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ral incumbent general sir gwyn jenkins since 25 november 2022 ministry of defence style general abbreviation cgrm member of admiralty board navy command reports to fleet commander nominator secretary of state for defence appointer the monarch on the advice of the prime minister subject to formal approval by the king in council term length 1 4 years formation 1825 first holder major general sir james campbell deputy deputy commandant general royal marines website about commandant general royal marines commandant general royal marines is the professional head of the royal marines the title has existed since 1943 the role is held by a general who is assisted by a deputy commandant general with the rank of brigadier 1 this position is not to be confused with captain general royal marines the ceremonial head the commandant general royal marines is the counterpart to the commandant of the united states marine corps 2 history edit in 1760 three naval captains were appointed colonels of marines however these were naval officers and it meant that the furthest a marine officer could advance was to lieutenant colonel it was not until 1771 that commandants of the three divisions portsmouth plymouth and chatham were appointed 3 the first single professional head of the royal marine forces was the deputy adjutant general a post which existed from 1825 4 until 1914 when the post was re designated the adjutant general 5 6 the post holder usually held the rank of full general 7 since 1943 the professional head of the royal marines has been the commandant general who held the rank of full general until 1977 the rank of lieutenant general until 1996 the rank of major general until april 2021 the rank of lieutenant general until november 2022 and the rank of full general since 2022 8 lieutenant general robert magowan was the first person to assume the role twice serving between 2016 and 2017 and again from 2021 to 2022 9 on 25 november 2022 the royal marines announced that general gwyn jenkins then vice chief of the defence staff would be concurrently appointed the new commandant general royal marines making him the first full general to occupy the role since 1977 10 from 1825 until 1964 his headquarters office which changed location several times was known as the royal marine office 11 12 role edit the appointment had been held concurrently with that of commander united kingdom amphibious forces comukamphibfor since the creation of the fleet battle staff in 2001 comukamphibfor was one of two deployable two star maritime operational commanders the other being commander uk maritime forces comukmarfor now commander united kingdom strike force 13 with particular responsibility for amphibious and littoral warfare 13 unlike comukmarfor comukamphibfor is primarily configured to command as a combined joint task force and designed to support a single two star commander 13 in april 2018 it was announced that the two separate deployable two star maritime operational commanders comukmarfor and comukamphibfor would be merged into a single larger maritime battle staff 14 in april 2021 the role passed to a more senior officer in a dual hatted capacity and the commandant general s role as well as being the professional head of the royal marines was identified as championing emerging concepts in amphibious warfare and maintaining critical ties with the us marine corps 15 general officers commanding edit general officers commanding have included 8 deputy adjutant general royal marines edit major general sir james campbell 1825 1831 major general sir john savage 1831 1836 lieutenant general sir john owen 1836 1854 lieutenant general sir robert wesley 1854 1862 general sir george langley 1862 1867 general samuel lowder 1867 1872 general sir george schomberg 1872 1875 lieutenant general george rodney 1875 1878 major general sir charles adair 1878 1883 general sir john williams 1883 1888 general sir howard jones 1888 1893 general sir henry tuson 1893 1900 lieutenant general john morris 1900 1902 lieutenant general sir william wright 1902 1907 general sir william adair 1907 1911 general sir william nicholls 1911 1914 adjutant general royal marines edit general sir william nicholls 1914 1916 major general sir david mercer 1916 1920 major general gunning campbell july 1920 november 1920 general sir herbert blumberg 1920 1924 general sir alexander hutchison 1924 1927 general sir lewis halliday 1927 1930 general sir richard ford 1930 1933 16 general sir richard foster 1933 1936 17 general sir william godfrey 1936 1939 general sir alan bourne 1939 1943 commandant general royal marines edit no