Vice Admiral Paul Martin Bennett, CB, OBE is a former senior Royal Navy officer.
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1985–2022 |
Rank | Vice admiral |
Commands held | Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces Commander Amphibious Task Group HMS Daring HMS Exeter HMS Atherstone HMS Biter |
Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Educated at Newcastle University, Bennett joined the Royal Navy in 1985.[1] He trained as a navigator before being given command the minehunter HMS Atherstone in 1998, the destroyer HMS Exeter in 1999 and the destroyer HMS Daring in 2008.[1] He became Commander Amphibious Task Group in May 2009, Commodore Naval Personnel Strategy in January 2011 and Director of the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre in February 2013.[2] After that he became Chief of Staff at Joint Forces Command in September 2013 and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Capability) and Controller of the Navy in May 2016.[3] He was made Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces in November 2017,[3] which was followed by appointment as Chief of Staff of NATO Allied Command Transformation in July 2018.[4] He was succeeded by Vice Admiral Guy Robinson in September 2021,[5] and subsequently retired in February 2022.[6]
Bennett was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2007 Birthday Honours,[7] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[8]