Alan West

Alan West
Born	Alan William John West 21 April 1948 London, United Kingdom
Children	3
Spouse	Rosemary Anne Linington Childs
Member of	European Leadership Network
Party	Labour
Minister for Security and Counter-Terrorism  In office 28 June 2007 - 11 May 2010  Chancellor of Southampton Solent University In office 28 June 2006 - Present

Admiral Lord West, Baron West of Spithead, is a retired senior officer of the Royal Navy. From June 2007 to May 2010, Admiral West was a Labour Party Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office with responsibility for security, and was security adviser to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Prior to his ministerial appointment, he was First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 2002 to 2006.

He is the current Chancellor of Southampton Solent University.