Ian MacDougall

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|birth_date= {{Birth date|1938|2|23|df=yes}}

|birth_place= Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

|death_date= {{Death date and age|2020|7|1|1938|2|23|df=yes}}

|death_place= Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

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|allegiance= Australia

|branch= Royal Australian Navy

|serviceyears= 1954–1994

|rank= Vice Admiral

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|commands= Chief of Naval Staff (1991–94)
{{nowrap|Maritime Commander Australia (1989–90)}}
{{HMAS|Platypus|naval base|6}} (1985–86)
{{HMAS|Supply|AO 195|6}} (1980–82)
{{HMAS|Hobart|D 39|6}} (1979)
{{HMAS|Onslow||6}} (1971–73)
{{HMS|Otter|S15|6}} (1969–71)

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|awards= Companion of the Order of Australia
Australian Fire Service Medal
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Thailand

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|laterwork= Commissioner of New South Wales Fire Brigades (1994–2003)

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Vice Admiral Ian Donald George MacDougall, {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100|sep=,|AC|AFSM}} (23 February 1938 – 1 July 2020) was a 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 from 1994 to 2003 and was 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).{{Harvnb|Singh|2010|p=}} In 1954, MacDougall entered the Royal Australian Naval College at Jervis Bay as a 15-year-old cadet midshipman.{{cite web|url=http://www.navy.gov.au/biography/vice-admiral-ian-donald-macdougall|title=Vice Admiral Ian Donald MacDougall|access-date=14 June 2013|work=RAN Admirals|publisher=Royal Australian Navy}}

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.{{cite journal|last1=MacDougall|first1=Ian|year=2006|title=With the Gift of Hindsight: Recruiting and Retaining the Young|journal=Defender|publisher=Australian Defence Association|url=http://ada.asn.au/publications/defender-national-journal/defender-index/autumn-2006.html|access-date=14 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412030044/http://ada.asn.au/publications/defender-national-journal/defender-index/autumn-2006.html|archive-date=12 April 2013|url-status=dead}} 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. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.submarinesaustralia.org/our-patron.html|title=Our Patron: Vice Admiral Ian MacDougall, AC, AFSM, RAN (Rtd)|access-date=14 June 2013|publisher=Submarines Association Australia}} He was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 1993 Birthday Honours, and retired in March 1994.

On his retirement from the RAN, MacDougall was appointed Commissioner of New South Wales Fire Brigades. He fulfilled the role for nine years, being awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal in the Australia Day Honours of 2000.{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1129608|title=MacDOUGALL, Ian Donald awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal|access-date=14 June 2013|work=It's an Honour|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia}} He retired to Tasmania in 2003. 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.[http://www.submarineinstitute.com/?i=downnews&dl=89 Ian MacDougall, AC, AFSM Vice Admiral RAN Rtd] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219005626/http://www.submarineinstitute.com/?i=downnews&dl=89 |date=19 February 2011 }}, The Inaugural Platypus Address, HMAS Platypus, 18 August 2007, Submarines Association Australia, NSW Branch, page 12.

Personal life

MacDougall was married to television journalist and presenter Sonia Humphrey from 1996 until she died in 2011. After his retirement from New South Wales Fire Brigades, MacDougall and Humphrey moved to Green Point near the town of Marrawah in north-west Tasmania.{{cite news|title=Vale Vice Admiral Ian MacDougall|url=https://tasmaniantimes.com/2020/07/vale-vice-admiral-ian-macdougall/|access-date=6 July 2020|work=Tasmanian Times|date=5 July 2020}}

MacDougall died on 1 July 2020.{{cite news|title= Farewell To Vice Admiral Ian MacDougall – Australia's Most Senior Submariner |url= http://www.publicnow.com/view/8B48F3C1FCDDC736E12017123E4AA2202763D152?1593672410 |access-date=2 July 2020|work=Public now.com|date=2 July 2020}}{{Cite web|date=2020-07-06|title=Chief of Naval Staff strengthened forces for good|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/chief-of-naval-staff-strengthened-forces-for-good-20200706-p559el.html|access-date=2020-07-14|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}

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References

{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Shivani|year=2010|title=Who's Who in Australia 2010|location=Melbourne, Australia|publisher=Crown Content|isbn=978-1-74095-172-2}}

{{succession box|

title= Chief of the Naval Staff|

before= Admiral Michael Hudson|

after= Vice Admiral Rodney Taylor|

years= 1991–1994|

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{{succession box|

title= Deputy Chief of Naval Staff|

before= Rear Admiral Ken Doolan|

after= Rear Admiral Rodney Taylor|

years= 1990–1991|

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