Angus John Campbell | |
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Allegiance | Australia |
Service/branch | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1981 – present |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held |
Chief of Army (2015–) Operation Sovereign Borders (2013–15) Deputy Chief of Army (2012–13) Joint Task Force 633 (2011–12) 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2001–03) |
Battles/wars |
East Timor War in Afghanistan |
Awards |
Distinguished Service Cross Member of the Order of Australia |
Lieutenant General Angus John Campbell DSC, AM is a senior officer in the Australian Army, currently serving as the Chief of Army (CA). He previously served as Commander Operation Sovereign Borders, from September 2013 until his appointment as CA in May 2015.
Campbell entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1981, receiving commission as an infantry lieutenant in 1984. Initially assigned to the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment as a platoon commander, he later passed selection for the Special Air Service Regiment, with whom he served as troop and squadron commander. Campbell commanded the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in East Timor as part of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, for which was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2003.
Campbell served as Chief of Staff to General Peter Cosgrove and later Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston during their respective tenures as Chief of the Defence Force. In 2005, he left the full-time Army and assumed a senior civilian appointment as First Assistant Secretary in the Office of National Security within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Campbell was later promoted to Deputy Secretary, and served as Deputy National Security Adviser for a period before returning to the Army in 2010.