No. |
Portrait |
Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
Senior Naval Lords |
1 | | Herbert, ArthurAdmiral Arthur Herbert (c. 1648–1716) | 8 March 1689 | 20 January 1690 | 318 days | |
2 | | Chicheley, JohnRear-Admiral Sir John Chicheley (c. 1640–1691) | 20 January 1690 | 5 June 1690 | 136 days | |
3 | | Russell, EdwardAdmiral of the Fleet Edward Russell (1653–1727) | 5 June 1690 | 23 January 1691 | 232 days | |
4 | | Priestman, HenryCaptain Henry Priestman (c. 1647–1712) | 23 January 1691 | 2 May 1694 | 3 years, 99 days | |
(3) | | Russell, EdwardAdmiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (1653–1727) | 2 May 1694 | 31 May 1699 | 5 years, 29 days | |
5 | | Rooke, GeorgeAdmiral of the Fleet Sir George Rooke (1650–1709) | 31 May 1699 | 26 January 1702 | 2 years, 240 days | |
6 | | Leake, JohnAdmiral of the Fleet Sir John Leake (1656–1720) | 8 November 1709 | 4 October 1710 | 330 days | [15] |
7 | | Byng, GeorgeAdmiral Sir George Byng (1663–1733) | 4 October 1710 | 30 September 1712 | 1 year, 362 days | [15] |
(6) | | Leake, JohnAdmiral of the Fleet Sir John Leake (1656–1720) | 30 September 1712 | 14 October 1714 | 2 years, 14 days | [15] |
(7) | | Byng, GeorgeAdmiral Sir George Byng (1663–1733) | 14 October 1714 | 16 April 1717 | 2 years, 184 days | [15] |
8 | | Aylmer, MatthewAdmiral of the Fleet Matthew Aylmer (c. 1650–1720) | 16 April 1717 | 19 March 1718 | 337 days | [15] |
(7) | | Byng, GeorgeAdmiral of the Fleet Sir George Byng (1663–1733) | 19 March 1718 | 30 September 1721 | 3 years, 195 days | [15] |
9 | | Jennings, JohnAdmiral Sir John Jennings (1664–1743) | 30 September 1721 | 1 June 1727 | 5 years, 244 days | [15] |
10 | | Norris, JohnAdmiral Sir John Norris (c. 1670–1749) | 1 June 1727 | 13 May 1730 | 2 years, 346 days | [15] |
11 | | Wager, CharlesAdmiral Sir Charles Wager (1666–1743) | 13 May 1730 | 23 June 1733 | 3 years, 41 days | [15] |
12 | | Hamilton, ArchibaldCaptain Lord Archibald Hamilton (1673–1754) | 23 June 1733 | 13 March 1738 | 4 years, 263 days | [15] |
13 | | Powlett, HarryLord Harry Powlett (1691–1759) | 13 March 1738 | 19 March 1742 | 4 years, 6 days | [15] |
(12) | | Hamilton, ArchibaldCaptain Lord Archibald Hamilton (1673–1754) | 19 March 1742 | 25 March 1746 | 4 years, 6 days | [15] |
14 | | Beauclerk, VereAdmiral Lord Vere Beauclerk (1699–1781) | 25 March 1746 | 18 November 1749 | 3 years, 238 days | [15] |
15 | | Anson, GeorgeAdmiral George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697–1762) | 18 November 1749 | 22 June 1751 | 1 year, 216 days | [15] |
16 | | Rowley, WilliamAdmiral Sir William Rowley (c. 1690–1768) | 22 June 1751 | 17 November 1756 | 5 years, 148 days | [15] |
17 | | Boscawen, EdwardVice-Admiral Edward Boscawen (1711–1761) | 17 November 1756 | 6 April 1757 | 140 days | [15] |
(16) | | Rowley, WilliamAdmiral Sir William Rowley (c. 1690–1768) | 6 April 1757 | 2 July 1757 | 87 days | [15] |
(17) | | Boscawen, EdwardAdmiral Edward Boscawen (1711–1761) | 2 July 1757 | 10 January 1761 | 3 years, 192 days | [15] |
18 | | Forbes, JohnAdmiral John Forbes (1714–1796) | 19 March 1761 | 20 April 1763 | 2 years, 32 days | [15] |
