Adrian Johns
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Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns KCB, CBE, KStJ, DL |
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Johns at his swearing-in ceremony as Governor of Gibraltar, 26 October 2009.
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| Governor of Gibraltar | |
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In office 26 October 2009 – 13 November 2013 |
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| Chief Minister |
Peter Caruana Fabian Picardo |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert Fulton |
| Succeeded by | Sir James Dutton |
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| Born |
1 September 1951 (age 65) Redruth, Cornwall |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1973–2013 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands |
Naval Home Command HMS Ocean HMS Campbeltown HMS Ariadne HMS Juno HMS Yarnton |
| 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 |
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Viceregal styles of Sir Adrian Johns |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Vice Admiral Sir Adrian James Johns, KCB, CBE, KStJ, DL (born 1 September 1951) 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.
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. On 1 September 1975, he was promoted to lieutenant, with seniority from 1 January 1975. 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. After holding other naval posts, he was promoted to commander on 30 June 1988 and then commanded the frigates HMS Juno and HMS Ariadne between 1988 and 1990.
Johns attained the rank of captain on 31 December 1994. Between various appointments at the Ministry of Defence, he held the command of the frigate HMS Campbeltown from 1995 to 1996.
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