Vice Admiral Sir David Steel KBE, DL has been appointed Governor of Gibraltar.

Sir David succeeds Lieutenant General Edward Davis CB CBE. He will take up his appointment in June.

The Government welcomed his appointment this afternoon.

Sir David retired from a full career in the Royal Navy as a Vice Admiral and as the Second Sea Lord. Like the Chief Minister, Sir David is also a Master of the Bench at The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, one of four Inns of Court in England and Wales.

The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, said: ‘All in Gibraltar and Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar will look forward to welcoming Sir David to the Rock in June. I very much look forward to working with him.’