19 | | Howe, RichardCaptain Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726–1799) | 20 April 1763 | 31 July 1765 | 2 years, 102 days | [15] |
20 | | Saunders, CharlesVice-Admiral Sir Charles Saunders (c. 1715–1775) | 31 July 1765 | 15 September 1766 | 1 year, 46 days | [15] |
21 | | Keppel, AugustusRear-Admiral Augustus Keppel (1725–1786) | 15 September 1766 | 11 December 1766 | 87 days | [15] |
22 | | Brett, PeircyRear-Admiral Sir Peircy Brett (1709–1781) | 11 December 1766 | 28 February 1770 | 3 years, 79 days | [15] |
23 | | Holburne, FrancisAdmiral Francis Holburne (1704–1771) | 28 February 1770 | 2 February 1771 | 339 days | [15] |
First Naval Lords |
24 | | Hervey, AugustusCaptain Augustus Hervey (1724–1779) | 2 February 1771 | 12 April 1775 | 4 years, 69 days | |
25 | | Palliser, HughVice-Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser (1723–1796) | 12 April 1775 | 23 September 1779 | 4 years, 164 days | |
26 | | Palliser, HughVice-Admiral Robert Man (1721–1783) | 23 September 1779 | 22 September 1780 | 365 days | |
27 | | Darby, GeorgeVice-Admiral George Darby (c. 1720–1790) | 22 September 1780 | 1 April 1782 | 1 year, 191 days | |
28 | | Harland, RobertAdmiral Sir Robert Harland (c. 1715–1784) | 1 April 1782 | 30 January 1783 | 304 days | |
29 | | Pigot, HughAdmiral Hugh Pigot (1722–1792) | 30 January 1783 | 31 December 1783 | 335 days | |
30 | | Leveson-Gower, JohnRear-Admiral John Leveson-Gower (1740–1792) | 31 December 1783 | 12 August 1789 | 5 years, 224 days | |
31 | | Hood, SamuelAdmiral Samuel Hood, 1st Baron Hood (1724–1816) | 12 August 1789 | 7 March 1795 | 5 years, 207 days | |
32 | | Middleton, CharlesVice-Admiral Sir Charles Middleton (1726–1813) | 7 March 1795 | 20 November 1795 | 258 days | |
33 | | Gambier, JamesVice-Admiral James Gambier (1756–1833) | 20 November 1795 | 19 February 1801 | 5 years, 91 days | |
34 | | Troubridge, ThomasRear-Admiral Sir Thomas Troubridge (c. 1758–1807) | 19 February 1801 | 15 May 1804 | 3 years, 86 days | |
(33) | | Gambier JamesVice Admiral James Gambier (1756–1833) | 15 May 1804 | 10 February 1806 | 1 year, 271 days | |
35 | | Markham, JohnRear Admiral John Markham (1761–1827) | 10 February 1806 | 6 April 1807 | 1 year, 55 days | |
(33) | | Gambier, JamesAdmiral James Gambier (1756–1833) | 6 April 1807 | 9 May 1808 | 1 year, 33 days | |
36 | | Bickerton, RichardVice Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton (1759–1832) | 9 May 1808 | 25 March 1812 | 3 years, 321 days | |
37 | | Domett, WilliamVice Admiral William Domett (1752–1828) | 25 March 1812 | 23 October 1813 | 1 year, 212 days | |
38 | | Yorke, JosephVice Admiral Sir Joseph Yorke (1768–1831) | 23 October 1813 | 24 May 1816 | 2 years, 214 days | |
39 | | Moore, GrahamVice Admiral Sir Graham Moore (1764–1843) | 24 May 1816 | 13 March 1820 | 3 years, 294 days | |
40 | | Johnstone Hope, WilliamVice Admiral Sir William Johnstone Hope (1766–1831) | 13 March 1820 | 2 May 1827 | 7 years, 50 days | |
41 | | Cockburn, GeorgeVice Admiral Sir George Cockburn (1772–1853) | 19 September 1828 | 25 November 1830 | 2 years, 67 days | |
