| 词条 | Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce | |||||||||||||||||||
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|name= The Lord Boyce |image= Lord Boyce.jpg |image_size= |alt= |caption= Boyce in 2012 |nickname= |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1943|4|2|df=y}} |birth_place= Cape Town, South Africa |death_date= |death_place= |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= Royal Navy |serviceyears= 1961–2003 |rank= Admiral of the Fleet |unit= |commands= Chief of the Defence Staff (2001–03) First Sea Lord (1998–01) Commander-in-Chief Fleet (1997–98) Naval Home Command (1995–97) {{HMS|Brilliant|F90|6}} (1983–84) {{HMS|Superb|S109|6}} (1979–81) {{HMS|Opossum|S19|6}} (1974–76) {{HMS|Oberon|S09|6}} (1973–74) |battles= Iraq War |awards= Knight of the Order of the Garter Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Knight of Justice of the Order of Saint John Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) |relations= |laterwork= Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (2004–present) }} Admiral of the Fleet Michael Cecil Boyce, Baron Boyce, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|KG|GCB|OBE|KStJ|DL}} (born 2 April 1943) is a retired Royal Navy officer who now sits as a crossbench member of the House of Lords. Boyce commanded three submarines and then a frigate before achieving higher command in the Navy and serving as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 1998 to 2001 and then as Chief of the Defence Staff from 2001 to 2003. As Chief of Defence Staff he is believed to have had concerns about US plans for a national missile defence system. In early 2003 he advised the British Government on the deployment of troops for the invasion of Iraq, seeking assurances as to the legitimacy of the deployment before it was allowed to proceed. Naval careerThe son of Commander Hugh Boyce DSC and Madeline (née Manley), Boyce was educated at Hurstpierpoint College and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.[1] He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1961 and, having trained as a submariner,[1] was confirmed in the rank of sub-lieutenant on 10 December 1965,[2] promoted to lieutenant on 30 August 1966,[3] and saw service in the submarines {{HMS|Anchorite|P422|6}}, {{HMS|Valiant|S102|6}} and {{HMS|Conqueror|S48|6}}.[1] He completed the Submarine Command Course in 1973,[4] became commanding officer of the submarine {{HMS|Oberon|S09|6}} in the same year and, having been promoted to lieutenant commander on 8 January 1974,[5] was given command of the submarine {{HMS|Opossum|S19|6}} later that year.[1] Promoted to the rank of commander on 30 June 1976,[6] Boyce became commanding officer of the submarine {{HMS|Superb|S109|6}} in 1979.[1] He was posted to the Directorate of Naval Plans at the Ministry of Defence in 1981 and appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1982 Birthday Honours,[4][7] before being promoted to captain on 30 June 1982.[8] He was given command of the frigate {{HMS|Brilliant|F90|6}} in January 1983, and returned to the Ministry of Defence as Captain, Submarine Sea Training in 1984.[1] He attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1988 and then became Senior Naval Officer in the Middle East in 1989.[1] He went on to be Director of Naval Staff Duties at the Ministry of Defence in August 1989. Following promotion to rear admiral, he became Flag Officer Sea Training in July 1991.[1] He became Flag Officer, Surface Flotilla and NATO Commander of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Striking Force in November 1992.[1] Promoted to vice admiral in February 1994,[4] Boyce was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1995 New Year Honours.[9] He was promoted to full admiral on 25 May 1995, on appointment as Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command,[4] and went on to be Commander-in-Chief Fleet as well as NATO Commander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic and NATO Commander Allied Naval Forces North West Europe in September 1997.[1] Boyce became First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff in October 1998 and was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1999 Birthday Honours.[10] He was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff in February 2001,[1] and in that role is believed to have had concerns about US plans for a national missile defence system.[4] In early 2003 he advised the British Government on the deployment of troops for the invasion of Iraq, seeking assurances as to the legitimacy of the deployment before it was allowed to proceed.[11] He was appointed a Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem on 27 November 2002,[12] and retired as Chief of Defence Staff on 7 November 2003.[13] Later careerBoyce was created a life peer as Baron Boyce, of Pimlico in the City of Westminster, on 16 June 2003[14] and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London on 19 December 2003.[15] He was also appointed a non-executive director of WS Atkins plc in May 2004[16] and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports on 10 December 2004, succeeding Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in that role.