Ian Gordon (general)

Gordon was born in Perth, Western Australia, on 20 March 1952 to Glenice Pascoe and Ivor Gordon,[2] a decorated bomber pilot who flew with No. 455 Squadron RAAF in the Second World War.[3][4] Educated at Swanbourne High School, Gordon entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon as an officer cadet in 1970. He graduated in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science in Military Studies, and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Australian Corps of Signals.[2]

• 1973 – Graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon[5]
• 1973 – Commissioned into the Australian Army[1]
• 1973 – Allocated to the Royal Australian Corps of Signals[5]
• 1983 – Graduated from the Royal Military College of Sciences (Shrivenham)[1]
• 1985 – Graduated from the Australian Command and Staff College, Queenscliff[1]
• 1990 – Posted to command the 1st Signals Regiment in Brisbane[5]
• 1991 – Australian Contingent Commander in the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)[5]
• For his service as CO 1 SIG REGT and command of the first contingent for MINURSO he was awarded the AM.[5]
• 1993 – Director of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals[5]
• 1996 – Graduated from the Australian Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies[1]
• 1998 – Appointed Commandant of the Australian Command and Staff College[1]
• 2000 – Appointed Director-General Personnel – Army[5]
• 2001 – Appointed Director-General, Future Land Warfare[5]
• 2001 September – Promoted to Major General[6]
• 2001 September – Appointed Deputy Force Commander in the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. (UNTAET)[6]
• 2002 – Appointed Commander, Training Command – Army[6]
• 2004 May – Appointed Deputy Chief of Army[6]
• 2006 Jan – Appointed Officer of the Order of Australia for his distinguished service to the Australian Defence Force in senior command and staff appointments.[6]
• 2006 November – Appointed Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO)[1]

Gordon is married to Ula and they have three children: Tom, Alison and Jenny. His hobbies include scuba diving, touch rugby, restoring cars, reading and bushwalking.[5] Since retiring from the Australian Army, Gordon has owned and managed a small publishing business, Barrallier Books, which has a focus on deluxe books and fine writing.