Peter McLaughlin
Peter McLaughlin withCamilla, Duchess of Cornwall during her visit to The Doon School in November 2013
Born	1956 (age 69–70) Northern Ireland
Occupation	Academic, writer, executive
Alma mater	University of Rhodesia (BA,MA) London School of Economics (PhD,PGCE)
Subject	War studies,Political history,International relations, Economics
Notable works	The Rhodesian War: A Military History The Occupation of Mashonaland Ragtime Soldiers: The Rhodesian experience in The Great War
Spouse	Elizabeth McLaughlin
Website
www.doonschool.com/dr-peter-mclaughlin

Peter McLaughlin (born 1956) is anIrish academic, historian, and educator. He is theCEO of Max Learning Limited, the educational arm of theMax Group.^[1] He was Headmaster ofThe Doon School. Before joining Doon in 2009, he served as Headmaster ofDouai School, andPrincipal of theBritish International School in Cairo and ofCasterton School in England. McLaughlin retired from Doon in May 2016.^[2]

McLaughlin was born inNorthern Ireland and raised in Africa. He was educated atPrince Edward School inSalisbury,Rhodesia, and at theUniversity of Rhodesia, also inSalisbury, where he read history.^[3] He then studied for aPostgraduate Certificate in Education at theLondon School of Economics, United Kingdom.

• Lecturer inModern history,University of Rhodesia,Salisbury, 1977–1983 (University of Zimbabwe from 1980, Harare from 1982)
• Research fellow,London School of Economics, 1980–1983
• Headmaster, Deputy Head,Housemaster and Teacher at St. George's College (HMC), Weybridge, Surrey 1983–1997
• Headmaster ofDouai School (HMC), 1997–1999
• Headmaster ofBritish International School in Cairo,Cairo, 1999–2005
• Headmaster ofCasterton School (GSA),Casterton, Cumbria, 2005–2009
• Headmaster ofThe Doon School (HMC, IBSC),India, 2009–2016

McLaughlin's doctorate was a study of the role of British Imperial defence policy in shaping the Rhodesian armed forces from the 1890s to the 1950s. During theRhodesian Bush War, he served in operational areas as a fieldreservist in theBritish South Africa Police (BSAP). He set up the War Studies course at theUniversity of Rhodesia (now the University of Zimbabwe) and was awarded an Association of Commonwealth Universities Post-doctoral Fellowship to theLondon School of Economics to study the British munitions industry in theFirst World War.^[4] He left the world of research and lecturing to carve out a successful career as a headmaster at majorPrivate schools in England. From 1999 to 2005 he was thePrincipal of theBritish International School in Cairo before his departure to head Casterton School.

In 2009, McLaughlin moved toIndia to head an independent boarding school, TheDoon School, succeedingKanti Bajpai. He has lived inDehradun in India ever since.^[5][6] In 2016, McLaughlin announced his early retirement from The Doon School with three years left on his second contract as Headmaster, and submitted his resignation to Chairman of the Board of GovernorsGautam Thapar. He was succeeded byMatthew Raggett, a British educator.

McLaughlin is married to Elizabeth McLaughlin and has two sons.

• Ragtime Soldiers: The Rhodesian experience in The Great War (1980), by Peter McLaughlin. Books of Zimbabwe,ISBN 978-0-86920-234-0.
• The Occupation of Mashonaland (1982), by Peter McLaughlin. Books of Zimbabwe,ISBN 978-0-86920-192-3.
• The Rhodesian War: A Military History(2008), by Peter McLaughlin.Stackpole Books,ISBN 978-0-8117-0725-1.

• Peter McLaughlinThe Rhodesian War
• Interview with Peter McLaughlin inDaily News and Analysis newspaper, 5 September 2010
• Views inThe Tribune
• News inBusiness Standard
• McLaughlin inThe Times of India newspaper

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