[17] He became chairman of the Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889) in 2004.[18] In May 2005 Boyce was among the several retired Chiefs of Defence Staff who spoke in the House of Lords about the risk to servicemen facing liability for their actions – for which he claims politicians are ultimately responsible – before the International Criminal Court.[19] He gave evidence to The Iraq Inquiry on 3 December 2009.[20] He was created a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter in April 2011[21] and is currently a member of the Top Level Group of UK Parliamentarians for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation.[22] Boyce is also Patron of the Submariners Association,[23] Dover College,[24] the Dover War Memorial Project[25] and of Kent Search and Rescue[26] as well as being an Elder Brother of Trinity House[1] and Chairman of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.[27] He takes a keen interest in sports.[27] In 2013 he was elected Master of the Drapers' Company.[28] He has been the president of the Pilgrims Society, the Royal Navy Submarine Museum and Hastings charity, the Winkle Club,[29] as well as a trustee of the Naval and Military Club.[30] Boyce was appointed as an honorary admiral of the fleet in the Queen's 2014 Birthday Honours.[31] FamilyIn 1971 Boyce married Harriette Gail Fletcher, by whom he had one son and one daughter.[1] Following the dissolution of his first marriage, he married Fleur Margaret Anne Rutherford (née Smith).[1] Lady Boyce died in 2016 at the age of 67.[32] Honours
Arms{{Infobox COA wide|image = Coat of Arms of Michael, Baron Boyce.svg |bannerimage = Garter Banner of the Baron Boyce.svg |image size = |notes =Created a life peer as Baron Boyce in 2003 |year_adopted = |coronet = Coronet of a Baron |escutcheon = Azure, three interlacing Annulets Or, each held in the mouth by an Heraldis Dolphin embowed all in pairle Argent, finned Or. |crest = A Foul Anchor Or, pendent from the crossbar by its tail a Mouse Opossum Argent, the eye ring and claws Azure. |supporters = On either side a Sea-Lion Argent, winged finned and navally gorged Or, each grasping with the interior paw a Sword Argent, hilt pommel and quillions Or. |compartment = |motto = IPSIS FRETUS IMPEDIMENTIS POSSUM (I can trust myself with hindrances) |orders = Order of the Garter circlet The collar as Grand Cross Knight of the Order of the Bath (Appointed KCB 1995 & GCB 1999) The badge as Officer of the Order of the British Empire |other_elements = |banner = The banner of the Baron Boyce's arms used as knight of the Garter depicted at St George's Chapel. |badge = |symbolism = |pervious_versions = }} References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, {{ISBN|978-1-408-11414-8}}. {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Bruce Richardson}}{{s-ttl|title=Flag Officer Sea Training|years=1991–1992}}{{s-aft|after=John Tolhurst}}2. ^{{London Gazette|issue=43836|page=11545|date=10 December 1965}} 3. ^{{London Gazette|issue=44099|page=9588|date=30 August 1966}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1586727.stm |title=Profile: Admiral Sir Michael Boyce|publisher= BBC News|date= 8 October 2001|accessdate=19 August 2012}} 5. ^{{London Gazette|issue=46174 |supp=y|page=264|date=7 January 1974}} 6. ^{{London Gazette|issue=46953 |supp=y|page=9281|date= 5 July 1976}} 7. ^1 {{London Gazette|issue=49008 |supp=y|page=5|date=11 June 1982}} 8. ^{{London Gazette|issue=49047 |supp=y|page=9145|date=12 July 1982}} 9. ^1 {{London Gazette|issue=53893 |supp=y|page=2|date=30 December 1994}} 10. ^1 {{London Gazette|issue=55513 |page=2 |supp=y|date=12 June 1999}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jan/27/iraq-war-inquiry-admiral-blair|title=Iraq war inquiry: Top admiral told 'regime change not the goal' by Blair|publisher=The Guardian|date=27 January 2011|accessdate=19 August 2012}} 12. ^1 {{London Gazette|issue=56766 |page=14391|date=27 November 2002}} 13. ^{{London Gazette|issue=57019 |supp=y |page=13881|date=11 November 2003}} 14. ^{{London Gazette|issue=56977 |page=7693|date=20 June 2003}} 15. ^{{London Gazette|issue=57172 |page=209|date=8 January 2004}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.atkinsglobal.com/investor-relations/company-information/board-of-directors |title=Board of Directors|publisher=Atkins|accessdate=19 August 2012}} 17. ^{{London Gazette|issue=57496 |page=15732|date=15 December 2004}} 18. ^{{cite web|url=http://royalnavyclub.org/History.html |title=Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889)|accessdate=19 August 2012}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/1489145/Why-Britains-top-soldier-would-not-end-up-in-the-dock-over-Iraq.html |title=Why Britain's top soldier would not end up in the dock over Iraq|publisher= The Telegraph|date= 2 May 2005|accessdate=19 August 2012}} 20. