Clive Johnstone

Rear Admiral Clive Charles Carruthers Johnstone CBE is a Royal Navy officer who currently serves as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy).

Naval career
Educated at Shrewsbury School and Durham University, Johnstone joined the Royal Navy in 1985. He became Commanding Officer of the amphibious transport dock HMS Bulwark in 2005, Director of Navy Staff Duties at the Ministry of Defence in April 2008 and Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff in December 2008. He went on to be Flag Officer, Sea Training in July 2011.

He became Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy) in May 2013.