Vice Chief of the Defence Staff | |
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Vice-chef d’état-major de la Défense | |
His Majesty's Canadian Armed Forces | |
Type | Commissioned Officer |
Status | Currently constituted |
Abbreviation | VCDS |
Reports to | Chief of the Defence Staff |
Formation | 1964 |
First holder | Geoffrey Walsh |
Deputy | DG Executive Coordination Chief of Staff VCDS |
Website | Official website |
The Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS; French: Vice-chef d’état-major de la Défense) is the second most senior member of the Canadian Armed Forces, reporting to the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) as well as the Deputy Minister of National Defence. The Directorate General Executive Coordination, the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal, the National Cadet and Junior Canadian Rangers Support Group and several other departments report to the VCDS, [2] who is appointed by the CDS. [3]
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman was temporarily relieved as VCDS on January 13, 2017, due to an ongoing investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. [4] As a temporary replacement, Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd was appointed the duties of VCDS on an acting basis, and he was subsequently replaced by Lieutenant-General Alain Parent on May 30, 2017. [5]
On July 16, 2018, Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk was named Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. [6] On July 9, 2019, Wynnyk announced his retirement [7] after he claimed that the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance, planned to replace him as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff with Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. [8] Wynnyk then alleged that these plans were reversed when Vice-Admiral Norman settled with the government and retired from the military. Wynnyk was the fifth Vice Chief to serve under Vance. [8]
On July 12, 2019, Lieutenant-General Jean-Marc Lanthier was appointed Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, effective July 18, 2019. [9] On March 16, 2020, it was announced that Lanthier was retiring in the summer, to be replaced by Lieutenant-General Michael Rouleau. [10]
In March 2021, it was announced that Rouleau would be succeeded by Lieutenant-General Frances J. Allen, the first woman to hold the position. [11] On June 28, 2021, she formally assumed the role of VCDS in a ceremony at National Defence Headquarters. [1]
No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Home Province | Defence branch | Appointed by | Ref. |
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1 | Lieutenant-General Geoffrey Walsh (1909–1999) |
1964 | 1965 | 0–1 years | Ontario | Canadian Army | Frank Miller | [12] | |
2 | Robert Moncel (1917–2007) | Lieutenant-General1965 | 1966 | 0–1 years | Quebec | Canadian Army | Frank Miller | [13] | |
3 | Frederick Sharp (1915–1992) | Lieutenant-General1966 | 1969 | 2–3 years | Saskatchewan | Royal Canadian Air Force | Jean Allard | [14] | |
4 | Michael Dare (1917–1996) | Lieutenant-GeneralSeptember 1969 | 1972 | 2–3 years | Quebec | Canadian Army | Frederick Sharp | [14] | |
5 | Chester Hull (1919–2012) | Lieutenant-General1972 | 1974 | 1–2 years | Ontario | Royal Canadian Air Force | Jacques Dextraze | [15] | |
6 | Vice-Admiral Robert Falls (1924–2009) |
1974 | 1977 | 2–3 years | Ontario | Royal Canadian Navy | Jacques Dextraze | [16] | |
7 | Ramsey Withers (1930–2014) | Lieutenant-General1977 | 1980 | 2–3 years | Ontario | Canadian Army | Robert Falls | [17] | |
8 | Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault (1932–1998) | Lieutenant-General1980 | 1983 | 2–3 years | Quebec | Royal Canadian Air Force | Ramsey Withers | [18] | |
9 | Vice-Admiral Daniel Mainguy (1930–2010) |
1983 | 1985 | 1–2 years | British Columbia | Royal Canadian Navy | Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault | [19] | |
10 | Jack Vance (1933–2013) | Lieutenant-General1985 | 1988 | 2–3 years | Ontario | Canadian Army | Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault | [20] | |
