Michael Slater (general)
Michael David Slater | |
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| Born | 8 July 1958 (East Timor) |
Early life
Slater was born in Brisbane, Queensland, on 8 July 1958 to Harold Leslie Slater and Shirly Florence (née Butler).[2] Educated at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, Slater studied surveying at the Queensland University of Technology before joining the Australian Army in 1978, where he graduated from the Officer Cadet School, Portsea.[3]
Army career
Slater has commanded at all levels from platoon to brigade level. He served as a platoon commander in both the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and later as intelligence officer, company commander and operations officer in 2nd/4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. He was subsequently posted to the School of Infantry. In 1999–2000 he commanded 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR).[4]
His operational commands have included 2 RAR, and the
He has undertaken formal education in mobilisation planning in the
In January 2011, Slater was appointed to lead the Flood Recovery Taskforce overseeing recovery from the
Personal
Slater wed Danielle Lisa Morris on 5 February 2000. He has two sons and a daughter from a previous marriage.[2] He appeared on the Chaser's War on Everything because of his honest remarks to a newsreader.[9][10]
Honours and awards
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Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) |
2012 Australia Day Honours, For distinguished service as Head of the Defence Personnel Executive, Commander 1st Division and Head of the Queensland Flood Recovery Task Force.[8] |
| Member of the Order of Australia (AM) | Joint Task Force 630 on Operation LARRY ASSIST and as the Commander Joint Task Force 631 on Operation Astute.[11]
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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) | 25 March 2000, For distinguished command and leadership of the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, during the deployment and operational phases of Operation Warden[5]
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Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) | 1998 Australia Day Honours[12] |
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Australian Active Service Medal | with "EAST TIMOR" clasp[citation needed ]
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International Force East Timor Medal | [citation needed] |
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Australian Service Medal | with "TIMOR-LESTE" clasps[citation needed ]
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Defence Force Service Medal with 4 clasps | 35–39 years service[citation needed] |
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Australian Defence Medal | [citation needed] |
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Medal of Merit | (East Timor)[13] |
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Timor Leste Solidarity Medal |
(East Timor) |
Notes
- ^ "Commander Forces Command". Leaders. Australian Army. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ a b Singh 2010
- ^ Defence Leaders' Biography at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 July 2008) archived from the original on 30 July 2008
- ^ ISSN 1447-5545.
- ^ a b It's an Honour – Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
- ^ Speakers International Policing conference, www.conference.afp.gov.au
- ^ "Flood recovery leader appointed". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Officer in the Military Division of the Order of Australia (AO)" (PDF). Australia Day 2012 Honours Lists. Website of the Governor-General of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ HPE BiographyArchived 17 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- YouTube
- ^ It's an Honour – Member of the Order of Australia
- ^ It's an Honour – Conspicuous Service Cross
- ^ "East Timor Recognition for Outstanding Service". Defence.gov.au. 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
References
- Singh, Shivani (2010). ISBN 978-1-74095-172-2.