Ian McDonald (civil servant)

Ian McDonald
Chief Public Relations Officer (MoD)
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Succeeded byNeville Taylor
Personal details
Born(1936-03-29)29 March 1936
Langside, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Died28 March 2019(2019-03-28) (aged 82)
Alma mater
OccupationCivil servant
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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.