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Sir James Michael Burnell-Nugent, (born 20 November 1949) is a retired

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officer who served as

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from 2005 to 2007.

Early life and education

Burnell-Nugent was educated at

Stowe School , motto_translation = I stand firm and I stand first , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent school, day & boarding , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Headmaster ...

, then an all-boys

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2010'',

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, 2010, He studied mathematics at

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Corpus Christi College (full name: "The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary", often shortened to "Corpus"), is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. From the late 14th century through to the early 19th century ...

, graduating with a

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(BA) degree: as per tradition, his BA was later promoted to a

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

(MA Cantab) degree.

Naval career

Burnell-Nugent joined the

in 1971.Debrett's People of Today
/ref> He was given command of the diesel submarine in 1978 and of the nuclear-powered submarine in 1984, carrying out many Cold War patrols. He became Commanding Officer of the frigate as well as Captain of the 2nd Frigate Squadron in 1992, and in that capacity was involved in the early stages of the

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Crisis. He was in command of the aircraft carrier and made two joint operational deployments to the

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for air operations over Iraq and then conducted further air operations during the

Kosovo War The Kosovo War was an armed conflict in Kosovo that started 28 February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (i.e. Serbia and Montenegro), which controlled Kosovo before the war ...

. He became

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in 1999. As

Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces Commander United Kingdom Strike Force (COMUKSTRKFOR or CSF) and Rear Admiral Surface Ships (RASS) is a senior post in the Royal Navy. The post is the highest seagoing command in the Royal Navy. Its role is to direct UK, Allied or Coalition mar ...

from 2001 to 2002, he was Maritime Commander of the UK Joint Force and the Deputy Maritime Commander of the Coalition for the first 6 months of the

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. On promotion to vice admiral, Burnell-Nugent took up the post of

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in 2003. On 15 November 2005, he was promoted to

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and took up his position as

. He also held the honorary position of

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from 2005 to 2007. Burnell-Nugent stood down from this position in November 2007, and was replaced by Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope. He retired in 2008. Burnell-Nugent was appointed a

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in 1999 and a

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in 2004.

Later life

Burnell-Nugent served as

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for 2015 to 2016. Burnell-Nugent currently runs ''Orchard Leadership''.Orchard Leadership
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Personal life

In 1973, Burnell-Nugent married Mary, a medical doctor and the daughter of the Rt Revd

Robin Woods Robert Wilmer Woods, (14 February 1914 – 20 October 1997), known as Robin Woods, was an English Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Worcester from 1971 to 1982. He previously served as Archdeacon of Sheffield from 1958 to 1962, and as D ...

, an Anglican bishop. Together, they have four children: three sons and one daughter. Burnell-Nugent is an

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

Christian. He is a

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and a local worship leader.

References

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