Charles Montgomery (Royal Navy officer)

Vice Admiral Sir Charles Montgomery KBE, ADC
Charles Montgomery in 2011
Director General of Border Force
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 January 2013
Prime Minister	David Cameron Theresa May
Preceded by	Tony Smith
Personal details
Born	12 April 1955 Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1973–2013
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Second Sea Lord HMS Beaver
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Vice Admiral Sir Charles Percival Ross Montgomery KBE, ADC (born 12 April 1955) is a Royal Navy officer who, until 10 October 2012, served as Second Sea Lord.

Early life

Montgomery was born in 1955. He was educated at Uppingham School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He attended Sheffield University, graduating in 1976 with a degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering.^[1]

Military career

Montgomery joined the Royal Navy in 1973.^[2] After spending his first three years of service at university, he went to sea and rose through the officer ranks to become Commander of HMS Beaver.^[2] Later he became Training Director of the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency and then Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Defence.^[2] He went on to become Director of Naval Personnel Strategy in 2005, Naval Secretary in 2008^[3] and Second Sea Lord in 2010.^[2]

Later life

On 25 January 2013 the Home Office announced that Montgomery had been appointed Director General of the Border Force. Sir Charles Montgomery joined Border Force as Director General in March 2013.^[4] He wears the Border Force uniform with the rank insignia of Director General.^[5][6]

Honours and decorations

	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)	2012[7]
	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)	2006[8]
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	2002
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	2012

Montgomery was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2006 Birthday Honours^[9] and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours.^[10]

Montgomery became an honorary Doctor of Engineering from the University of Sheffield (12 January 2012).^[11]

References

1. "Director General, Border Force: Sir Charles Montgomery". HM Government. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
2. Royal Navy Biography Archived 15 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
3. Select Committee on Defence Fourteenth Report House of Commons, 30 July 2008.
4. "Sir Charles Montgomery". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
5. "BBC News – Checks 'still priority' after e-Borders 'terminated'". BBC News. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
6. "New Director General of Border Force announced". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
7. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60173. p. 4. 16 June 2012.
8. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58014. p. 4. 17 June 2006.
9. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58014. p. 4. 17 June 2006.
10. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60173. p. 4. 16 June 2012.
11. Academics and graduates given honorary degrees and benefactor recognised University of Sheffield, 13 January 2012