11 | John de Chastelain (born 1937) | Lieutenant-General1988 | 1989 | 0–1 years | Romania | Canadian Army | Paul Manson | [21] | |
12 | Charles Thomas (born 1936) | Vice-Admiral1989 | 11 May 1991 | 1–2 years | British Columbia | Royal Canadian Navy | Paul Manson | [22] | |
13 | Fred Sutherland (born 1942) | Lieutenant-General1991 | 1992 | 0–1 years | Nova Scotia | Royal Canadian Air Force | John de Chastelain | [23] | |
14 | John Anderson (born 1941) | Vice-Admiral1992 | 1993 | 0–1 years | British Columbia | Royal Canadian Navy | John de Chastelain | [24] | |
15 | Patrick O'Donnell (1940–2015) | Lieutenant-General1993 | 1995 | 1–2 years | Ontario | Canadian Army | John Anderson | [25] | |
16 | Larry Murray (born 1947) | Vice-Admiral1995 | 1997 | 1–2 years | Ontario | Royal Canadian Navy | John de Chastelain | [26] | |
17 | Gary Garnett | Vice-Admiral1997 | 2001 | 3–4 years | British Columbia | Royal Canadian Navy | Maurice Baril | [27] | |
18 | George Macdonald | Lieutenant-General2001 | 2004 | 2–3 years | . | Royal Canadian Air Force | Raymond Henault | [28] | |
19 | Ronald Buck | Vice-Admiral2004 | 2006 | 1–2 years | Quebec | Royal Canadian Navy | Raymond Henault | [29] | |
20 | Walter Natynczyk (born 1957) | Lieutenant-General28 June 2006 | 15 June 2008 | 1 year, 353 days | Manitoba | Canadian Army | Rick Hillier | [30] | |
21 | Denis Rouleau | Vice-Admiral15 June 2008 | 25 July 2010 | 2 years, 40 days | Quebec | Royal Canadian Navy | Rick Hillier | [31] | |
22 | Bruce Donaldson | Vice-Admiral26 July 2010 | 11 September 2013 | 3 years, 47 days | . | Royal Canadian Navy | Walter Natynczyk | [32] | |
23 | Guy Thibault | Lieutenant-General11 September 2013 | 5 August 2016 | 2 years, 329 days | Quebec | Canadian Army | Thomas Lawson | [33] | |
24 | Mark Norman (born 1964) | Vice-Admiral5 August 2016 | 13 January 2017 | 161 days | Ontario | Royal Canadian Navy | Jonathan Vance | [34] | |
- | Ron Lloyd (born 1963) Acting | Vice-Admiral13 January 2017 | 30 May 2017 | 137 days | . | Royal Canadian Navy | . | . | |
- | Alain Parent Acting | Lieutenant-General30 May 2017 | 16 July 2018 | 1 year, 47 days | . | Royal Canadian Air Force | . | . | |
25 | Paul Wynnyk (born 1964) | Lieutenant-General16 July 2018 | 9 July 2019 | 358 days | Alberta | Canadian Army | Jonathan Vance | [6] | |
26 | Jean-Marc Lanthier | Lieutenant-General18 July 2019 | 15 July 2020 | 363 days | . | Canadian Army | Jonathan Vance | [35] | |
27 | Michael Rouleau (born 1967) | Lieutenant-General15 July 2020 | 14 June 2021 | 334 days | . | Canadian Special Operations Forces Command | Jonathan Vance | [36] | |
28 | Frances J. Allen | Lieutenant-General28 June 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 304 days | . | Royal Canadian Air Force | Wayne Eyre (acting) | [37] [1] |
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Vice Chief of the Defence Staff | |
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Vice-chef d’état-major de la Défense | |
His Majesty's Canadian Armed Forces | |
Type | Commissioned Officer |
Status | Currently constituted |
Abbreviation | VCDS |
Reports to | Chief of the Defence Staff |
Formation | 1964 |
First holder | Geoffrey Walsh |
Deputy | DG Executive Coordination Chief of Staff VCDS |
Website | Official website |
The Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS; French: Vice-chef d’état-major de la Défense) is the second most senior member of the Canadian Armed Forces, reporting to the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) as well as the Deputy Minister of National Defence. The Directorate General Executive Coordination, the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal, the National Cadet and Junior Canadian Rangers Support Group and several other departments report to the VCDS, [2] who is appointed by the CDS. [3]
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman was temporarily relieved as VCDS on January 13, 2017, due to an ongoing investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. [4] As a temporary replacement, Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd was appointed the duties of VCDS on an acting basis, and he was subsequently replaced by Lieutenant-General Alain Parent on May 30, 2017. [5]
