Vice Admiral Sir David George Steel, KBE, KStJ, DL (born 6 April 1961) is a retired senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord between 2012 and 2015.

He was educated at Rossall School in Lancashire and attended Durham University where he read law, graduating in 1983.

[2] His early career was spent in a variety of sea and shore appointments, including as the Fleet Legal Adviser.

In December 1999, while serving in the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible, he was awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in support of operations in Kosovo and Macedonia earlier that year.

[13] He is a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire,[14] a Freeman of the City of London,[15] and a Bencher of the Middle Temple.