| John Tolhurst | |
| Birth Date: | 22 April 1943 |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | Royal Navy |
| Serviceyears: | 1961–1997 |
| Rank: | Rear Admiral |
| Commands: | Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland HM Naval Base, Portsmouth |
| Battles: | Falklands War |
| Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Rear Admiral John Gordon Tolhurst, (born 22 April 1943) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland from 1996 to 1997.
Tolhurst joined the Royal Navy in 1961.[1] His first command was the frigate : after that he was appointed Commanding Officer of the destroyer in 1984,[2] Commodore of HMS Nelson, the Naval Base at Portsmouth, in 1988,[3] and captain of the aircraft carrier in 1990.[2] He went on to be Flag Officer Sea Training in 1992 and Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in 1996 before retiring in 1997.[3]
On retiring from active service, Tolhurst became senior military officer at the Defence Export Services Organisation.[4] He subsequently set up his own defence and security consultancy business, specialising in exhibitions in those sectors. He is a Trustee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.[1]
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