Andrew Mathews
Royal Navy admiral
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| Intro | Royal Navy admiral | |
| is | Military leader Admiral Noble | |
| Work field | Military Royals | |
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| Birth | 27 June 1958 | |
| Age | 66 years |
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Vice Admiral Sir Andrew David Hugh Mathews KCB FREng (born 27 June 1958) is a senior Royal Navy officer who was Chief of Materiél (Fleet), Royal Navy.
Mathews served as Commander of HM Naval Base Devonport. Promoted to Rear Admiral, Mathews was appointed Director-General Nuclear and Controller of the Navy in 2006. He went on to be Director-General Submarines in 2007 and then, following promotion to Vice Admiral, Mathews was appointed Chief of Materiel (Fleet) and Chief of Fleet Support in 2009, a post he stood down from in December 2013.
Already a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB), Mathews was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2013 New Year Honours.