Peter Hudson (Royal Navy officer)

Vice Admiral Peter Derek Hudson, CB, CBE (born 25 June 1961) is a retired Royal Navy officer who served as Commander Allied Maritime Command until October 2015.

Peter Hudson
Born (1961-06-25) 25 June 1961
Manchester, United Kingdom
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1980–2016
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldAllied Maritime Command
United Kingdom Maritime Forces
Amphibious Task Group
HMS Albion
HMS Norfolk
HMS Cottesmore
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Early life and education

Hudson was born on 25 June 1961 in Manchester, England. He was educated at Netherthorpe Grammar School in Derbyshire. He underwent officer training at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and later undertook studies in maths and economics with the Open University (BSc).[1]

Hudson joined the Royal Navy in 1980.[2] He became commanding officer of the minesweeper HMS Cottesmore in 1994 (deployed on fishery protection duties), commanding officer of the frigate HMS Norfolk in 1996 and Fleet Operations Officer in 1998.[2] He went on to be leader of the team rationalising the regional fleet headquarters in 2000, commanding officer of the assault ship HMS Albion in 2002, Director of Naval Resources and Plans at the Ministry of Defence in 2005 and Commander Amphibious Task Group in 2008 (deployed as commander of the maritime Coalition Task Force in the Gulf).[2] He was appointed Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces in 2009 (deployed as commander of EU maritime operations off Somalia),[3] and Chief of Staff (Capability) for the Fleet in 2011.[4]

Hudson was Commander Allied Maritime Command from February 2013[5] until October 2015.[6] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2015 New Year Honours.[7][8] He was placed on the retired list on January 2016.[9]

Later life

Having retired from the navy, he worked as director of international maritime programs for L3 Technologies from 2016 to 2018. He has been senior naval advisor to BAE Systems since 2018.[1]

References
  1. "Hudson, Vice Adm. Peter Derek". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-250024.
  2. NATO Parliamentary Assembly
  3. Seek our protection from pirates, urges force commander Port Strategy, 19 February 2010
  4. Royal Navy Senior Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Ups and outs : October 2012 Defence Viewpoints
  6. "NATO Allied Maritime Command changes Commanders". www.mc.nato.int. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N2.
  8. "New Year Honours for service personnel and defence civilians 2015". Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  9. "No. 61525". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 March 2016. p. 5670.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Philip Jones		 Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces
2009–2011		 Succeeded by
Duncan Potts
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