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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
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gptkbp:birthDate
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21 April 1948
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:children
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1
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:HMS_Ardent
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:Falklands_War
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Britannia_Royal_Naval_College
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Alan_William_John_West
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gptkbp:hasCommentaryBy
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gptkb:military
counter-terrorism
national security
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gptkbp:honorificPrefix
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gptkb:GCB
gptkb:DSC
PC
The Right Honourable
ADC
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Admiral Sir Alan West
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gptkbp:mediaAppearance
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gptkb:Newsnight
gptkb:The_Andrew_Marr_Show
gptkb:BBC_Question_Time
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:House_of_Lords
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:Admiral
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Appointed First Sea Lord in 2002
Created Baron West of Spithead in 2007
Promoted to Admiral in 2002
Served as Security Minister under Gordon Brown
Survived sinking of HMS Ardent
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Security and counter-terrorism policy
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:naval_officer
politician
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gptkbp:peerage
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gptkb:peer
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Labour_Party
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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gptkb:First_Sea_Lord
gptkb:Parliamentary_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Security_and_Counter-Terrorism
Chief of the Naval Staff
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1965–2006
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gptkbp:spouse
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Rachael West
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gptkbp:termEnd
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First Sea Lord, 2006
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, 2010
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gptkbp:termStart
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First Sea Lord, 2002
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, 2007
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:Baron_West_of_Spithead
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.lordwest.co.uk/
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic_(1939–1945)
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Jonathon_Band
gptkb:Commander-in-Chief_Fleet
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7
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