portrait name birth death term of office ref took office left office time in office 1 general sir thomas hunton 1885 1970 january 1943 1946 2 3 years 2 general sir dallas brooks 1896 1966 1946 may 1949 2 3 years 3 general sir leslie hollis 1897 1963 1949 1952 2 3 years 4 general sir john westall 1901 1986 1952 1955 2 3 years 5 general sir campbell hardy 1906 1984 1955 1959 3 4 years 6 general sir ian riches 1908 1996 1959 1962 2 3 years 7 general sir malcolm cartwright taylor 1911 1969 1962 1965 2 3 years 8 general sir norman tailyour 1914 1979 1965 1968 2 3 years 9 general sir peter hellings 1916 1990 1968 1971 2 3 years 10 general sir ian gourlay 1920 2013 1971 9 june 1975 6 7 years 11 general sir peter whiteley 1920 2016 1975 1977 1 2 years 12 lieutenant general sir john richards 1927 2004 1977 1981 3 4 years 13 lieutenant general sir steuart pringle 1928 2013 1981 1984 2 3 years 14 lieutenant general sir michael wilkins 1933 1994 1984 1987 2 3 years 15 lieutenant general sir martin garrod 1935 2009 1987 1990 2 3 years 16 lieutenant general sir henry beverley born 1935 1990 1994 3 4 years 17 lieutenant general sir robin ross 1939 2025 1994 1996 1 2 years 18 major general david pennefather born 1945 1996 1998 1 2 years 19 major general robert fulton born 1948 1998 2001 2 3 years 20 major general robert fry born 1951 2001 2002 0 1 years 21 major general anthony milton born 1949 may 2002 february 2004 1 year 9 months 22 major general david wilson born 1949 february 2004 august 2004 6 months 23 major general james dutton born 1954 august 2004 june 2006 1 year 10 months 24 major general garry robison born 1958 june 2006 june 2009 3 years 25 major general andrew salmon born 1959 26 june 2009 february 2010 7 months 26 major general francis howes born 1960 february 2010 december 2011 1 year 10 months 27 major general edward davis born 1963 december 2011 13 june 2014 2 years 6 months 18 19 28 major general martin smith born 1962 13 june 2014 4 june 2016 1 year 11 months 19 20 29 major general robert magowan born 1967 4 june 2016 19 january 2018 1 year 7 months 20 21 30 major general charles stickland born 1968 19 january 2018 14 june 2019 1 year 4 months 21 22 31 major general matthew holmes 1967 2021 14 june 2019 30 april 2021 1 year 10 months 22 32 lieutenant general robert magowan born 1967 30 april 2021 25 november 2022 1 year 6 months 23 33 general sir gwyn jenkins 25 november 2022 incumbent 3 years 9 months 24 25 list of deputy commandants general edit this list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items march 2021 the following have served as deputy commandant general 2011 2013 brigadier bill dunham 2014 2017 brigadier richard spencer 2017 2020 brigadier haydn white 2020 2022 brigadier anthony r turner 2022 2025 brigadier neil sutherland mbe 2025 present major general paul maynard obe references edit statement from deputy commandant general royal marines royal navy 2014 06 09 retrieved 2014 06 14 marine corps leadership marine corps retrieved 20 may 2016 nicolas paul harris 1845 historical record of the royal marine forces vol 1 london thomas and william boone royal marines historical time line archived from the original on 10 march 2016 retrieved 27 may 2016 british admiralty naval history retrieved 21 may 2016 punch or the london charivari 11 february 1914 retrieved 27 may 2016 navy list admiralty retrieved 21 may 2016 1 2 senior royal navy appointments pdf retrieved 20 may 2016 new head royal marines takes role forces net 30 april 2021 retrieved 30 april 2021 royal marines appoint new commandant general forces net 25 november 2022 retrieved 24 march 2023 royal marine office the navy list london england john murray december 1827 p 124 records of royal marines nationalarchives gov uk london england the national archives 1688 1983 retrieved 3 january 2019 division within adm 1 2 3 fleet battle staff royal navy archived from the original on march 17 2011 retrieved 20 may 2016 jane s uk amphibious headquarters to disappear in merger 20 april 2018 archived from the original on 2018 04 24 retrieved 22 february 2020 chief of marines and navy at loggerheads the daily telegraph 3 march 2021 retrieved 27 november 2022 no 33983 the london gazette 3 october 1933 p 6355 no 34329 the london gazette 6 october 1936 p 6363 city brigadier will lead royal marines archived 2011 12 09 at the wayback machine this is plymouth 5 november 2011 1 2 commandant general royal marines supersession royalnavy mod uk 18 june 2014 retrieved 9 october 2020 1 2 supersession of the commandant general royal marines cgrm theroyalmarinescharity org uk the royal marines charity 13 june 2016 retrieved 9 october 2020 1 2 supersession