Rear Admiral John Gordon Tolhurst, CB (born 22 April 1943) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland from 1996 to 1997.
[2] He went on to be Flag Officer Sea Training in 1992 and Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in 1996 before retiring in 1997.
[3] On retiring from active service, Tolhurst became senior military officer at the Defence Export Services Organisation.
[4] He subsequently set up his own defence and security consultancy business, specialising in exhibitions in those sectors.
He is a Trustee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.