Robert Fulton (Royal Marines officer)

Lieutenant General Sir Robert Henry Gervase Fulton, KBE KStJ (born 1948[1]) is a retired British Royal Marines officer who served as Governor of Gibraltar from 2006 until 2009.

For other people named Robert Fulton, see Robert Fulton (disambiguation).

Lieutenant General Sir Robert Fulton KBE KStJ
Fulton in 2008
Governor of Gibraltar
In office 27 September 2006 – 21 October 2009
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Chief Minister	Peter Caruana
Preceded by	Sir Francis Richards
Succeeded by	Sir Adrian Johns
Personal details
Born	1948 (age 71–72)
Alma mater	University of East Anglia Royal College of Defence Studies
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Marines
Years of service	1972–2006
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Commandant General Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade 42 Commando
Battles/wars	Bosnian War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight of the Order of St John

Viceregal styles of Sir Robert Fulton (2006–2009)
Reference style	His Excellency
Spoken style	Your Excellency

Career

Eton College Chapel

Educated at Eton College and the University of East Anglia where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Fulton joined the Royal Marines in 1972.[2]

After serving as a junior officer for a number of years he was appointed to the Staff College at Warminster.[2] He became a company commander in 42 Commando in 1983 and then undertook various staff appointments before joining the Directing Staff of the Army Staff College, Camberley in 1990.[2]

He was appointed commanding officer of 42 Commando in 1992, Assistant Director for CIS Operational Requirements in 1994 and a member of the Rapid Reaction Force Operations Staff in UNPROFOR in 1995.[2]

After attending the Royal College of Defence Studies and then the Higher Command and Staff Course in 1996, he became commander of 3 Commando Brigade in 1997, Commandant-General Royal Marines in 1998 and equipment capability manager at the Ministry of Defence in 2001.[2] In 2003 was promoted to lieutenant general on appointment as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability).[2]

In September 2006, Fulton took over as Governor of Gibraltar. He was Britain's first governor to witness change in the Gibraltar constitution since 1967. His term ended in October 2009.[2]

In April 2007 it was announced that Fulton would lead an enquiry into the capture of 15 British military personnel by Iranian forces;[3] he reported to Parliament later that year.[4]

A Freeman of the City of London, Fulton serves as a Court Assistant of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers and, in July 2010, became chief executive officer of the Global Leadership Foundation.[5]

Honours

Fulton was honoured as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2005 Birthday Honours.[6] Sir Robert was appointed a Knight of the Most Venerable Order of Saint John (KStJ) on 5 August 2009.[7]

Family

From a Devon family, Fulton married Midge Free in 1975 and they have two sons.[1]

See also

• Politics of Gibraltar

References

1. Gibraltar welcomes new Governor Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
2. Biography at EDA Archived 2009-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Gibraltar Governor heads Royal Marine inquiry". gibfocus.gi. 16 April 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
4. "House of Commons – Defence – Fourth Report". Retrieved 31 January 2016.
5. "Sir Robert Filton". Global Leadership Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
6. "No. 57665". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2005. p. 4.
7. "Order of St John".

Military offices
Preceded by David Pennefather	Commandant General Royal Marines 1998–2001	Succeeded by Robert Fry
Preceded by Jock Stirrup	Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff 2003–2006	Succeeded by Andrew Figgures
Government offices
Preceded by Sir Francis Richards	Governor of Gibraltar 2006–2009	Succeeded by Sir Adrian Johns
Heraldic offices
Preceded by Sir Peter Abbott	King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire 2016 – present	Incumbent