Deputy Chief of Army (Australia)

Deputy Chief of Army (Australia)
Incumbent Paul Symon since July 2009
Style	Major General

The Deputy Chief of Army (DCA) is the second most senior appointment in the Army, responsible to the Chief of Army (CA). The rank associated with the position is Major General (2-star). Major General Paul Symon is the current Deputy Chief of Army.

Appointees

The following (incomplete) list chronologically records those who have held the post of Deputy Chief of Army or its preceding positions. Rank and honours are as at the completion of the individual's tour(s).

Rank	Name	Post- nominals	Term began	Term ended
Deputy Chief of General Staff
Brigadier General	Blamey, ThomasThomas Blamey	CB, CMG, DSO	01920 1920	01923 1923
Major General	Northcott, JohnJohn Northcott	CB, MVO	01939-10-01October 1939	01941 1941
Major General	Rowell, SydneySydney Rowell	CBE	01941-08-01August 1941	01942-04-01April 1942
Major General	Wells, HenryHenry Wells	CBE, DSO	01946 1946	01947 1947
Major General	Woodward, EricEric Woodward	CBE, DSO	01951 1951	01953 1953
Major General	Garrett, RagnarRagnar Garrett	CBE	01953 1953	01954 1954
Major General	Hassett, FrankFrank Hassett	CBE, DSO, LVO	01964-01-01January 1964	01966-01-01January 1966
Major General	MacDonald, ArthurArthur MacDonald	OBE	01966 1966	01967 1967
Major General	Graham, Stuart ClarenceStuart Clarence Graham	DSO, OBE, MC	01969 1969	01972 1972
Major General	Whitelaw, JohnJohn Whitelaw	AO, CBE	01977 1977	01978 1978
Major General	Jeffery, MichaelMichael Jeffery	AO, MC	01990 1990	01991 1991
Deputy Chief of Army
Major General	Abigail, PeterPeter Abigail	AO	01998 1998	02000-05-01May 2000
Major General	Leahy, PeterPeter Leahy	AO	02000-05-01May 2000	02002-06-01June 2002
Major General	Gordon, IanIan Gordon	AO	02004-05-01May 2004	02006-11-01November 2006
Major General	Cantwell, JohnJohn Cantwell	AO	02007-01-01January 2007	02008-01-01January 2008
Major General	Morrison, DavidDavid Morrison	AM	02008-01-01January 2008	02009-07-01July 2009
Major General	Symon, PaulPaul Symon	AO	02009-07-01July 2009	Incumbent