{{short description|Royal Navy Admiral}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox military person |honorific_prefix = Admiral |name = Sir Tim Fraser |honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCB|ADC}} |image= VCDS Fraser and VCJCS Hyten (cropped).jpg |image_size= |alt= |caption= Admiral Fraser in 2020 |nickname= |birth_date= |birth_place= |death_date= |death_place= |burial_place= |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= Royal Navy |service_years= 1982–2022 |rank= Admiral |service_number= C030314S<ref name="ReferenceB">{{London Gazette|issue=63135|page=B2|date=10 October 2020|supp=y}}</ref> |unit= |commands= Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (2019–22)<br/>Chief of Joint Operations (2017–19)<br/>UK Maritime Component, Bahrain (2010-11)<br/>{{HMS|Illustrious|R06|6}} (2006–07)<br/>5th Destroyer Squadron (2001–03)<br/>{{HMS|Cardiff|D108|6}} (2001–03)<br/>{{HMS|Gloucester|D96|6}} (1997–98)<br/>{{HMS|Archer|P264|6}} (1989–91) |battles= |awards= Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |relations= |other_work= }} Admiral '''Sir Timothy Peter Fraser''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|ADC}} is a retired senior Royal Navy officer who served as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff from May 2019 to August 2022.
==Early life== Fraser was educated at Lord Williams's School, a comprehensive school in Thame, Oxfordshire.<ref name="GOV Vice">{{cite web |title=New military chiefs appointed |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-military-chiefs-appointed |website=GOV.UK |publisher=Ministry of Defence |accessdate=20 May 2019 |language=en |date=3 December 2018}}</ref>
==Naval career== Fraser joined the Royal Navy in 1982 and was commissioned a sub-lieutenant on 1 January 1984.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=Admiral Tim Fraser CB|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/tim-fraser|work=Senior Military Officials|publisher=Ministry of Defence|accessdate=7 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=49708|supp=y|page=5586|date=17 April 1984}}</ref> He captained the patrol craft {{HMS|Archer|P264|6}} from 1989 to 1991, and served as captain of the destroyer {{HMS|Gloucester|D96|6}} from 1997 to 1998 and of the destroyer {{HMS|Cardiff|D108|6}} from 2001 to 2003. In the latter he was also commander of the 5th Destroyer Squadron.<ref name=ships>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/ROYAL%20NAVY%20WARSHIP1.pdf|title=Captains commanding Royal Navy warships|accessdate=4 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Laydon|first=Rosie|title=Who Are The New Military Chiefs?|url=https://www.forces.net/news/who-are-new-military-chiefs|work=Forces Network|date=3 December 2018|accessdate=14 March 2019}}</ref> Fraser was appointed captain of the aircraft carrier {{HMS|Illustrious|R06|6}} in 2006,<ref name=ships/> and Director of Naval Plans and resources at the Ministry of Defence in 2007.<ref name=mod>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Ministry%20of%20Defence%20Senior%20Posts.pdf|title=Senior Tri-service and Ministry of Defence appointments|accessdate=4 November 2016}}</ref> He went on to be Commander, UK Maritime Component, Bahrain in 2010.<ref name=rn>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf|title=Senior Royal Navy appointments|accessdate=4 November 2016}}</ref>
Promoted to rear admiral on 16 January 2012,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=60038|supp=y|page=1267| date=24 January 2012}}</ref> Fraser became Senior British Advisor, United States Central Command in 2012,<ref name=mod/> and Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Capability & Force Design) at the Ministry of Defence in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/355233/20140620-HOCS-SENIOR-organogram-April-2014.csv/preview|title=Head office and Corporate Services Senior Organogram|accessdate=4 November 2016}}</ref> He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2015 Birthday Honours.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61256|supp=y|page=B3|date=13 June 2015}}</ref> Promoted to vice admiral on 26 June 2017,<ref name="ReferenceA">{{London Gazette|issue=61983|supp=y|page=12670| date=4 July 2017}}</ref> Fraser was appointed Chief of Joint Operations that month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Admirals-Current.pdf|title=Current admirals|accessdate=4 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA"/> He was promoted to admiral and succeeded General Sir Gordon Messenger as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff in May 2019.<ref name="bio"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/03/generation-innovators-has-appointed-run-military-shake-up-top/|title=A 'generation of innovators' has been appointed to run the military in a shake-up of the top ranks of the Army, Navy and RAF |publisher=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=3 December 2018 |language=en |date=3 December 2018}}</ref>
Fraser was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2020 Birthday Honours.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{London Gazette|issue=63135|page=B2|date=10 October 2020|supp=y}}</ref>
Fraser stepped down in August 2022 when General Gwyn Jenkins succeeded him as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/tim-fraser|title=Admiral Sir Tim Fraser KCB ADC|website= GOV.UK|accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> He retired from the navy on 1 December 2022.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63932|page=291|supp=y|date=10 January 2023}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{s-start}} {{S-mil}} {{s-bef|before=Sir John Lorimer}} {{s-ttl|title={{nowrap|Chief of Joint Operations}}|years=2017–2019}} {{s-aft|after=Ben Key}} |- {{s-bef|before=Sir Gordon Messenger}} {{s-ttl|title={{nowrap|Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff}}|years=2019–2022}} {{s-aft|after=Gwyn Jenkins}} {{s-end}}
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