1983. Slater was promoted to rear admiral on 18 June 1985, on appointment as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Policy and Nuclear), and then promoted to vice admiral on 20 October 1987, on appointment as Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland as well as NATO Commander Northern Sub-Area Eastern Atlantic, NATO Commander Nore Sub-Area Channel and Commander HM Naval Base Rosyth. Appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1988 Birthday Honours, he went on to be Chief of Fleet Support in March 1989. He was promoted to full admiral on appointment as Commander-in-Chief Fleet as well as NATO Commander-in-Chief, Channel and Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Atlantic in January 1991. Advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1992 Birthday Honours, he became Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff in January 1993. Slater was appointed First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in July 1995. In that capacity he played a key role in the Strategic Defence Review carried out by the incoming Labour Government. He retired in December 1998. Later career In retirement Slater has served as a Non-Executive Director of VT Group and of Lockheed Martin UK. He has also been Chairman of the executive committee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Chairman of the Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785, Chairman of the Trustees of the Imperial War Museum and Chairman of the Council of Management of the White Ensign Association. He has been a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire, an Elder Brother of Trinity House, a Prime Warden of the Shipwrights' Company, and a Freeman of the City of London. His other interests mostly include outdoor activities. Family In 1972 Slater married Ann Frances, daughter of William Scott OBE DL, by whom he has two sons (Charles and Rory). References External links Debrett's People of Today |- |- |- |- 1938 births Deputy Lieutenants of Hampshire Equerries First Sea Lords and Chiefs of the Naval Staff Foreign recipients of the Legion of Merit Graduates of Britannia Royal Naval College Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order Living people People educated at Edinburgh Academy People educated at Sedbergh School Place of birth missing (living people) Royal Navy admirals Royal Navy personnel of the Falklands War Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies Members of Trinity House