Angus Houston

Sir Angus Houston
Sir Angus Houston
	Angus Houston at the 2010 Anzac Day National Ceremony, Canberra.
Nickname(s)	Angus
Born	9 June 1947 (age 76); Ayrshire, Scotland
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service	1970–2011
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands held	Chief of the Defence Force (2005–11); Chief of Air Force (2001–2005); Integrated Air Defence System (1999–2000); No. 86 Wing (1994–1995); 5th Aviation Regiment (1989–1990); No. 9 Squadron (1987–1989)
Awards	Knight of the Order of Australia; Air Force Cross; Complete list
Other work	Chairman of the Council for the Order of Australia; Chairman of Airservices Australia; Chairman of the ANZAC Centenary Advisory Board; Chancellor of the University of the Sunshine Coast

Air Chief Marshal Sir Allan Grant "Angus" Houston, AK, AFC^[1] (born 9 June 1947) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Air Force. He served as Chief of Air Force from 20 June 2001 and then as the Chief of the Defence Force from 4 July 2005. He retired from the military on 3 July 2011.

Since then Houston has been appointed to a number of positions, including chairman of Airservices Australia. In March 2014 he was appointed to head the Joint Agency Coordination Centre during the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, and in the Australia Day Honours of 2015, he was knighted for this service.^[2]

^ "Designations and Insignia Ordinance, section 5" (PDF). Order of Australia booklet. Governor General of Australia. 21 May 2009. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
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