Chiefs of The Defence Staff
Name | Rank | Year | Branch | Home Province | Appointed by | Notes |
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Frank Robert Miller | Air Chief Marshal | 1964–1966 | Royal Canadian Air Force | BC | Georges Vanier | |
Jean-Victor Allard | General | 1966–1969 | Canadian Army | QC | Georges Vanier | |
Frederick Ralph Sharp | General | 1969–1972 | Air Command | SK | Roland Michener | |
Jacques Alfred Dextraze | General | 1972–1977 | Mobile Command | QC | Jules Léger | |
Robert Hilborn Falls | Admiral | 1977–1980 | Maritime Command | ON | Jules Léger | |
Ramsey Muir Withers | General | 1980–1983 | Mobile Command | ON | Edward Schreyer | |
Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault | General | 1983–1986 | Air Command | QC | Edward Schreyer | |
Paul David Manson | General | 1986–1989 | Air Command | BC | Jeanne Sauvé | |
John de Chastelain | General | 1989–1993 | Mobile Command | AB | Jeanne Sauvé | |
John Rogers Anderson | Admiral | 1993 | Maritime Command | BC | Ray Hnatyshyn | |
John de Chastelain | General | 1994–1995 | Land Force Command | AB | Ray Hnatyshyn | |
Joseph Édouard Jean Boyle | General | 1996 | Air Command | ON | Roméo LeBlanc | |
Larry Murray (Acting) | Vice-Admiral | 1996–1997 | Maritime Command | ON | Roméo LeBlanc | |
Maurice Baril | General | 1997–2001 | Land Force Command | QC | Roméo LeBlanc | |
Raymond Henault | General | 2001–2005 | Air Command | MB | Adrienne Clarkson | |
Rick Hillier | General | 2005–2008 | Land Force Command | NL | Adrienne Clarkson | |
Walter Natynczyk | General | 2008–2012 | Land Force Command/Canadian Army | MB | Michaëlle Jean | |
Thomas J. Lawson | General | 2012-present | Royal Canadian Air Force | ON | David Johnston |
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