Matthew Parr (Royal Navy officer)

Rear Admiral Matthew J. Parr (born 1962) is a Royal Navy officer who serves as Commander Operations and Rear Admiral, Submarines.

Naval career
Educated at the Durham University, Parr joined the Royal Navy in 1984. He completed the Submarine Command Course in 1993 and then became Executive Officer of the submarine HMS Triumph. He became an Operations Officer at Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood in 1995 and was then given command of the submarine HMS Trafalgar in 1997.

Parr became Commander of the 6th Frigate Squadron and Captain of the frigate HMS Montrose in 2001, Deputy Flag Officer Sea Training at Plymouth in 2003 and then returned to Northwood to join the Fleet Operations in 2005. He went on to be Commander, British Forces in Gibraltar in May 2007, Director of Operational Capability at the Ministry of Defence in March 2009 and Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff in December 2010. He became Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in December 2011, which post was re-designated Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy) in April 2012, and Commander Operations and Rear Admiral, Submarines in May 2013.