Vice Admiral Michael Joseph Noonan, AO (born 13 December 1966) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy, who served as Chief of Navy from 6 July 2018 to 6 July 2022. He previously served as Commander Border Protection Command from 2013 to 2015 and Deputy Chief of Navy from 2016 to 2018.
Michael Joseph Noonan | |
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Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 13 December 1966
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Royal Australian Navy |
Years of service | 1984–2022 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands | Chief of Navy (2018–22) Deputy Chief of Navy (2016–18) Border Protection Command (2013–16) HMAS Parramatta (2003–05) |
Battles/wars | International Force for East Timor War in Afghanistan Iraq War Operation Resolute |
Awards | Officer of the Order of Australia Commendation for Distinguished Service (2) Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) Commander of the Order of Naval Merit (Chile) Grand Cross of the Order of Naval Merit (Peru) Navy Meritorious Service Star (Indonesia) Meritorious Service Medal (Singapore) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Early life
Noonan was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on 13 December 1966 to Michael Joseph Noonan and his wife Valerie Jean (née Maskell). He was educated at Miami and Keebra Park State High Schools on the Queensland Gold Coast. Noonan holds postgraduate qualifications in Business Administration, Maritime Policy, Marketing Communications and International Relations from the Queensland University of Technology, Universities of Wollongong and Canberra, and Salve Regina University, respectively. He is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.Cite error: A <ref>
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(see the help page). He became Director of Sailor's Career Management in 2006, Chief of Staff in Headquarters Joint Task Force 633 in 2008 and Commodore Training (COMTRAIN) for the Royal Australian Navy and the Director-General of Operations at the Headquarters Joint Operations Command in 2009.[1]
Noonan was awarded the Commendation for Distinguished Service on two occasions, and was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2012.[2][3][4]
Noonan went on to be Commander Border Protection Command in 2013 and Deputy Chief of Navy in 2016.[1] On 16 April 2018, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced that Noonan would succeed Vice Admiral Tim Barrett as Chief of Navy. Noonan was promoted to vice admiral and appointed Chief of Navy on 6 July 2018.[5]
Noonan was advanced to an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours.[6]
On 6 January 2022 he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by Singapore's Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen. [7]
References
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Commendation for Distinguished Service – 9 June 2003 Citation: For distinguished performance of duty as the Chief of Staff to the Australian National Command Headquarters in the Middle East during Operation SLIPPER.
- ^ Commendation for Distinguished Service – 26 January 2010 Citation: For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters Joint Task Force 633, Middle East Area of Operations from September 2008 to March 2009.
- ^ Member of the Order of Australia – 11 June 2012 Citation: For exceptional performance of duty and leadership as Director General Operations, Headquarters Joint Operations Command and as Director Military Strategic Commitments.
- ^ Greene, Andrew (16 April 2018). "Angus Campbell will be Australia's next Chief of Defence". ABC News. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "NOONAN, Michael Joseph". It's An Honour. Australian Government. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Vice Admiral (VADM) Michael Noonan, who was conferred the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera): 6 January 2022".