Vice Admiral Sir David Steel KBE, DL

Biography

Vice Admiral Sir David Steel KBE, DL was Governor of Gibraltar between June 2020 and June 2024.

Curriculum Vitae

2014 - present Deputy Lieutenant for Hampshire; (from 2015) Chief Executive Officer, Leeds Castle Foundation and Enterprises Ltd; President, Union Jack Club London
2012 - 2015 Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel, Training and Infrastructure (Vice Admiral)
2010 - 2012 Naval Secretary and Director of Personnel and Career Management
2009 - 2010 Ministry of Defence, Director, Armed Forces Pay and Manning
2005 - 2008 Chief Executive and Naval Base Commander Portsmouth. Sea Area Commander English Channel
2002 - 2005 Executive Assistant to the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff
1998 - 2002 Royal Navy, Director of Logistics
1994 - 1998 Royal Navy, Director, Legal and Personnel Services
1979 - 1994 Variety of appointments at sea including aircraft carrier Logistics Commander