Vice Admiral Sir David Steel KBE, DL was appointed Governor of Gibraltar in June 2020.
2014 – present | Deputy Lieutenant for Hampshire; (from 2015) Chief Executive Officer, Leeds Castle Foundation and Enterprises Ltd; President, Union Jack Club London |
2012 – 2015 | Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel, Training and Infrastructure (Vice Admiral) |
2010 – 2012 | Naval Secretary and Director of Personnel and Career Management |
2009 – 2010 | Ministry of Defence, Director, Armed Forces Pay and Manning |
2005 – 2008 | Chief Executive and Naval Base Commander Portsmouth. Sea Area Commander English Channel |
2002 – 2005 | Executive Assistant to the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff |
1998 – 2002 | Royal Navy, Director of Logistics |
1994 – 1998 | Royal Navy, Director, Legal and Personnel Services |
1979 – 1994 | Variety of appointments at sea including aircraft carrier Logistics Commander |
The Governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British Government. The Convent has been the official residence of the Governor of Gibraltar since 1728. It was originally a convent of Franciscan friars, hence its name, and was completed in 1531.