Andrew Mathews (Royal Navy officer)

Vice Admiral Sir Andrew David Hugh Mathews KCB FREng[1] (born 27 June 1958) is a senior Royal Navy officer who was Chief of Materiél (Fleet), Royal Navy.

For the American politician in Minnesota, see Andrew Mathews (politician). For people of a similar name, see Andrew Matthews (disambiguation).

Sir Andrew Mathews
Born27 June 1958
Stanford le Hope, Essex
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldHM Naval Base Devonport
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Mathews served as commander of HM Naval Base Devonport.[2] Promoted to rear admiral, Mathews was appointed Director-General Nuclear and Controller of the Navy in 2006.[3] He went on to be Director-General Submarines in 2007[4] and then, following promotion to vice admiral, Mathews was appointed Chief of Materiel (Fleet) and Chief of Fleet Support in 2009,[5] a post he stood down from in December 2013.[6]

Having been appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2008 New Year Honours,[7] Mathews was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2013 New Year Honours.[8]

References
  1. "List of Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. "Berthing of HMS Vengeance". Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. Whitaker's Almanack 2007
  4. Whitaker's Almanack 2008
  5. Whitaker's Almanack 2010
  6. Service Appointments: Royal Navy and British Army – The Times; Court and Social
  7. "No. 58557". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2007. p. 2.
  8. "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 2.
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