Admiralty Board (United Kingdom)
- Admiralty Board (United Kingdom)
:"For the Admiralty Board of Imperial Russia, see Admiralty Board (Russia)".The Admiralty Board is the body established under the Defence Council of the United Kingdom for the administration of the Naval Service of the United Kingdom. It meets formally only twice a year, and the day-to-day running of the Royal Navy is conducted by the Navy Board, which does not include any ministers.
The Admiralty Board was established with the abolition of the Board of Admiralty and the integration of the three service ministries into the Ministry of Defence.
The board is chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence and includes the professional heads of the navy, as well as various ministers and civil servants of the Ministry of Defence.
The membership of the Board is as follows:
Ministers
*Secretary of State for Defence
*Minister of State for the Armed Forces
*Minister of State for Defence Procurement
*Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
Officials
*First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff
*Commander-in-Chief Fleet
*Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command
*Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
*Naval Member for Logistics
*Controller of the Navy
*Second Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary of the Admiralty Board
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