David Shackleton (admiral)
David John Shackleton | |
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Born |
Leeds, United Kingdom | 2 March 1948
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/branch | Royal Australian Navy |
Years of service | 1966–2002 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held |
Chief of Navy (1999–02) HMAS Brisbane (1992) HMAS Derwent (1989) |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Awards |
Officer of the Order of Australia Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Vice Admiral David John Shackleton AO (born 2 March 1948) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), who served as Chief of Navy from 1999 to 2002.
Early life
Shackleton was born in Leeds, United Kingdom, on 2 March 1948 to Ernest Shackleton and Elise Wilson. The family immigrated to Australia in 1959 and settled in Adelaide, where Shackleton was educated at Croydon High School.[1]
Naval career
Shackleton joined the Navy in 1966 under Supplementary List (Executive) Scheme, and saw service in Vietnam while qualifying as a seaman officer.[2] He was given command of the destroyer escort HMAS Derwent in 1988,[3] was the Maritime commander for the opposing forces during Exercise Kangaroo 1989, and reached the rank of captain in 1989. He commanded the destroyer HMAS Brisbane from 1991 to 1992,[3] and was promoted to commodore in 1993.
He is a graduate of the RAN Staff College and the Joint Services Staff College, and has earned a Masters of Business Administration (Executive) from Monash University.[3] He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
He was promoted to rear admiral in 1998,[2] and then vice admiral and Chief of Navy in 1999.[3] He initiated various organisational changes across the Navy.[3]
He was a senior Navy witness to the Senate Enquiry into the Children overboard affair.[4] He was appointed as an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) in 2000,[5] and Commander in the United States Legion of Merit in 2001. He retired from the RAN in 2002.[3]
Post-naval career
Shackleton was appointed to the Defence SA Advisory Board in South Australia in 2007, the year of its establishment.
References
- ↑ "Vice Admiral David Shackleton". ConnectWeb. Who's Who in Australia Online. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- 1 2 Vice Admiral David Shackleton, AO, RAN, Chief of Navy Australian Defence Magazine
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Techport Australia
- ↑ 7.30 Report – 25 March 2002: Defence Dept secretary offered to resign
- ↑ It's an honour – Order of Australia
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Vice Admiral Donald Chalmers |
Chief of Navy 1999–2002 |
Succeeded by Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie |