Ian McDonald (civil servant)

Ian McDonald
Ian McDonald
Chief Public Relations Officer (MoD)
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Succeeded by	Neville Taylor
Personal details
Born	29 March 1936; Langside, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Died	28 March 2019 (aged 82)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	High School of Glasgow; University of Glasgow; Royal College of Defence Studies;
Occupation	Civil servant

Ian McDonald (29 March 1936 – 28 March 2019) was a civil servant in the UK's Ministry of Defence and was the Ministry's spokesman during the Falklands War.^[2]^[3]

^ Philo, Greg (2014), "The Falklands War", The Glasgow Media Group Reader, vol. II: Industry, Economy, War and Politics, Routledge, p. 83, ISBN 978-1-136-16700-3
^ "Ian McDonald obituary". The Times. 9 April 2019. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ "Ian McDonald, lugubrious MoD press spokesman during the Falklands war who became an unlikely television star and pin-up – obituary". The Telegraph. 9 April 2019. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[1] Philo, Greg (2014), "The Falklands War", The Glasgow Media Group Reader, vol. II: Industry, Economy, War and Politics, Routledge, p. 83, ISBN 978-1-136-16700-3

[:0-2] "Ian McDonald obituary". The Times. 9 April 2019. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[DT-3] "Ian McDonald, lugubrious MoD press spokesman during the Falklands war who became an unlikely television star and pin-up – obituary". The Telegraph. 9 April 2019. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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