Henry Parker (Royal Navy officer)

Henry Parker
Born 20 December 1963
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Rank Rear Admiral
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Rear-Admiral Henry Hardyman Parker CB (born 20 December 1963) is a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Director (Carrier Strike).

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]

Parker was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[5]

References

  1. Royal Navy helicopters first on the scene The Telegraph, 28 September 2000
  2. Underwater Defence & Security
  3. Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. Engine as a weapon V International Symposium 2013
  5. "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B2.
Military offices
Preceded by
Amjad Hussain
Controller of the Navy
2012–2013
Succeeded by
Duncan Potts
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