Charles Montgomery (Royal Navy officer)
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Director General of Border Force | |
In office 25 January 2013 – 25 June 2017 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
Preceded by | Tony Smith |
Succeeded by | Paul Lincoln |
Personal details | |
Born | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | 12 April 1955
Early life
Montgomery was born in 1955. He was educated at
Military career
Montgomery joined the Royal Navy in 1973.[2] After spending his first three years of service at university, he went to sea and rose through the officer ranks to become Commander of HMS Beaver.[2] Later he became Training Director of the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency and then Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Defence.[2]
He went on to become Director of Naval Personnel Strategy in 2005,
Montgomery was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2006 Birthday Honours[5] and advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours.[6]
Later life
On 25 January 2013 the Home Office announced that Montgomery had been appointed Director General of the Border Force. Montgomery joined Border Force as Director General in March 2013.[7] He wore the Border Force uniform with the rank insignia of Director General.[8][9]
Personal life
In 1982, Montgomery married Adrienne Julie. Together they have four children: three sons and one daughter.[10]
Montgomery became an honorary Doctor of Engineering from the University of Sheffield (12 January 2012).[11]
References
- ^ "Director General, Border Force: Sir Charles Montgomery". HM Government. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Royal Navy Biography". Archived from the original on 15 August 2010.
- ^ Select Committee on Defence Fourteenth Report House of Commons, 30 July 2008.
- ^ Ups and outs July 2012 Defence Viewpoints
- ^ "No. 58014". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2006. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 4.
- ^ "Sir Charles Montgomery". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Stamp, Gavin (12 March 2014). "Checks 'still priority' after e-Borders 'terminated'". BBC News. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "New Director General of Border Force announced". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Academics and graduates given honorary degrees and benefactor recognised University of Sheffield, 13 January 2012