Philip Jones (Admiral)

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Admiral Philip Jones (2016)

Philip Andrew Jones , KCB , DL (born February 14, 1960 in Bebington , Metropolitan Borough of Wirral , England ) is a former British admiral in the Royal Navy , who was First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff between 2016 and 2019 .

Life

Naval officer and ship commander

Captain Philip Jones was between December 1999 and 2001 commander of HMS Coventry , a frigate of Broadsword-class .

Philip Andrew Jones, son of Edgar Jones and his wife Lilian Peters, began after visiting the Birkenhead School studying at Mansfield College of the University of Oxford . After training as a naval officer at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth , he joined the Royal Navy in 1980 and then found numerous posts as a naval and staff officer. He was among other things as captain at sea (Captain) between December 1999 and 2001 in command of the HMS Coventry , a frigate of the Broadsword class . After further uses, he served as Commodore (Commodore) between August 2006 and February 2008 as a Commodore of the Amphibious Task Force (Commodore, Amphibious Task Group) and was then as Rear Admiral (Rear Admiral) in February 2008, succeeding Rear Admiral Tony Johnstone-Burt as Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland , thus commanding the naval forces in Scotland and Northern Ireland . However, he only held this post until September 2008 and was subsequently replaced by Rear Admiral Martin Alabaster .

Jones himself, in turn, took over from Rear Admiral George Zambellas in September 2008 as Commander of the United Kingdom Maritime Forces . He stayed in this post until June 2009 and was then replaced by Rear Admiral Peter Derek Hudson . He then released Rear Admiral Robert Cooling as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff, Policy, and held this position until December 2011, when Rear Admiral Matthew John Parr succeeded him there.

Promotion to Admiral and First Sea Lord

Vice-Admiral Jones (right) handing over the positions of Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff with his predecessor Admiral George Zambellas (left), 2012.

As the successor to Vice Admiral George Zambellas Vice Admiral Jones took over in December 2011, the post of deputy commander of the fleet (Deputy Commander, The Fleet) . He held this position for almost a year until November 2012 and was the last holder of this position. He then succeeded Admiral George Zambellas again in November 2012, this time as Commander-in-Chief, The Fleet . He held this position until his replacement by Vice Admiral Ben Key in February 2016. At the same time, he also took on the role of Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff . For his services he was beaten on June 14, 2014 to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) and from then on carried the suffix "Sir".

Last Admiral Philip Jones was re successor to Admiral George Zambellas than in April 2016 First Sea Lord (First Sea Lord) . He served in that role until his retirement from active military service in June 2019 at the same time Chief of Naval Staff (Chief of the Naval Staff) . Admiral Tony Radakin succeeded him in these offices in June 2019 . In February 2019, he was Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Hampshire .

His marriage to Elizabeth Collins in 1987 resulted in a son and two daughters.

Web links

Commons : Philip Jones (Royal Navy officer)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CAPTAINS COMMANDING ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS, p. 291
  2. ↑ ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1865, p. 219
  3. ↑ ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1865, p. 80
  4. ↑ ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1865, p. 218
  5. ↑ ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1865, p. 19
  6. ↑ ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1865, p. 133
  7. ↑ ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1865, p. 132
  8. ↑ KNIGHTS AND DAMES
  9. ↑ ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1865, p. 6
predecessor Office successor
Sir George Zambellas Commander-in-Chief, The Fleet
2012-2016 		Sir Ben Key
Sir George Zambellas First Sea Lord
2016–2019 		Tony Radakin
personal data
SURNAME Jones, Philip
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jones, Philip Andrew (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British admiral
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Bebington , Metropolitan Borough of Wirral , England