Henry Parker (Royal Navy officer)
Royal Navy Rear Admiral (born 1963)
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Rear-Admiral Henry Hardyman Parker, CB (born 20 December 1963) is a retired senior Royal Navy officer who served as Director (Carrier Strike).
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Born20 December 1963
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch
Royal NavyServiceyears
–2016Henry Parker | |
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Rear Admiral Parker in 2013 | |
| Born | 20 December 1963 Cheltenham, United Kingdom |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Service years | –2016 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Naval career
Parker was commissioned into the engineering branch of the Royal Navy and served on the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible.[1] He became Director (Maritime capability and Transformation)[2] and Controller of the Navy in 2012[3] and continued as Director (Carrier Strike) at the Ministry of Defence in 2013.[4] He retired from the Royal Navy on 11 December 2016.[5]
Parker was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[6]
