Admiral Sir James Michael Burnell-Nugent, KCB, CBE (born 20 November 1949) is a retired Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief Fleet from 2005 to 2007.
[6] Appointed in command of the nuclear-powered submarine HMS Conqueror in 1984,[4] he carried out many Cold War patrols.
[4] On promotion to vice admiral, Burnell-Nugent took up the post of Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command in 2003.
[1] Burnell-Nugent stood down from this position in November 2007, and was replaced by Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope.
[9] In 1973, Burnell-Nugent married Mary, a medical doctor and the daughter of the Rt Revd Robin Woods, an Anglican bishop.