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Henry Parker (Royal Navy officer)

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Henry Parker
Rear Admiral Parker in 2013
Born20 December 1963
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service–2016
RankRear Admiral
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Rear-Admiral Henry Hardyman Parker, CB (born 20 December 1963) is a retired senior Royal Navy officer who served as Director (Carrier Strike).

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Parker was commissioned into the engineering branch of the Royal Navy and served on the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible.[1] He became Director (Maritime capability and Transformation)[2] and Controller of the Navy in 2012[3] and continued as Director (Carrier Strike) at the Ministry of Defence in 2013.[4] He retired from the Royal Navy on 11 December 2016.[5]

Parker was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Royal Navy helicopters first on the scene The Telegraph, 28 September 2000
  2. ^ Underwater Defence & Security
  3. ^ Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Engine as a weapon V International Symposium 2013". Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  5. ^ "No. 61820". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 January 2017. p. 842.
  6. ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B2.
Military offices
Preceded by Controller of the Navy
2012–2013
Succeeded by