of the commandant general royal marines cgrm theroyalmarinescharity org uk the royal marines charity 19 january 2018 archived from the original on 16 september 2020 retrieved 9 october 2020 1 2 supersession of the commandant general royal marines cgrm theroyalmarinescharity org uk the royal marines charity 14 june 2019 archived from the original on 26 september 2020 retrieved 9 october 2020 new head of royal marines takes up role forces news 30 april 2021 retrieved 30 april 2021 royal marines appoint new commandant general forces net 25 november 2022 retrieved 27 november 2022 no 63889 the london gazette supplement 29 november 2022 p 22839 v t e structure of the royal navy oversight defence board chief of the defence staff group permanent under secretary pus group first sea lord senior officers first sea lord and chief of the naval staff tlb holder fleet commander second sea lord 2sl and deputy chief of the naval staff assistant chief of the naval staff policy finance director navy non executive director navy board fleet commander fleet commander commander united kingdom strike force commander maritime operations director force generation commander fleet operational sea training commandant general royal marines deputy commander operations commander surface flotilla commander submarine flotilla commander fleet operational sea training maritime forces commander united kingdom strike force commander uk carrier strike group commander littoral strike group commander littoral strike group royal fleet auxiliary regional forces commander regional forces and naval regional commander eastern england naval regional commander wales western england naval regional commander northern england naval regional commander scotland northern ireland navy personnel and capability second sea lord assistant chief of the naval staff policy director people training and naval secretary director navy acquisition director develop director ships support transformation and chief naval engineer commodore maritime reserves chaplain of the fleet chief of staff navy command hq naval personnel director people training and naval secretary commodore maritime reserves assistant chief of staff medical head of the royal naval medical service medical director general navy naval assistant acns personnel naval secretary deputy director people delivery commodore naval legal services commander regional forces head of strategic engagement naval staff aviation and carriers commodore naval aviation commanding officer royal naval air station yeovilton submarines director submarines deputy director submarines support director naval support assistant chief of staff engineering support base commander hm naval base portsmouth base commander hm naval base devonport base commander hm naval base clyde policy assistant chief of the naval staff policy commodore naval staff finance and resources finance director navy assistant chief of staff resources and plans command secretary command secretariat navy safety director v t e his majesty s naval service defence council admiralty board navy board leadership lord high admiral secretary of state for defence minister of state for the armed forces first sea lord and chief of the naval staff second sea lord and deputy chief of the naval staff fleet commander commander allied maritime command commandant general royal marines judge advocate general of the armed forces warrant officer to the royal navy corps regimental sergeant major components royal navy surface fleet fleet air arm submarine service medical service nursing service qarnns chaplaincy service navy police careers service royal marines uk commando force royal marines band service royal marines reserve royal marines police royal naval reserve hms calliope hms cambria hms ceres hms dalriada hms eaglet hms ferret hms flying fox hms forward hms hibernia hms king alfred hms president hms scotia hms sherwood hms vivid hms wildfire special forces special boat service history and future admiralty in the 16th century admiralty in the 17th century admiralty in the 18th century customs and traditions historic forces and commands history of the royal navy before 1707 after 1707 history of the royal marines national maritime museum national museum of the royal navy naval historical branch future of the royal navy operating forces fleet commander commander united kingdom strike force commander operations surface flotilla submarine flotilla uk commando force naval fleet list of active royal navy ships royal fleet auxiliary standing royal navy deployments list of fleets and major commands of the royal navy ship classes 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