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{{short description|Historian and education manager from Northern Iteland}}<br />
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|name = Peter McLaughlin<br />
|image = Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall with Peter McLaughlin in The Doon School.jpg<br />
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|caption = Peter McLaughlin with [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall]] during her visit to The Doon School in November 2013<br />
|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1956}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Northern Ireland]]<br />
|death_date = <br />
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|education =<br />
|alma_mater = [[University of Zimbabwe|University of Rhodesia]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Arts|MA]])<br />[[London School of Economics]] ([[PhD]], [[Postgraduate Certificate in Education|PGCE]])<br />
|occupation = Academic, writer, executive<br />
|subject = [[War studies]], [[Political history]], [[International relations]], Economics<br />
|notableworks = ''The Rhodesian War: A Military History''<br /> ''The Occupation of Mashonaland''<br /> ''Ragtime Soldiers: The Rhodesian experience in The Great War''<br />
|spouse = Elizabeth McLaughlin<br />
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|website = {{URL|http://www.doonschool.com/dr-peter-mclaughlin}}<br />
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'''Peter McLaughlin''' (born 1956) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] academic, historian, and educator. He is the [[CEO]] of Max Learning Limited, the educational arm of the [[Max Healthcare|Max Group]].<ref>https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebi_data/attachdocs/feb-2018/1519384441541.pdf</ref> He was Headmaster of [[The Doon School]]. Before joining Doon in 2009, he served as Headmaster of [[Douai School]], and [[Principal (school)|Principal]] of the [[British International School in Cairo]] and of [[Casterton School]] in England. McLaughlin retired from Doon in May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/how-indias-renowned-doon-school-is-embracing-change-to-retain-its-exclusivity/articleshow/45006985.cms?from=mdr |title=How India's renowned Doon School is embracing change to retain its exclusivity|work=The Economic Times|date=2014-11-02 |accessdate=2019-03-14}}</ref><br />
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==Education==<br />
McLaughlin was born in [[Northern Ireland]] and raised in Africa. He was educated at [[Prince Edward School]] in [[Harare|Salisbury]], [[Rhodesia]], and at the [[University of Zimbabwe|University of Rhodesia]], also in [[Harare|Salisbury]], where he read history.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oL-jaeM63P8C&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=peter+mclaughlin+british+international+school&source=bl&ots=YxYOBQfUDI&sig=pIlYbx5bUj83N_PGJqlhFwCbnK4&hl=en&ei=KYDnTr_8C6nemAWbyKyWCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=peter%20mclaughlin%20british%20international%20school&f=false The Rhodesian War by Peter McLaughlin]</ref> He then studied for a [[Postgraduate Certificate in Education]] at the [[London School of Economics]], United Kingdom.<br />
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==Career==<br />
*Lecturer in [[Modern history]], [[University of Zimbabwe|University of Rhodesia]], [[Harare|Salisbury]], 1977–1983 (University of Zimbabwe from 1980, Harare from 1982)<br />
*[[Research fellow]], [[London School of Economics]], 1980–1983<br />
*Headmaster, Deputy Head, [[Housemaster]] and Teacher at St. George's College (HMC), Weybridge, Surrey 1983–1997<br />
*Headmaster of [[Douai School]] (HMC), 1997–1999<br />
*Headmaster of [[British International School in Cairo]], [[Cairo]], 1999–2005<br />
*Headmaster of [[Casterton School]] (GSA), [[Casterton, Cumbria]], 2005–2009<br />
*Headmaster of [[The Doon School]] (HMC, IBSC), [[India]], 2009–2016<br />
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==Work==<br />
[[File:Olafur Grimsson with Peter McLaughlin, Doon School.jpg|thumb|Peter McLaughlin welcoming the President of Iceland, [[Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson]], to Doon in April 2013.]]<br />
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 the [[Rhodesian Bush War]], he served in operational areas as a field [[reservist]] in the [[British South Africa Police]] (BSAP). He set up the War Studies course at the [[University of Zimbabwe|University of Rhodesia]] (now the University of Zimbabwe) and was awarded an Association of Commonwealth Universities Post-doctoral Fellowship to the [[London School of Economics]] to study the British munitions industry in the [[First World War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/interview_doon-school-is-popular-for-building-an-aristocracy-of-service_1392063 |title=Doon School is popular for building an 'aristocracy of service' |work=Daily News and Analysis|date=2010-06-05 |accessdate=2019-03-14}}</ref> He left the world of research and lecturing to carve out a successful career as a headmaster at major [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|Independent schools]] in England. From 1999 to 2005 he was the [[Principal (academia)|Principal]] of the [[British International School in Cairo]] before his departure to head Casterton School.<br />
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In 2009, McLaughlin moved to [[India]] to head an independent boarding school, The [[Doon School]], succeeding [[Kanti Bajpai]]. He has lived in [[Dehradun]] in India ever since.<ref name="Books by Peter McLaughlin">[https://books.google.com/books?id=oL-jaeM63P8C&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=peter+mclaughlin+british+international+school&source=bl&ots=YxYOBQfUDI&sig=pIlYbx5bUj83N_PGJqlhFwCbnK4&hl=en&ei=KYDnTr_8C6nemAWbyKyWCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=peter%20mclaughlin%20british%20international%20school&f=false Books by Peter McLaughlin]</ref><ref name="Member of Board of Governors of Doon School">[http://www.doonschool.com/dr-peter-mclaughlin Member of Board of Governors of the Doon School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723190952/http://www.doonschool.com/dr-peter-mclaughlin |date=23 July 2009 }}</ref> 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 Governors [[Gautam Thapar]]. He was succeeded by [[Matthew Raggett]], a British educator.<br />
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==Family==<br />
McLaughlin is married to Elizabeth McLaughlin and has two sons.<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*''Ragtime Soldiers: The Rhodesian experience in The Great War'' (1980), by Peter McLaughlin. Books of Zimbabwe, {{ISBN|978-0-86920-234-0}}.<br />
*''The Occupation of Mashonaland'' (1982), by Peter McLaughlin. Books of Zimbabwe, {{ISBN|978-0-86920-192-3}}.<br />
*''The Rhodesian War: A Military History''(2008), by Peter McLaughlin. [[Stackpole Books]], {{ISBN|978-0-8117-0725-1}}.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=oL-jaeM63P8C&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=peter+mclaughlin+british+international+school&source=bl&ots=YxYOBQfUDI&sig=pIlYbx5bUj83N_PGJqlhFwCbnK4&hl=en&ei=KYDnTr_8C6nemAWbyKyWCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=peter%20mclaughlin%20british%20international%20school&f=false Peter McLaughlin ''The Rhodesian War'']<br />
*[http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/interview_doon-school-is-popular-for-building-an-aristocracy-of-service_1392063 Interview with Peter McLaughlin] in ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'' newspaper, 5 September 2010<br />
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090526/dplus.htm#3 Views] in [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]<br />
*[http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/doon-schools-etp-may-be-trendsetter/428364/ News] in [[Business Standard]]<br />
*[https://archive.today/20130103073417/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-14/edit-page/28087976_1_doon-school-indian-students-nri-students McLaughlin] in [[The Times of India]] newspaper<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090723190952/http://www.doonschool.com/dr-peter-mclaughlin Official Page]<br />
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