Ian MacDougall

For the politician in Saskatchewan, Canada, see Ian Hugh MacDougall. For other people of a similar name, see Ian McDougall (disambiguation).

Ian Donald George MacDougall
Born	(1938-02-23) 23 February 1938 Sydney, New South Wales
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1954–1994
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Chief of Naval Staff (1991–94) Maritime Commander Australia (1989–90) HMAS Platypus (1985–86) HMAS Supply (1980–82) HMAS Hobart (1979) HMAS Onslow (1971–73) HMS Otter (1969–71)
Awards	Companion of the Order of Australia Australian Fire Service Medal Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Thailand^[1]
Other work	Commissioner of New South Wales Fire Brigades (1994–03)

Vice Admiral Ian Donald George MacDougall AC, AFSM, RAN (born 23 February 1938) is a retired senior commander of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), who served as Chief of Naval Staff from 1991 to 1994. He also served as Commissioner of New South Wales Fire Brigades, and is Patron of the Submarines Association Australia.

Early life

MacDougall was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 23 February 1938 to James MacDougall and his wife Eileen (née Stanbridge).^[2] In 1954, MacDougall entered the Royal Australian Naval College at Jervis Bay as a 15-year-old cadet midshipman.^[3]

Career

MacDougall went on to command the submarines HMS Otter and HMAS Onslow, the guided missile destroyer HMAS Hobart and the fleet tanker HMAS Supply.^[4] He became Director of Submarine Policy in 1982, Commander of the submarine base HMAS Platypus in 1985 and Director General of Joint Operations and Plans for the Australian Defence Force in 1986.^[1] He was appointed Maritime Commander Australia in January 1989, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff in July 1990 and finally Chief of Naval Staff in March 1991.^[1] He was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 1993 Birthday Honours List, and retired in March 1994.^[1]

On his retirement from the RAN, MacDougall was appointed Commissioner of New South Wales Fire Brigades.^[3]^[4] He fulfilled the role for nine years, being awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal in the Australia Day Honours of 2000.^[2]^[5] He retired to Tasmania in 2003.^[1] From 2003 to 2007, he was Independent Chairman of the board of the Co-operative Research Centre – Bushfires, and from 2005 to 2007 he was also Chairman of the Australian Veterans Children Assistance Trust.^[6]

Personal life

MacDougall was married to television journalist and presenter Sonia Humphrey from 1996 until her death in 2011. After his retirement from New South Wales Fire Brigades, MacDougall and Humphrey moved to the town of Marrawah in north-west Tasmania.^[7]

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 "Our Patron: Vice Admiral Ian MacDougall, AC, AFSM, RAN (Rtd)". Submarines Association Australia. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
1 2 Singh 2010
1 2 "Vice Admiral Ian Donald MacDougall". RAN Admirals. Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
1 2 MacDougall, Ian (2006). "With the Gift of Hindsight: Recruiting and Retaining the Young". Defender (Australian Defence Association). Retrieved 14 June 2013.
↑ "MacDOUGALL, Ian Donald awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal". It's an Honour. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
↑ Ian MacDougall, AC, AFSM Vice Admiral RAN Rtd, The Inaugural Platypus Address, HMAS Platypus, 18 August 2007, Submarines Association Australia, NSW Branch, page 12.
↑ "Journalist championed anti-discrimination". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

References

Singh, Shivani (2010). Who's Who in Australia 2010. Melbourne, Australia: Crown Content. ISBN 1-74095-172-7.

Military offices
Preceded by Admiral Michael Hudson	Chief of the Naval Staff 1991–1994	Succeeded by Vice Admiral Rodney Taylor
Preceded by Rear Admiral Ken Doolan	Deputy Chief of Naval Staff 1990–1991	Succeeded by Rear Admiral Rodney Taylor
Preceded by Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair	Maritime Commander Australia 1989–1990	Succeeded by Rear Admiral Ken Doolan

Chiefs of the Royal Australian Navy

Director, Commonwealth Naval Forces	Sir William Rooke Creswell

First Naval Members, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board	Sir William Rooke Creswell Sir Percy Grant Sir Allan Everett Percival Hall-Thompson William Napier Sir William Munro Kerr Sir George Hyde Sir Ragnar Colvin Sir Guy Royle Sir Louis Keppel Hamilton Sir John Augustine Collins Sir Roy Dowling Sir Henry Burrell Sir Hastings Harrington Sir Alan McNicoll Sir Victor Smith Sir Richard Peek Sir David Stevenson

Chiefs of the Naval Staff	Sir Anthony Synnot Sir James Willis David Leach Michael Hudson Ian MacDougall Rodney Taylor

Chiefs of Navy	Rodney Taylor Donald Chalmers David Shackleton Chris Ritchie Russ Shalders Russell Crane Raymond Griggs Timothy Barrett

Fleet Commanders of the Royal Australian Navy

Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Fleet	Sir George Patey Sir William Pakenham Arthur Leveson Sir Lionel Halsey John Dumaresq Albert Addison Thomas Wardle

Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron	George Hyde Edward Evans Leonard Holbrook Robin Dalglish Wilbraham Ford Richard Lane-Poole Wilfred Custance Wilfrid Patterson John Crace Victor Crutchley John Collins Charles Nichols Harold Farncomb John Collins Harold Farncomb

Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet	John Eccles John Eaton Roy Dowling Henry Burrell David Harries Henry Burrell Galfrey Gatacre Hastings Harrington Alan McNicoll Otto Becher Thomas Morrison Victor Smith Richard Peek Gordon Crabb David Stevenson William Dovers David Stevenson William Dovers Anthony Synnot David Wells Geoffrey Gladstone Neil McDonald James Willis David Leach Peter Doyle John Stevens Michael Hudson Geoffrey Woolrych Ian Knox Peter Sinclair

Maritime Commander Australia	Peter Sinclair Ian MacDougall Ken Doolan Robert Walls Donald Chalmers Chris Oxenbould Chris Ritchie John Lord Geoffrey Smith Raydon Gates Rowan Moffitt Davyd Thomas

Commander Australian Fleet	Davyd Thomas Nigel Coates Steve Gilmore Tim Barrett Stuart Mayer

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