Martin Smith

Major General Martin Linn Smith, (born 30 July 1962) is a former senior Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 2014 to 2016. He was previously commander of 3 Commando Brigade, and before that Commanding Officer of 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group and Deputy Commander of 3 Commando Brigade. Smith is currently the Managing Director of CyberPrism.

Early life Smith was born on 30 July 1962 in Pembury, Kent, England. He was educated at Sevenoaks School, a private school in Sevenoaks, Kent: graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree. During his early career, he served as a troop commander, a forward air controller, a mortar troop commander and a special forces officer in the Special Boat Service. He completed postings to Northern Ireland during The Troubles, and to Norway. He went on to specialise in reconnaissance and was deployed as part of the Gulf War in 1991. From 2000 to 2001, he worked at the Permanent Joint Headquarters within its Operations Division. Smith was posted as a deputy adviser to the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior ('MOI') in June 2016.

Smith was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2017 New Year Honours. He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Angus (DL) in 2021.