42 | | Hardy, ThomasRear Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy (1769–1839) | 25 November 1830 | 1 August 1834 | 3 years, 249 days | |
43 | | Dundas, GeorgeRear Admiral Sir George Dundas (1778–1834) | 1 August 1834 | 7 October 1834 | 67 days | |
44 | | Adam, CharlesRear Admiral Sir Charles Adam (1780–1853) | 1 November 1834 | 23 December 1834 | 52 days | |
(41) | | Cockburn, GeorgeVice Admiral Sir George Cockburn (1772–1853) | 23 December 1834 | 25 April 1835 | 123 days | |
(44) | | Adam, CharlesVice Admiral Sir Charles Adam (1780–1853) | 25 April 1835 | 8 September 1841 | 6 years, 197 days | |
(41) | | Cockburn, GeorgeAdmiral Sir George Cockburn (1772–1853) | 8 September 1841 | 13 July 1846 | 4 years, 308 days | |
45 | | Parker, WilliamVice Admiral Sir William Parker (1781–1866) | 13 July 1846 | 24 July 1846 | 11 days | |
(44) | | Adam, CharlesVice Admiral Sir Charles Adam (1780–1853) | 24 July 1846 | 20 July 1847 | 361 days | |
46 | | Dundas, JamesRear Admiral Sir James Dundas (1785–1862) | 20 July 1847 | 13 February 1852 | 4 years, 208 days | |
47 | | Berkeley, MauriceRear Admiral Maurice Fitzhardinge Berkeley (1788–1867) | 13 February 1852 | 2 March 1852 | 18 days | |
48 | | Parker, HydeVice Admiral Hyde Parker (1784–1854) | 2 March 1852 | 26 May 1854 | 2 years, 85 days | |
(47) | | Berkeley, MauriceVice Admiral Maurice Fitzhardinge Berkeley (1788–1867) | 26 May 1854 | 24 November 1857 | 2 years, 182 days | |
48 | | Dundas, RichardVice Admiral Sir Richard Saunders Dundas (1802–1861) | 24 November 1857 | 8 March 1858 | 104 days | |
49 | | Martin, WilliamVice Admiral Sir William Martin (1801–1895) | 8 March 1858 | 28 June 1859 | 1 year, 112 days | |
(48) | | Dundas, RichardVice Admiral Richard Saunders Dundas (1802–1861) | 28 June 1859 | 3 June 1861 | 1 year, 340 days | |
50 | | Grey, FrederickAdmiral Sir Frederick Grey (1805–1878) | 15 June 1861 | 13 July 1866 | 5 years, 28 days | |
51 | | Milne, AlexanderVice Admiral Sir Alexander Milne (1806–1896) | 13 July 1866 | 18 December 1868 | 2 years, 158 days | |
52 | | Dacres, SydneyAdmiral Sir Sydney Dacres (1804–1884) | 18 December 1868 | 27 November 1872 | 3 years, 345 days | |
(51) | | Milne, AlexanderAdmiral Sir Alexander Milne (1806–1896) | 27 November 1872 | 7 September 1876 | 3 years, 285 days | [16] |
53 | | Yelverton, HastingsAdmiral Sir Hastings Yelverton (1808–1878) | 7 September 1876 | 5 November 1877 | 1 year, 59 days | [16] |
54 | | Wellesley, GeorgeAdmiral Sir George Wellesley (1814–1901) | 5 November 1877 | 12 August 1879 | 1 year, 280 days | [16] |
55 | | Key, AstleyAdmiral Sir Astley Cooper Key (1821–1888) | 12 August 1879 | 1 July 1885 | 5 years, 323 days | [16] |
56 | | Hood, ArthurAdmiral Sir Arthur Hood (1824–1901) | 1 July 1885 | 15 February 1886 | 229 days | [16] |
57 | | Hay, JohnAdmiral Lord John Hay (1827–1916) | 15 February 1886 | 9 August 1886 | 175 days | [16] |
(56) | | Hood, ArthurAdmiral Sir Arthur Hood (1824–1901) | 9 August 1886 | 24 October 1889 | 3 years, 76 days | [16] |
58 | | Hamilton, RichardAdmiral Sir Richard Hamilton (1829–1912) | 24 October 1889 | 28 September 1891 | 1 year, 339 days | [16] |
59 | | Hoskins, AnthonyAdmiral Sir Anthony Hoskins (1828–1901) | 28 September 1891 | 1 November 1893 | 2 years, 34 days | [16] |
