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{{Short description|Royal Navy admiral (born 1949)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir James Michael Burnell-Nugent''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|CBE}} (born 20 November 1949) is a retired [[Royal Navy]] officer who served as [[Commander-in-Chief Fleet]] from 2005 to 2007.

==Early life and education==
Burnell-Nugent was educated at [[Stowe School]], then an all-boys [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private school]] in [[Buckinghamshire]].<ref name=WW>''[[Who's Who (UK)|Who's Who]] 2010'', [[A & C Black]], 2010, {{ISBN|978-1-4081-1414-8}}</ref> He studied mathematics at [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]], graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (BA) degree: as per tradition, his BA was later promoted to a [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|Master of Arts]] (MA Cantab) degree.<ref name="WW 22" /><ref name="StP">{{cite web |title=Who's Who: Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent KCB CBE |url=https://savetheparish.com/whos-who/ |website=Save the Parish |access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref>

==Naval career==
Burnell-Nugent joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1971.<ref name=debrett>[http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/b/20552/James%20Michael+BURNELL-NUGENT.aspx Debrett's People of Today]</ref> He was appointed an acting [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]] on 1 November 1972, and confirmed in this rank in June 1974.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=46393|supp=y|page=10629|date=4 November 1974}}</ref>

He was given command of the diesel submarine {{HMS|Olympus|S12|6}} in 1978, and was promoted to [[Lieutenant commander (Royal Navy)|lieutenant-commander]] on 1 November 1980.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=48379|supp=y|page=16339|date=24 November 1980}}</ref> Appointed in command of the nuclear-powered submarine {{HMS|Conqueror|S48|6}} in 1984,<ref name=debrett/> he carried out many Cold War patrols. He was promoted to [[Commander (Royal Navy)|commander]] on 30 June 1985.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=50204|supp=y|page=10103|date=22 July 1985}}</ref> He became commanding officer of the frigate {{HMS|Brilliant|F90|6}} as well as captain of the [[2nd Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|2nd Frigate Squadron]] in 1992, and in that capacity was involved in the early stages of the [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]] Crisis.<ref name=debrett/> He was in command of the aircraft carrier {{HMS|Invincible|R05|6}} and made two joint operational deployments to the [[Persian Gulf|Gulf]] for air operations over Iraq and then conducted further air operations during the [[Kosovo War]].<ref name=debrett/> He became [[Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)|Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff]] in 1999.<ref name=debrett/> As [[Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces]] 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 [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]].<ref name=debrett/>

On promotion to vice admiral, Burnell-Nugent took up the post of [[Second Sea Lord|Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command]] in 2003.<ref name=debrett/> On 15 November 2005, he was promoted to [[admiral]] and took up his position as [[Commander-in-Chief Fleet]].<ref name=debrett/> He also held the honorary position of [[Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom]] from 2005 to 2007.<ref name=WW/> Burnell-Nugent stood down from this position in November 2007, and was replaced by Admiral [[Mark Stanhope|Sir Mark Stanhope]]. He retired in 2008.<ref name=debrett/>

Burnell-Nugent was appointed a [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] in 1999 and a [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] in 2004.<ref name=debrett/>

==Later life==
Burnell-Nugent served as [[High Sheriff of Devon]] for 2015 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.highsheriffs.com/Devon/Index.htm|title= Devon 2015/2016|publisher= High Sheriffs Association|accessdate= 19 September 2015|archive-date= 19 April 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170419064406/http://www.highsheriffs.com/Devon/Index.htm|url-status= dead}}</ref> Burnell-Nugent currently runs ''Orchard Leadership''.<ref>[http://www.orchardleadership.co.uk/ Orchard Leadership]</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1973, Burnell-Nugent married Mary, a medical doctor and the daughter of the Rt Revd [[Robin Woods]], an Anglican bishop. Together, they have four children: three sons and one daughter.<ref name="WW 22">{{cite web |title=Burnell-Nugent, Adm. Sir James (Michael), (born 20 Nov. 1949), Commander-in-Chief Fleet, and NATO Maritime Component Commander Northwood, 2005–07; Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom, 2005–07; company director, since 2008 |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U9495 |website=[[Who's Who 2022]] |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=3 June 2022 |language=en |date=1 December 2021}}</ref> His grandfather was [[Frank Burnell-Nugent]], a [[Brigadier_(United_Kingdom)#Historical_rank_of_brigadier-general|brigadier-general]] in the [[British Army]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS103627374/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=a22b42ea|title=Obituary|work=[[The Times]]|location=[[London]]|page=6|date=14 March 1942|issue=49184|access-date=11 March 2024|url-access=subscription|via=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]]}}</ref>

Burnell-Nugent is an [[Anglican]] Christian. He is a [[churchwarden]] and a local worship leader.<ref name="StP" />

==References==
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)|Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff]]|years=1999–2001}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Timothy McClement]]}}
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces]]|years=2001–2002}}
{{s-aft|after=[[David Snelson]]}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Peter Spencer (Royal Navy officer)|Sir Peter Spencer]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Second Sea Lord]]|years=2003–2005}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Adrian Johns|Sir Adrian Johns]]}}
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{{succession box|title=[[Commander-in-Chief Fleet]]|before=[[Jonathon Band|Sir Jonathon Band]]| after=[[Mark Stanhope|Sir Mark Stanhope]] | years=2005–2007}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Jeremy Black (Royal Navy officer)|Sir Jeremy Black]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom]] |years=2005–2007}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Mark Stanhope|Sir Mark Stanhope]]}}
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