Adrian Johns

Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns KCB, CBE, KStJ, ADC, DL
Johns at his swearing-in ceremony as Governor of Gibraltar, 26 October 2009.
Governor of Gibraltar
In office 26 October 2009 – 13 November 2013
Chief Minister	Peter Caruana Fabian Picardo
Preceded by	Sir Robert Fulton
Succeeded by	Sir James Dutton
Personal details
Born	1 September 1951 Redruth, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Alma mater	Imperial College London
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1973–present
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	HMS Ocean HMS Campbeltown HMS Ariadne HMS Juno Naval Home Command
Battles/wars	Iraq War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service Knight of Justice of the Order of St John

Vice Admiral Sir Adrian James Johns KCB, CBE, KStJ, ADC, DL (born 1 September 1951)^[1] is a former senior officer in the Royal Navy, serving as Second Sea Lord between 2005 and 2008. He was the Governor of Gibraltar between 2009 and 2013.^[2][3]

Naval career

Johns joined the Royal Navy in 1973 following his education at Newquay grammar school in Cornwall and then Imperial College London, where he studied physics.^[4] On 1 September 1975, he was promoted to lieutenant, with seniority from 1 January 1975.^[5] After his initial postings, Johns trained as a helicopter pilot and then served as a Westland Sea King pilot with 824 Naval Air Squadron aboard HMS Ark Royal. He became a flying instructor in 1979. In 1981, he was given his first command on board HMS Yarnton in Hong Kong and was promoted to lieutenant commander on 16 October 1982.^[6] After holding other naval posts, he was promoted to commander on 30 June 1988^[7] and then commanded the frigates HMS Juno and HMS Ariadne between 1988 and 1990.

Johns attained the rank of captain on 31 December 1994.^[8] Between various appointments at the Ministry of Defence, he held the command of the frigate HMS Campbeltown from 1995 to 1996.

Johns was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2001 New Year Honours.^[9] Later that year, he took command of the amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean. It was deployed to Iraq in spring 2003. Following this tour, Johns received a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service, gazetted on 31 October 2003.^[10] He relinquished command of the Ocean on his promotion to rear admiral in May 2003.^[11]

Johns became Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in May 2003. In October 2005, he was promoted to vice admiral and appointed Second Sea Lord and Commander in Chief of Naval Home Command.^[12] The 2008 New Year Honours saw him appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB).^[13] He was succeeded as Second Sea Lord by Vice-Admiral Alan Massey in a ceremony on board HMS Victory on 15 July 2008.

On 9 June 2009, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced that Johns would succeed Sir Robert Fulton as Governor of Gibraltar later that year.^[14][15] Johns arrived at Gibraltar on board HMS Lancaster and was sworn into the office of Governor of Gibraltar on Monday 26 October 2009.^[16][17] He is a patron of the armed forces career management charity Soldier On!^[18]

On 2 February 2011, Johns was appointed a Knight of the Order of St. John, an honour in the personal gift of Her Majesty The Queen.^[19]

Honours and awards

Viceregal styles of Sir Adrian Johns
Reference style	His Excellency
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Alternative style	Sir

	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)[20]	2008
	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)[21]	2001
	Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ)[22]	2011
	General Service Medal
	NATO medal for the former Yugoslavia
	Iraq Medal
	OSM Afghanistan
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	2002
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	2012

References

1. Rock Talk, issue no. 4 (April 2010), page 10
2. "New swearing in ceremony for Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns". Gibraltar Chronicle. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
3. "GBC News online report video of Sir Adrian Johns' departure". Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
4. Gibraltar International Finance and Business
5. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46674. p. 11107. 1 September 1975. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
6. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49136. p. 13231. 11 October 1982. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
7. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51406. p. 7963. 11 July 1988. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
8. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 53902. p. 53. 30 December 1994. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
9. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56070. p. 5. 30 December 2000. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
10. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57100. p. 6. 31 October 2003. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
11. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57096. p. 13295. 31 October 2003. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
12. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57795. p. 13753. 25 October 2005. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
13. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58557. p. 2. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
14. "Change of Governor of Gibraltar (09/06/2009)", Foreign and Commonwealth Office news. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
15. "Change of Governor for Gibraltar", Gibraltar Chronicle, 10 June 2009.
16. New Governor sworn in
17. "Vice-admiral Sir Adrian Johns KCB, CBE—New governor arrives Monday", Gibraltar Chronicle, 23 October 2009.
18. "Our Patrons". Soldier on!. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
19. "The London Gazette, Order of St John notices", The London Gazette, 9 February 2011.
20. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58557. p. 2. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
21. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56070. p. 5. 30 December 2000. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
22. "The London Gazette, Order of St John notices", The London Gazette, 9 February 2011.

External links

• Royal Navy – Second Sea Lord at the Wayback Machine (archived May 6, 2007) from , 2007-05-07.