Press release
Change of Governor of Gibraltar: June 2020
Vice Admiral Sir David Steel KBE, DL has been appointed Governor of Gibraltar in succession to Lieutenant General Edward Davis CB CBE.
Vice Admiral Sir David Steel KBE, DL has been appointed Governor of Gibraltar in succession to Lieutenant General Edward Davis CB CBE. Sir David will take up his appointment in June 2020.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: David George Steel
| 2014 to present | Deputy Lieutenant for Hampshire; (from 2015) Chief Executive Officer, Leeds Castle Foundation and Enterprises Ltd; President, Union Jack Club London |
| 2012 to 2015 | Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel, Training and Infrastructure (Vice Admiral) |
| 2010 to 2012 | Naval Secretary and Director of Personnel and Career Management |
| 2009 to 2010 | Ministry of Defence, Director, Armed Forces Pay and Manning |
| 2005 to 2008 | Chief Executive and Naval Base Commander Portsmouth. Sea Area Commander English Channel |
| 2002 to 2005 | Executive Assistant to the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff |
| 1998 to 2002 | Royal Navy, Director of Logistics |
| 1994 to 1998 | Royal Navy, Director, Legal and Personnel Services |
| 1979 to 1994 | Variety of appointments at sea including aircraft carrier Logistics Commander |
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Published 19 May 2020