Jock Slater
Sir Jock Slater | |
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| Born | 27 March 1938 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1958–1998 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | First Sea Lord Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Commander-in-Chief Fleet Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland HMS Dryad HMS Illustrious HMS Kent HMS Jupiter HMS Soberton |
| Battles / wars | Falklands War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order Legion of Merit (United States) |
Admiral Sir John Cunningham Kirkwood Slater, GCB, LVO, DL (born 27 March 1938), known as Jock Slater, is a retired Royal Navy officer. He commanded a minesweeper, a frigate and then a destroyer before taking over the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious and then achieving higher command in the Navy. He served as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 1995 to 1998: in that capacity he played a key role in the 1998 Strategic Defence Review carried out by the Labour Government that had come to power a year earlier.