Peter Wilkinson (Royal Navy officer)
- Peter Wilkinson (Royal Navy officer)
Vice Admiral Peter John Wilkinson CVO (Born 28 May 1956) is a senior Royal Navy officer. He was promoted to Vice Admiral and appointed as Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel) in August 2007.
Educated at Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, and the University of Wales, Lampeter (B.A. 1978), he joined the Royal Navy in 1975, where he initially served in submarines. He commanded HMS "Otter", "Superb", and "Vanguard", being promoted to Captain in 1995. He was Captain of 2nd Submarine Squadron 1999-2001.
He was the Director of Naval Service and Conditions (as a commodore) from 2001, and then Naval Secretary and Director-General Human Resources (Navy) from 2004.
From 2005 to 2007 he was Defence Services Secretary in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel and Reserves).
References
* [http://www.government-skills.gov.uk/biographies.asp Profile]
* ‘WILKINSON, Vice Adm. Peter John’, Who's Who 2008, A & C Black, 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U4000579, accessed 26 Sept 2008]
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