Norman King (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Norman King
Born	19 March 1933
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	HMS Leopard HMS Newcastle
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Vice Admiral Sir Norman Ross Dutton King KBE (born 19 March 1933) is a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.

Naval career

Born the son of Sir Norman King KCMG (former British Consul in Dar es Salaam)^[1] and educated at Fonthill School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, King was given command of the frigate HMS Leopard in 1967.^[2] He went on to be Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord in 1975 and to command the destroyer HMS Newcastle in 1979.^[2] He was appointed Director of Naval Officer Appointments in 1983 and naval attaché in Washington D. C. in 1987.^[2] He became Naval Secretary in 1987 and Chief of Staff to the Commander Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe in 1988 before retiring in 1991.^[2]

In retirement he became Chairman of the Buckinghamshire Area Health Authority.^[2]

Family

In 1967 he married Patricia Rosemary Furber; they have two daughters.^[2]

References

1. ^ Seventeen Letters to Tatham by Ann Chrichton-Harris
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Debrett's People of Today 1994

Military offices
Preceded by Roger Dimmock	Naval Secretary 1987–1988	Succeeded by David Dobson

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Name	King, Norman
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Date of birth	19 March 1933
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