60 | | Richards, FrederickAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Richards (1833–1912) | 1 November 1893 | 19 August 1899 | 5 years, 291 days | [16] |
61 | | Kerr, WalterAdmiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Kerr (1839–1927) | 19 August 1899 | 21 October 1904 | 5 years, 63 days | |
First Sea Lords |
62 | | Fisher, JohnAdmiral of the Fleet Sir John Fisher (1841–1920) | 21 October 1904 | 25 January 1910 | 5 years, 96 days | |
63 | | Wilson, ArthurAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Wilson (1842–1921) | 25 January 1910 | 5 December 1911 | 1 year, 314 days | |
64 | | Bridgeman, FrancisAdmiral Sir Francis Bridgeman (1848–1929) | 5 December 1911 | 9 December 1912 | 1 year, 4 days | [20] |
65 | | Mountbatten, LouisAdmiral Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854–1921) | 9 December 1912 | 30 October 1914 | 1 year, 325 days | |
(62) | | Fisher, JohnAdmiral of the Fleet John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (1841–1920) | 30 October 1914 | 15 May 1915 | 197 days | |
66 | | Jackson, HenryAdmiral Sir Henry Jackson (1855–1929) | 15 May 1915 | 30 November 1916 | 1 year, 199 days | |
67 | | Jellicoe, JohnAdmiral of the Fleet Sir John Jellicoe (1859–1935) | 30 November 1916 | 10 January 1918 | 1 year, 41 days | |
68 | | Wemyss, RosslynAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Rosslyn Wemyss (1864–1933) | 10 January 1918 | 1 November 1919 | 1 year, 295 days | |
69 | | Beatty, DavidAdmiral of the Fleet David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871–1936) | 1 November 1919 | 30 July 1927 | 7 years, 271 days | |
70 | | Madden, CharlesAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Madden (1862–1935) | 30 July 1927 | 30 July 1930 | 3 years, 0 days | |
71 | | Field, FrederickAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Field (1871–1945) | 30 July 1930 | 21 January 1933 | 2 years, 175 days | |
72 | | Chatfield, ErnleAdmiral of the Fleet Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield (1873–1967) | 21 January 1933 | 7 September 1938 | 5 years, 229 days | |
73 | | Backhouse, RogerAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Backhouse (1878–1939) | 7 September 1938 | 12 June 1939 | 278 days | |
74 | | Pound, DudleyAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound (1877–1943) | 12 June 1939 | 15 October 1943 | 4 years, 125 days | |
75 | | Cunningham, AndrewAdmiral of the Fleet Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1883–1963) | 15 October 1943 | 24 May 1946 | 2 years, 221 days | |
76 | | Cunningham, JohnAdmiral of the Fleet Sir John Cunningham (1885–1962) | 24 May 1946 | 29 September 1948 | 2 years, 128 days | |
77 | | Fraser, BruceAdmiral of the Fleet Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape (1888–1981) | 29 September 1948 | 20 December 1951 | 3 years, 82 days | |
78 | | McGrigor, RhoderickAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick McGrigor (1893–1959) | 20 December 1951 | 18 April 1955 | 3 years, 119 days | |
