovo and Macedonia earlier that year.^[2] In November 2005 he became Commander HM Naval Base Portsmouth and in that capacity was honoured for his "inspirational leadership" during the battle against government cuts in 2007.^[3] He was also given the title of Chief Naval Logistics Officer.^[4] In November 2008 Steel was made Director of Service Personnel Policy (Pay and Allowances) at the Ministry of Defence^[5] and, in April 2010, he was promoted to Rear Admiral and appointed Naval Secretary.^[6]

References

1. ^ Navy Command Senior Staff Ministry of Defence
2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 55711. p. 43. 31 December 1999. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
3. ^ Hands off our base Portsmouth News, 17 October 2007
4. ^ Royal Navy Logistics officers' conference - A NAVSUP perspective Navy Supply Corps Newsletter, 1 September 2008
5. ^ Royal Navy Engineer takes command of Portsmouth Naval Base Queen's Harbour Master, 17 November 2008
6. ^ Next 2SL is appointed Navy News, February 2010

Military offices
Preceded by Charles Montgomery	Naval Secretary 2010–	Succeeded by Incumbent

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Name	Steel, David
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Date of birth	6 April 1961
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