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Richard John Lippiett, (born 7 July 1949) is a retired senior

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officer who became Commandant of the

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Early life and education

Lippiett was born on 7 July 1949. He was educated at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School.Debrett's People of Today
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Naval career

Lippiett joined the

in 1967. He served in the

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as executive officer of HMS ''Ambuscade''. He was appointed captain of the

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HMS ''Amazon'' in 1986, naval assistant to the

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in 1988 and Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS ''Norfolk'' as well as Captain of the 9th Frigate Squadron in 1991. He went on to be Chief of Staff for the surface flotilla in 1993, commodore at the School of Maritime Operations in 1995 and Flag Officer Sea Training in 1997. After that he became Chief of Staff to the Commander of

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in 1999 and Commandant of the

in 2002 before retiring in 2003.

Later life

In retirement he became chief executive of the

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. He is also the Patron of

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Honours

Already a

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(MBE), Lippiett was appointed Commander of the

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(CBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to British heritage with the Mary Rose Trust.

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Lippiett, John 1949 births Living people People educated at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School Royal Navy rear admirals Companions of the Order of the Bath Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Deputy Lieutenants of West Sussex