Charles Montgomery (Royal Navy officer)
Sir Charles Montgomery | |
|---|---|
 Charles Montgomery in 2011 | |
| Director General of Border Force | |
| In office 25 January 2013 – 25 June 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Tony Smith |
| Succeeded by | Paul Lincoln |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1955 Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | 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 retired Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord from 2010 to 2012. He then served as Director General of the Border Force from 2013 to 2017.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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 2007[3] and Second Sea Lord in 2010.[2] He stepped down as Second Sea Lord on 10 October 2012.[4]
Montgomery was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2006 Birthday Honours[5] and advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours.[6]
Later life
[edit]
On 25 January 2013 the Home Office announced that Montgomery had been appointed Director General of the Border Force. Montgomery joined Border Force as Director General in March 2013.[7] He wore the Border Force uniform with the rank insignia of Director General.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit]In 1982, Montgomery married Adrienne Julie. Together they have four children: three sons and one daughter.[10]
Montgomery became an honorary Doctor of Engineering from the University of Sheffield (12 January 2012).[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Director General, Border Force: Sir Charles Montgomery". HM Government. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Royal Navy Biography". Archived from the original on 15 August 2010.
- ^ Select Committee on Defence Fourteenth Report House of Commons, 30 July 2008.
- ^ Ups and outs July 2012 Defence Viewpoints
- ^ "No. 58014". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2006. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 4.
- ^ "Sir Charles Montgomery". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Stamp, Gavin (12 March 2014). "Checks 'still priority' after e-Borders 'terminated'". BBC News. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "New Director General of Border Force announced". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Montgomery, Vice Adm. Sir Charles (Percival Ross), (born 12 April 1955), Director General, UK Border Force, Home Office, 2013–17". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U245533. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Academics and graduates given honorary degrees and benefactor recognised University of Sheffield, 13 January 2012