The Office of the Naval Secretary was originally established in 1800 when the appointment was styled Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty[3] and remained so styled until 1911. In 1912 it was re-titled Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty.[4]
When the
Admiralty department was abolished in 1964 the post was renamed Naval Secretary, colloquially known as "NAVSEC", and now advising the Royal Navy's
military head and, consequently, the Navy Board on future appointments. In the case of tri-service appointments, the responsibility was to recommend candidates to the Defence Board.
From 2010 to 2015, Sir David Steel, as Naval Secretary, simultaneously held the additional title of
Chief Naval Logistics Officer (as head the Naval Logistics Branch).[5] In 2015 further additional responsibilities were assumed for the
Royal Naval Reserve and the title of Flag Officer, Maritime Reserves.[6]
In this capacity the incumbent is responsible for advising the
First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff on all matters relating to Flag Officers’ appointing, with Officers with the rank of Commodore and/or Captain delegated to the Office of
Assistant to the Naval Secretary who currently holds the rank of Commodore.[7] A March 2020 edition of Navy News noted that the Director People and Training took over the people-related policies and career management below this level from the Naval Secretary.[8]
In May 2021, it was announced that
Jude Terry would be the next Naval Secretary, being promoted to rear admiral and taking up the post in 2022. She is the first woman to serve as an admiral in the Royal Navy.[9]
^Office, Cabinet (2016–2017). Civil Service Year Book (53 ed.). London, England: The Stationery Office:Dandy Book Sellers Ltd. pp. 194–195.
ISBN9781787320345.
^Office, Cabinet (2016–2017). Civil Service Year Book (53 ed.). London, England: The Stationery Office:Dandy Book Sellers Ltd. pp. 194–195.
ISBN9781787320345.
^"The Scots Magazine". Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran, pp.317, 1805. 1 January 1806. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^Craig, Hardin (1 January 1970). "The First Lord Opens His Mail: Thomas Grenville and Personnel Problems at the Admiralty, 1806–1807". Huntington Library Quarterly. 33 (2): 175–186.
doi:
10.2307/3816720.
JSTOR3816720.
^Campbell, Thomas; Hall, Samuel Carter; Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron; Hook, Theodore Edward; Hood, Thomas; Ainsworth, William Harrison (1 January 1831).
"New Monthly Magazine". Henry Colburn, pp.90. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^Admiralty, Great Britain (1 January 1834).
"The Navy List". H.M. Stationery Office, pp. 136. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division (1929). The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. Its Work and Development. B.R. 1845 (late C.B. 3013). Copy at The National Archives. ADM 234/434.
Sainty, J. C. (1975). Admiralty Officials, 1660–1870. London: The Athlone Press.
ISBN0-485-17144-9.
The Office of the Naval Secretary was originally established in 1800 when the appointment was styled Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty[3] and remained so styled until 1911. In 1912 it was re-titled Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty.[4]
When the
Admiralty department was abolished in 1964 the post was renamed Naval Secretary, colloquially known as "NAVSEC", and now advising the Royal Navy's
military head and, consequently, the Navy Board on future appointments. In the case of tri-service appointments, the responsibility was to recommend candidates to the Defence Board.
From 2010 to 2015, Sir David Steel, as Naval Secretary, simultaneously held the additional title of
Chief Naval Logistics Officer (as head the Naval Logistics Branch).[5] In 2015 further additional responsibilities were assumed for the
Royal Naval Reserve and the title of Flag Officer, Maritime Reserves.[6]
In this capacity the incumbent is responsible for advising the
First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff on all matters relating to Flag Officers’ appointing, with Officers with the rank of Commodore and/or Captain delegated to the Office of
Assistant to the Naval Secretary who currently holds the rank of Commodore.[7] A March 2020 edition of Navy News noted that the Director People and Training took over the people-related policies and career management below this level from the Naval Secretary.[8]
In May 2021, it was announced that
Jude Terry would be the next Naval Secretary, being promoted to rear admiral and taking up the post in 2022. She is the first woman to serve as an admiral in the Royal Navy.[9]
^Office, Cabinet (2016–2017). Civil Service Year Book (53 ed.). London, England: The Stationery Office:Dandy Book Sellers Ltd. pp. 194–195.
ISBN9781787320345.
^Office, Cabinet (2016–2017). Civil Service Year Book (53 ed.). London, England: The Stationery Office:Dandy Book Sellers Ltd. pp. 194–195.
ISBN9781787320345.
^"The Scots Magazine". Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran, pp.317, 1805. 1 January 1806. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^Craig, Hardin (1 January 1970). "The First Lord Opens His Mail: Thomas Grenville and Personnel Problems at the Admiralty, 1806–1807". Huntington Library Quarterly. 33 (2): 175–186.
doi:
10.2307/3816720.
JSTOR3816720.
^Campbell, Thomas; Hall, Samuel Carter; Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron; Hook, Theodore Edward; Hood, Thomas; Ainsworth, William Harrison (1 January 1831).
"New Monthly Magazine". Henry Colburn, pp.90. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^Admiralty, Great Britain (1 January 1834).
"The Navy List". H.M. Stationery Office, pp. 136. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division (1929). The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. Its Work and Development. B.R. 1845 (late C.B. 3013). Copy at The National Archives. ADM 234/434.
Sainty, J. C. (1975). Admiralty Officials, 1660–1870. London: The Athlone Press.
ISBN0-485-17144-9.