Tony Radakin

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC
Admiral Radakin in 2024
Born	(1965-11-10) 10 November 1965 (age 58) Oldham, Lancashire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1990–present
Rank	Admiral
Service number	C032545M[1]
Commands held	Chief of the Defence Staff First Sea Lord Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces HMNB Portsmouth Combined Task Force Iraqi Maritime US/UK Naval Transition Team, Iraq HMS Norfolk Southampton URNU HMS Blazer
Battles/wars	Iraq War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Bronze Star Medal (United States)
Alma mater	University of Southampton (LLB) King's College London (MA)
Spouse(s)	Louise Radakin ​ (m. 1995)​
Children	4
Other work	Lord High Constable of England (2023)

Admiral Sir Antony David Radakin, KCB, ADC (born 10 November 1965) is a senior Royal Navy officer. He was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed Forces, in November 2021. Radakin was previously the First Sea Lord, the professional head of the Naval Service from June 2019 to November 2021. He was Chief of Staff, Joint Forces Command, from 2016 to 2018, and the Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff from 2018 to 2019. He was appointed Lord High Constable of England in 2023, and in that role took part in the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla.^[2]