Philip Hally

Vice Admiral Philip John Hally, CB, MBE is a senior Royal Navy officer who currently serves as Chief of Defence People.

Philip Hally
Rear Admiral Hally in 2022
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1991–present
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldNaval Secretary
Chief of Defence People
Battles/warsIraq War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of the British Empire

Hally was commissioned in the Royal Navy on 18 September 1991, and was appointed to the Trained Strength in the rank of lieutenant on 3 December 1993.[1]

He was appointed commander logistics on the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious in 2012,[2] and served as part of the relief effort for Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.[3] He went on to become Programme Leader for the Defence Support Network Transformation Programme in September 2014, Assistant Chief of Staff Resources and Plans in November 2017,[4] and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff, People Transformation in May 2019.[5] After that, he became Naval Secretary in January 2020.[6][7] He was promoted to vice-admiral on 12 December 2022,[8] and became Chief of Defence People in January 2023.[9]

Hally was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on 26 February 2015,[10] and was made an Honorary Captain of the Volunteer Cadet Corps in December 2019.[11] He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2021 Birthday Honours.[12]

References
  1. "No. 53710". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 June 1994. p. 8913.
  2. "Vice Admiral Phil Hally CB MBE". GOV.UK. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. "Portsmouth Navy Officers Honoured For Typhoon Relief". Capital FM. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. "Navy Directory 2018" (PDF). Royal Navy. p. 9. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. "Phil Hally". DSEI. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. "Senior Royal Navy officers" (PDF). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. "Integrating the way we work". Navy News. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  8. "No. 63947". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 January 2023. p. 1142.
  9. @DefencePeople (13 January 2023). "Delighted to start my new role as the Chief of Defence People" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. "No. 61155". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 February 2015. p. 3472.
  11. "Volunteer Cadet Corps".
  12. "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B2.
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