Admiral Sir Philip Andrew Jones, GCB, DL (born 14 February 1960) is a retired senior Royal Navy officer.
[5] He saw active service in the South Atlantic in the amphibious assault ship HMS Fearless in 1982 during the Falklands War[6] and was promoted to lieutenant on 1 September 1982.
[22][23] Jones handed over his duties of Fleet Commander to Vice Admiral Ben Key on 10 February,[24] and took over as First Sea Lord on 8 April.
[26] He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire in February 2019,[27] awarded the United States Legion of Merit in the degree of Commander in May,[28] and was succeeded by Admiral Tony Radakin as First Sea Lord on 19 June.
[29] Jones was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the 2020 New Year Honours,[30] and retired from the navy on 3 January 2020.