Vice Admiral Sir Charles Percival Ross Montgomery (born 12 April 1955) is a retired

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officer who served as

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from 2010 to 2012. He then served as Director General of the

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from 2013 to 2017.

Early life

Montgomery was born in 1955. He was educated at

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and the

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. He attended

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, graduating in 1976 with a degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering.

Military career

Montgomery joined the

in 1973. After spending his first three years of service at university, he went to sea and rose through the officer ranks to become Commander of . Later he became Training Director of the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency and then Private Secretary to the

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. He went on to become Director of Naval Personnel Strategy in 2005,

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in 2007 and

in 2010. He stepped down as Second Sea Lord on 10 October 2012. Montgomery was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the

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and advanced to Knight Commander of the

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(KBE) in the

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Later life

On 25 January 2013 the Home Office announced that Montgomery had been appointed Director General of the

. Montgomery joined Border Force as Director General in March 2013. He wore the Border Force uniform with the rank insignia of Director General.

Personal life

In 1982, Montgomery married Adrienne Julie. Together they have four children: three sons and one daughter. Montgomery became an honorary Doctor of Engineering from the

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(12 January 2012).Academics and graduates given honorary degrees and benefactor recognised
University of Sheffield, 13 January 2012

References

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