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Roger Charles Lane-Nott, (born 3 June 1945) is a former

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officer, who served as Commander Operations and Flag Officer of Submarines.

Early life

Lane-Nott received his early formal education at

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and the

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Military career

He joined the

in 1963. He was appointed Commanding Officer the

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in 1974, of the submarine in 1976, and of the submarine in 1979. As Commander of HMS ''Splendid'' he saw action during the

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. He went on to be Commander of the 3rd Submarine Squadron in 1983, Assistant Director of Defence Concepts at the

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in 1986 and Commanding Officer of the

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as well as Captain of the 1st Frigate Squadron in 1990. Lane-Nott was Senior Naval Officer Middle East during the latter stages of the

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. After that he became Chief of Staff, Submarines in 1992 and Commander Operations and Flag Officer Submarines in 1993 before retiring from the Royal Navy after 33 years' service in 1996.

Post-military life

In retirement he became the

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Race Director & Safety Delegate in 1996 but left after just one season. He went on to be Chief-Executive of the Centre for Marine and Petroleum Technology, before becoming Secretary of the

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. He left in 2006 to become the Chief Executive of the Agricultural Engineers Association, Milking Equipment Association. He retired in December 2014. He is the Chairman of the Governors at Pangbourne College.

Politics

Lane-Nott is a member of '

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', a primarily ex- H.M. Armed Forces personnel staffed political

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, that was established in March 2016 to seek the

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's withdrawal from the

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in the 2016 Referendum upon grounds of national military and security sovereignty. In April 2019 Lane-Nott announced his intention to stand as a candidate for the

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in the South West of England constituency in the oncoming 2019 European Parliamentary election.

References

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