Kathryn Toohey

Major General Kathryn Leslei Toohey, is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. She served as Head of Land Capability from 2017 to 2019, and Head Force Integration Division within the Vice Chief of the Defence Force Group from June 2019 to January 2023.

Army career Toohey entered the Australian Defence Force Academy as an Australian Army officer cadet in 1987. She graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the affiliated University of New South Wales (UNSW) and, following further training at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, was commissioned into the Royal Australian Corps of Signals in 1990. She completed an Honours degree at UNSW in 1991, before receiving her first posting as a troop commander with the 2nd Signals Regiment. In 2009, she served as the European Liaison Officer for CDG, representing the Australian Defence Force at multinational, NATO and European Union fora. In 2012, Toohey was director of the Capability and Technology Management College. Upon her return to the army in 2017, she was promoted to the rank of major general and appointed as the Head of Land Capability. She relinquished command of Land Capability in June 2019 and was appointed Head Force Integration Division within the Vice Chief of the Defence Force Group.