Roger Ainsley
{{Short description|British officer}}
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Rear Admiral Roger Stewart Ainsley (born September 1950) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training.
Naval career
Ainsley became commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Exeter in 1988,{{cite web|url=http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/_organisations/sea-cadets.php|title=Exeter's Sea Cadets|publisher=Exeter Meries|accessdate=26 November 2017}} commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Liverpool and commander of the 3rd Destroyer Squadron in July 1995 and Chief of Staff to the Commander, Surface Flotilla in 2000.{{cite web|last1=Mackie|first1=Colin|title=Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf|website=Gulabin|publisher=Colin Mackie|accessdate=18 March 2017}} He went on to be Commodore, Portsmouth Flotilla in March 2002 and Flag Officer Sea Training in April 2004 before retiring in June 2006.
In 2012, Ainsley attempted to become the Conservative Party candidate for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner.{{Cite web|url=https://conservativehome.com/2012/05/31/michael-mates-seeks-nomination-for-hampshire-police-commissioner/|title=Michael Mates seeks nomination for Hampshire police commissioner|first=Conservative|last=Home|date=31 May 2012|website=Conservative Home}}
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Category:Royal Navy rear admirals