79 | | Mountbatten, LouisAdmiral of the Fleet Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979) [b] | 18 April 1955 | 19 October 1959 | 4 years, 184 days | |
80 | | Lambe, CharlesAdmiral Sir Charles Lambe (1900–1960) | 19 October 1959 | 23 May 1960 | 217 days | |
81 | | John, CasparAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Caspar John (1903–1984) | 23 May 1960 | 7 August 1963 | 3 years, 76 days | |
82 | | Luce, DavidAdmiral Sir David Luce (1906–1971) | 7 August 1963 | 15 March 1966 | 2 years, 220 days | [39] |
83 | | Begg, VarylAdmiral Sir Varyl Begg (1908–1995) | 15 March 1966 | 12 August 1968 | 2 years, 150 days | |
84 | | Fanu, MichaelAdmiral Sir Michael Le Fanu (1913–1970) | 12 August 1968 | 3 July 1970 | 1 year, 325 days | |
85 | | Hill, PeterAdmiral Sir Peter Hill-Norton (1915–2004) [b] | 3 July 1970 | 9 April 1971 | 280 days | |
86 | | Pollock, MichaelAdmiral Sir Michael Pollock (1916–2006) | 9 April 1971 | 1 March 1974 | 2 years, 326 days | |
87 | | Ashmore, EdwardAdmiral Sir Edward Ashmore (1919–2016) | 1 March 1974 | 9 February 1977 | 2 years, 345 days | |
88 | | Lewin, TerenceAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin (1920–1999) [b] | 1 March 1977 | 6 July 1979 | 2 years, 127 days | |
89 | | Leach, HenryAdmiral Sir Henry Leach (1923–2011) | 6 July 1979 | 1 December 1982 | 3 years, 148 days | |
90 | | Fieldhouse, JohnAdmiral Sir John Fieldhouse (1928–1992) [b] | 1 December 1982 | 2 August 1985 | 2 years, 244 days | |
91 | | Staveley, WilliamAdmiral Sir William Staveley (1928–1997) | 2 August 1985 | 25 May 1989 | 3 years, 296 days | |
92 | | Oswald, JulianAdmiral Sir Julian Oswald (1933–2011) | 25 May 1989 | 2 March 1993 | 3 years, 281 days | |
93 | | Bathurst, BenjaminAdmiral Sir Benjamin Bathurst (born 1936) | 2 March 1993 | 10 July 1995 | 2 years, 130 days | |
94 | | Slater, JockAdmiral Sir Jock Slater (born 1938) | 10 July 1995 | 8 October 1998 | 3 years, 90 days | [51] |
95 | | Boyce, MichaelAdmiral Sir Michael Boyce (1943–2022) [b] | 8 October 1998 | 16 January 2001 | 2 years, 100 days | [51] |
96 | | Essenhigh, NigelAdmiral Sir Nigel Essenhigh (born 1944) | 16 January 2001 | 17 September 2002 | 1 year, 244 days | [52] |
97 | | West, AlanAdmiral Sir Alan West (born 1948) | 17 September 2002 | 6 February 2006 | 3 years, 142 days | [51] |
98 | | Band, JonathonAdmiral Sir Jonathon Band (born 1950) | 6 February 2006 | 21 July 2009 | 3 years, 165 days | [51] |
99 | | Stanhope, MarkAdmiral Sir Mark Stanhope (born 1952) | 21 July 2009 | 9 April 2013 | 3 years, 262 days | [51] |
100 | | Zambellas, GeorgeAdmiral Sir George Zambellas (born 1958) | 9 April 2013 | 8 April 2016 | 2 years, 365 days | [53] |
101 | | Jones, PhilipAdmiral Sir Philip Jones (born 1960) | 8 April 2016 | 19 June 2019 | 3 years, 72 days | [54] |
102 | | Radakin, TonyAdmiral Sir Tony Radakin (born 1965) [b] | 19 June 2019 | 8 November 2021 | 2 years, 142 days | [55] |
103 | | Key, BenAdmiral Sir Ben Key (born 1965) | 8 November 2021 | 6 May 2025 | 3 years, 179 days | [56][57] |
- | | Connel, MartinVice Admiral Sir Martin Connell (born 1968) Acting | 7 May 2025 | 27 May 2025 | 20 days | [58] |
104 | | Jenkins, GwynGeneral Sir Gwyn Jenkins | 27 May 2025 | Incumbent | 0 days[59] | [60] |