Vice Admiral Sir Clive Charles Carruthers Johnstone, (born 6 September 1963) is a retired

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officer who served as Commander,

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from 2015 to 2019.

Early life and education

Johnstone was born on 6 September 1963 in

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, Uganda. He was educated at

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, an all-boys public school. He studied

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at Durham University, graduating with a

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(BA) degree.

Naval career

Johnstone joined the

in 1985. He became commanding officer of the frigate in 1999. He became the Fleet Programmer in 2001, Commanding Officer of the

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in 2005, and Director of Naval Staff at the

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in April 2008.Senior Royal Navy appointments
Johnstone went on to be Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff in December 2008,Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments
Flag Officer, Sea Training in July 2011, and

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in May 2013. His latest appointment was as Commander

in October 2015, when he was promoted to vice admiral on 15 October 2015. Johnstone was replaced as Commander Allied Maritime Command by Vice Admiral

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on 20 May 2019. Johnstone was appointed a

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in the

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, and retired from the Royal Navy on 3 January 2020.

References

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