| David Proctor | |
| Birth Place: | Napier, New Zealand |
| Allegiance: | New Zealand |
| Branch: | Royal New Zealand Navy |
| Serviceyears: | 1987–2024 |
| Rank: | Rear Admiral |
| Commands: | Chief of Navy (2018–2024) |
| Battles: | United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor |
Rear Admiral David Colin Proctor is an officer in the Royal New Zealand Navy, who was appointed Chief of Navy on 29 November 2018.[1] [2]
Proctor joined the RNZN in 1987.[3] He spent most of his naval career in logistics roles. Proctor became Chief of Navy on 29 November 2018. He was the first person with a logistics background to hold this position; all previous heads of the RNZN were from a warfare officer background.[4] He retired on 23 February 2024 and became the deputy executive director at the Australian Civil Military Centre.