John Tolhurst

Rear Admiral John Gordon Tolhurst, (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.

Naval career Tolhurst joined the Royal Navy in 1961. His first command was the frigate : after that he was appointed Commanding Officer of the destroyer in 1984, Commodore of HMS Nelson, the Naval Base at Portsmouth, in 1988, and captain of the aircraft carrier in 1990. 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.