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8392344.stm|title=The US 'assumed' UK participation in Iraq, inquiry told|date=3 December 2009|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=19 August 2012}} 21. ^1 {{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13168587|title=Lord Phillips and Admiral Boyce made Knights of Garter|date=23 April 2011|newspaper=BBC News|accessdate=19 August 2012}} 22. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/sep/08/nuclear-disarmament-cross-party-group |title=Nuclear-free world ultimate aim of new cross-party pressure group|publisher=The Guardian|date=8 September 2009|accessdate=19 August 2012}} 23. ^{{cite web|url=http://welshsubmariners.com/home/submariners-association-patron/|title=Welsh Submariners Association|accessdate=19 August 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313200513/http://welshsubmariners.com/home/submariners-association-patron/|archivedate=13 March 2013|df=dmy-all}} 24. ^{{cite web|url=http://dovercollege.org.uk/|title=Dover College|accessdate=6 August 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222151738/http://www.dovercollege.org.uk/|archivedate=22 December 2014|df=dmy-all}} 25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk |title=The Dover War Memorial Project|accessdate=19 August 2012}} 26. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ksar.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Application-Pack-Dec-14a.pdf|title=Application Pack|publisher=Kent Search and Rescue|accessdate=27 August 2018}} 27. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.rnli.org/aboutus/aboutthernli/ourpeople/Pages/Governance.aspx|title=Governance|publisher=Royal National Lifeboat Institution|accessdate=19 August 2012}} 28. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/July/16/130716-HMS-Monmouth-strengthens-links-with-Drapers-company|title=HMS Monmouth strengthens links with Drapers' Company|date=16 July 2013|publisher=Royal Navy|accessdate=25 July 2013}} 29. ^{{cite news|title=Winkle club president caught without winkle|url=http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/winkle-club-president-caught-without-winkle-1-1449434|accessdate=21 November 2017|work=Hastings & St Leonard's Observer|date=28 May 2008}} 30. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-boyce/3630|title=Lord Boyce|publisher=UK Parliament|accessdate=21 November 2014}} 31. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2014-birthday-honours-for-service-personnel-and-defence-civilians|title=2014 Birthday Honours for service personnel and defence civilians|date=13 June 2014|publisher=Ministry of Defence|accessdate=22 June 2014}} 32. ^{{cite web|url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/203399/boyce |title=Boyce|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=7 June 2016}} 33. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://doverhistorian.com/2013/10/16/freemen-dovers-bygone-rulers/ |title=Freemen – Dover’s Bygone Rulers |publisher=Dover Mercury |accessdate=19 September 2014}} 34. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p14814.htm |title=The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe |publisher=Hon. Peter Lathallan Spens |accessdate=19 September 2014}} 35. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sR4Ch1dMe8IC&pg=PA208&lpg=PA208&dq=michael+boyce+legion+of+merit&source=bl&ots=3cJee74Oq0&sig=0lm3GYDa8M1PQL7aDgONC-PMSkU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWu8-Hn4raAhXhz4MKHd33ACg4FBDoAQhLMAc#v=onepage&q=BOYCE%2C%20Adm.%20Sir%20Michael&f=false|title=The International Who's Who 2004|publisher=Europa Publications|year=2003|isbn=978-1857432176}} |-{{s-bef|before=Sir Michael Layard}}{{s-ttl|title=Second Sea Lord|years=1995–1997}}{{s-aft|after=Sir John Brigstocke}} |-{{s-bef|before=Sir Peter Abbott}}{{s-ttl|title=Commander-in-Chief Fleet|years=1997–1998}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Nigel Essenhigh|rows=2}} |-{{s-bef|before=Sir Jock Slater}}{{s-ttl|title=First Sea Lord||years=1998–2001}} |-{{s-bef|before=Sir Charles Guthrie}}{{s-ttl|title=Chief of the Defence Staff|years=2001–2003}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Michael Walker}}{{s-hon}}{{s-bef|before=Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother}}{{s-ttl|title=Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports|years=2004–present}}{{s-inc}} |-{{s-herald}}{{s-bef|before=Sir Brian Kenny}}{{s-ttl|title=King of Arms of the Order of the Bath|years=2009–2018}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Stephen Dalton}}{{s-end}}{{Chiefs of Defence Staff}}{{First Sea Lord}}{{Members of the Order of the Garter}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyce, Michael}} 16 : 1943 births|Living people|First Sea Lords|Royal Navy admirals of the fleet|Royal Navy submarine commanders|Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London|Crossbench life peers|Lords Warden of the Cinque Ports|People educated at Hurstpierpoint College|Knights of the Garter|Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath|Officers of the Order of the British Empire|People from Cape Town|Chiefs of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)|Commanders of the Legion of Merit|Knights of Justice of the Order of St John |
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