Duncan Potts
Duncan Potts | |
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Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Controller of the Navy from 2013 to 2014,[1] and as Director General of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom from September 2014 to 2018.[2]
Early life
Potts was born on 10 March 1961 in Malta. He was educated at Wellington School in Somerset.[3]
Military career
Potts joined the
Flag Officer Sea Training in 1999.[4] He was appointed commanding officer of the frigate HMS Marlborough as well as captain of the 4th Frigate Squadron in 2000 and deployed to the Middle East.[4]
Potts went on to be Captain Navy Plans and then military assistant to the
vice admiral, on 19 September that year.[2]
References
- ^ "Biography: Rear Admiral Duncan Potts" (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Vice Admiral Duncan Potts takes over as Director General Joint Force Development & Defence Academy". News. Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Director General, Defence Academy". Governance. Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "EU Navy Force Somalia". Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ Rear Admiral Duncan Potts appointed Operation Commander of EU NAVFOR Somalia
- ^ Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b3.
- ^ "2014 Birthday honours". UK Government. Retrieved 14 June 2014.