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| − | {{Template:Revolving Door badge}} | + | {{Template:Revolving Door badge}}Admiral of the Fleet [[Michael Boyce]] (Baron Boyce) is a former First Sea Lord of the British [[Royal Navy]] and was the army's [[Chief of the Defence Staff]] from 2001 until 2003.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-495955/Whos-military-men-attacking-Brown.html Who's who: the five military men attacking Brown], MailOnline, 23 November 2007.</ref> |
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| + | [[File:Michael BOYCE Hythe.jpg|thumb]] Boyce was made a peer in the [[House of Lords]] in June 2003. <ref name= "about"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-boyce/3630 Lord Boyce] ''Parliament.UK'', last accessed 15 September 2017 </ref> | ||
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| + | After retiring from public service Lord Boyce took on five private sector jobs including one with [[WS Atkins]], a major military support services outsourcer. <ref> Private Eye </ref> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
| − | *[[VT Group]] plc - non-executive director, (remunerated) | + | *[[VT Group]] plc - non-executive director, (remunerated) <ref> check when ceased)</ref> |
| − | *[[WS Atkins]] plc -non-executive director | + | *[[WS Atkins]] plc -non-executive director<ref name= "about"/> |
*[[Protection Group International]] (risk-mitigation and security company), Chairman, Advisory Board <ref name= "about"/> | *[[Protection Group International]] (risk-mitigation and security company), Chairman, Advisory Board <ref name= "about"/> | ||
| + | *[[Institute for Security and Resilience Studies]] <ref>chk dates </ref> | ||
| + | *Chairman D Group Advisory Board<ref name= "about"/> | ||
| + | *[[Sherpa Millbank]] - adviser (strategic counsel to companies) <ref name= "about"/> | ||
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| + | ==Biography== | ||
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| + | :Born in 1943, Lord Boyce was educated at Hurstpierpoint College and the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He joined the Royal Navy in 1961 and rose to the position of First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, in 1998. He served as Chief of the Defence Staff and Aide-de-Camp to H.M. the Queen from February 2001. On his retirement, in 2003, Admiral Sir Michael Boyce was created a Life Peer (with the title Baron Boyce of Pimlico in the City of Westminster) and he now sits as a cross-bencher in the House of Lords. In April 2011 he was created a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter. The Lord Warden was appointed by The Queen, on the advice of the Prime Minister. | ||
==External Resources== | ==External Resources== | ||
*[http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/transcripts/oralevidence-bydate/091203.aspx Oral Evidence: Sir Kevin Tebbit and Michael Boyce], Iraq Inquiry, 3 December 2009. | *[http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/transcripts/oralevidence-bydate/091203.aspx Oral Evidence: Sir Kevin Tebbit and Michael Boyce], Iraq Inquiry, 3 December 2009. | ||
| + | *Campaign Against the Arms Trade, [https://www.caat.org.uk/campaigns/call-the-shots/revolving-door Call the shots: The Revolving Door], | ||
| + | *Campaign Against the Arms Trade, [https://www.caat.org.uk/resources/influence/person/2125/meetings Lord Boyce], Meetings, Political Influence database | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Admiral of the Fleet Michael Boyce (Baron Boyce) is a former First Sea Lord of the British Royal Navy and was the army's Chief of the Defence Staff from 2001 until 2003.[1]
Boyce was made a peer in the House of Lords in June 2003. [2]
After retiring from public service Lord Boyce took on five private sector jobs including one with WS Atkins, a major military support services outsourcer. [3]
Affiliations
- VT Group plc - non-executive director, (remunerated) [4]
- WS Atkins plc -non-executive director[2]
- Protection Group International (risk-mitigation and security company), Chairman, Advisory Board [2]
- Institute for Security and Resilience Studies [5]
- Chairman D Group Advisory Board[2]
- Sherpa Millbank - adviser (strategic counsel to companies) [2]
Biography
- Born in 1943, Lord Boyce was educated at Hurstpierpoint College and the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He joined the Royal Navy in 1961 and rose to the position of First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, in 1998. He served as Chief of the Defence Staff and Aide-de-Camp to H.M. the Queen from February 2001. On his retirement, in 2003, Admiral Sir Michael Boyce was created a Life Peer (with the title Baron Boyce of Pimlico in the City of Westminster) and he now sits as a cross-bencher in the House of Lords. In April 2011 he was created a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter. The Lord Warden was appointed by The Queen, on the advice of the Prime Minister.
External Resources
- Oral Evidence: Sir Kevin Tebbit and Michael Boyce, Iraq Inquiry, 3 December 2009.
- Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Call the shots: The Revolving Door,
- Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Lord Boyce, Meetings, Political Influence database
