Chief of Navy (Australia)

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The Chief of Navy is the most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy, responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Minister for Defence. The rank associated with the position is Vice Admiral, which is a 3 star rank.

Vice Admiral Russell ('Russ') Edward Shalders is the current Chief of Navy and was appointed to this position in 2005.

[edit] List of professional heads of the Royal Australian Navy

Name	Service	Title	Term began	Term ended
Rear Admiral Sir William Rooke Creswell	RAN	Director, Commonwealth Naval Forces First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board	25 February 1904 1 march 1911	28 February 1911 9 June 1919
Rear Admiral Sir E. Percy Grant	RN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	10 June 1919	14 February 1921
Vice Admiral Sir Allen F. Everett	RN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	24 November 1921	29 August 1923
Rear Admiral Percival Hall-Thompson	RN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	25 February 1924	28 June 1926
Rear Admiral William R. Napier	RN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	29 June 1926	11 June 1929
Vice Admiral William Munro Kerr	RN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	21 October 1929	19 October 1931
Admiral Sir G. Francis Hyde	RN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	20 October 1931	28 July 1937
Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin	RN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	1 November 1937	3 March 1941
Admiral Sir Guy Royle	RN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	18 July 1941	28 June 1945
Admiral Sir Louis Hamilton	RN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	29 June 1945	23 February 1948
Vice Admiral Sir John Augustine Collins	RAN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	24 February 1948	23 February 1955
Vice Admiral Sir Roy Dowling	RAN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	24 February 1955	23 February 1959
Vice Admiral Sir Henry Burrell	RAN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	24 February 1959	23 February 1962
Vice Admiral Sir W. Hastings Harrington	RAN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	24 February 1962	23 February 1965
Vice Admiral Sir Allen McNicoll	RAN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	24 February 1965	2 April 1968
Vice Admiral Sir Victor Smith	RAN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	3 April 1968	22 November 1970
Vice Admiral Sir Richard Peek	RAN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	23 November 1970	22 November 1973
Vice Admiral Sir H. David Stevenson	RAN	First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, and Chief of Staff	23 November 1973	22 November 1976
Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Synnot	RAN	Chief of Naval Staff	23 November 1976	20 April 1979
Vice Admiral Sir G. James Willis	RAN	Chief of Naval Staff	21 April 1979	20 April 1982
Vice Admiral David Leach	RAN	Chief of Naval Staff	21 April 1982	20 April 1985
Vice Admiral Michael Hudson	RAN	Chief of Naval Staff	21 April 1985	8 March 1991
Vice Admiral Ian MacDougall	RAN	Chief of Naval Staff	9 March 1991	9 March 1994
Vice Admiral Rodney Taylor	RAN	Chief of Naval Staff Chief of Navy	10 March 1994 19 February 1997	18 February 1997 30 June 1997
Vice Admiral Donald Chalmers	RAN	Chief of Navy	1 July 1997	2 July 1999
Vice Admiral David John Shackleton	RAN	Chief of Navy	3 July 1999	2 July 2002
Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie	RAN	Chief of Navy	3 July 2002	3 July 2005
Vice Admiral Russ Shalders	RAN	Chief of Navy	4 July 2005	Present