John Rogers Anderson, CMM, CD Chief of Defence Staff 07 July 1991 to 31 December 1993

Born: 09/09/1941 Trail, BC

Honours 29/01/1993 CMM Principal of the Order of Military Merit Admiral 15/07/1989 CMM Commander of the Order of Military Merit Rear-Admiral 01/09/1971 CD Canadian Forces Decoration

Military 01/09/1959 Naval Cadet HMCS Discovery UNTD University of British Columbia 01/06/1960 Naval Cadet HMCS Stadacona UNTD Summer Training HMCS Venture 01/06/1961 Naval Cadet HMCS New Glasgow for Sea Training (UNTD Summer) 01/06/1962 Naval Cadet HMCS Fraser for Sea Training (UNTD Summer) 01/05/1963 Sub-Lieutenant HMCS Discovery – graduated from UBC O-2151 15/05/1963 Sub-Lieutenant HMCS Stadacona for Pre-Fleet Courses (Lima) 1963 Sub-Lieutenant HMCS Saskatchewan for Sea Training 1964 Sub-Lieutenant HMCS St. Croix for Watchkeeping Training 29/04/1966 Lieutenant Commanding HMCS St. Croix 1967 Lieutenant HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) as Term Lieutenant 1967 Lieutenant CF Fleet School Halifax on Long Operations Course #5 1968 Lieutenant CFB Toronto for CF Staff School Course 1968 Lieutenant HMCS Bonaventure as Action Information Officer 1970 Lieutenant Staff of Cdn Command Afloat Atlantic as Staff Officer (Trials) 1970 Lieutenant Progam Generation Centre (DDH-280 Project) 01/07/1971 LCdr CFB Halifax for CF Fleet School Halifax for DDH-280 Software Development 1974 LCdr HMCS Iroquois as Executive Officer 1975 LCdr CFB Toronto Canadian Forces Staff College staff 01/01/1976 Commander NDHQ on Staff of Deputy Chief of Staff as Senior Staff Officer (Operations) 29/07/1978 Commander Commanding Officer HMCS Restigouche (II) (end 29/09/1980) 01/08/1980 Commander HMCS Venture Commanding Officer Naval Officer Training Center Esquimalt 22/02/1982 (N) Commander First Canadian Destroyer Squadron Halifax 1983 Captain(N) NDHQ as Director Maritime Requirements (Sea) 1985 Captain(N) French Language Training 20/06/1986 NDHQ as Director Maritime Doctrine and Operations 07/07/1987 Rear-Admiral NDHQ as Chief of Maritime Doctrine and Operations 1987 Rear-Admiral NDHQ as Chief of Nuclear Submarine Acquisition 12/07/1991 Vice-Admiral Commander Maritime Command Halifax 14/07/1992 Vice-Admiral NDHQ as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff 01/01/1993 Admiral Promoted to Admiral 29/01/1993 Admiral NDHQ as Chief of the Defence Staff 01/12/1993 Admiral Retired to make room for the return of General John de Chastelaine

05/04/1994 Ambassador Permanent Representative to NATO Council in Brussels, Belgium

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Admiral John Anderson, CMM, CD Chief of Defence Staff 29 January 1993 to 31 December 1993