On July 16, 2018, Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk was named Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. [6] On July 9, 2019, Wynnyk announced his retirement [7] after he claimed that the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance, planned to replace him as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff with Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. [8] Wynnyk then alleged that these plans were reversed when Vice-Admiral Norman settled with the government and retired from the military. Wynnyk was the fifth Vice Chief to serve under Vance. [8]
On July 12, 2019, Lieutenant-General Jean-Marc Lanthier was appointed Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, effective July 18, 2019. [9] On March 16, 2020, it was announced that Lanthier was retiring in the summer, to be replaced by Lieutenant-General Michael Rouleau. [10]
In March 2021, it was announced that Rouleau would be succeeded by Lieutenant-General Frances J. Allen, the first woman to hold the position. [11] On June 28, 2021, she formally assumed the role of VCDS in a ceremony at National Defence Headquarters. [1]
No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Home Province | Defence branch | Appointed by | Ref. |
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1 | Lieutenant-General Geoffrey Walsh (1909–1999) |
1964 | 1965 | 0–1 years | Ontario | Canadian Army | Frank Miller | [12] | |
2 | Robert Moncel (1917–2007) | Lieutenant-General1965 | 1966 | 0–1 years | Quebec | Canadian Army | Frank Miller | [13] | |
3 | Frederick Sharp (1915–1992) | Lieutenant-General1966 | 1969 | 2–3 years | Saskatchewan | Royal Canadian Air Force | Jean Allard | [14] | |
4 | Michael Dare (1917–1996) | Lieutenant-GeneralSeptember 1969 | 1972 | 2–3 years | Quebec | Canadian Army | Frederick Sharp | [14] | |
5 | Chester Hull (1919–2012) | Lieutenant-General1972 | 1974 | 1–2 years | Ontario | Royal Canadian Air Force | Jacques Dextraze | [15] | |
6 | Vice-Admiral Robert Falls (1924–2009) |
1974 | 1977 | 2–3 years | Ontario | Royal Canadian Navy | Jacques Dextraze | [16] | |
7 | Ramsey Withers (1930–2014) | Lieutenant-General1977 | 1980 | 2–3 years | Ontario | Canadian Army | Robert Falls | [17] | |
8 | Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault (1932–1998) | Lieutenant-General1980 | 1983 | 2–3 years | Quebec | Royal Canadian Air Force | Ramsey Withers | [18] | |
9 | Vice-Admiral Daniel Mainguy (1930–2010) |
1983 | 1985 | 1–2 years | British Columbia | Royal Canadian Navy | Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault | [19] | |
10 | Jack Vance (1933–2013) | Lieutenant-General1985 | 1988 | 2–3 years | Ontario | Canadian Army | Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault | [20] | |
11 | John de Chastelain (born 1937) | Lieutenant-General1988 | 1989 | 0–1 years | Romania | Canadian Army | Paul Manson | [21] | |
12 | Charles Thomas (born 1936) | Vice-Admiral1989 | 11 May 1991 | 1–2 years | British Columbia | Royal Canadian Navy | Paul Manson | [22] | |
13 | Fred Sutherland (born 1942) | Lieutenant-General1991 | 1992 | 0–1 years | Nova Scotia | Royal Canadian Air Force | John de Chastelain | [23] | |
14 | John Anderson (born 1941) | Vice-Admiral1992 | 1993 | 0–1 years | British Columbia | Royal Canadian Navy | John de Chastelain | [24] | |
15 | Patrick O'Donnell (1940–2015) | Lieutenant-General1993 | 1995 | 1–2 years | Ontario | Canadian Army | John Anderson | [25] | |
16 | Larry Murray (born 1947) | Vice-Admiral1995 | 1997 | 1–2 years | Ontario | Royal Canadian Navy | John de Chastelain | [26] | |
17 | Gary Garnett | Vice-Admiral1997 | 2001 | 3–4 years | British Columbia | Royal Canadian Navy | Maurice Baril | [27] | |
18 | George Macdonald | Lieutenant-General2001 | 2004 | 2–3 years | . | Royal Canadian Air Force | Raymond Henault | [28] | |
19 | Ronald Buck | Vice-Admiral2004 | 2006 | 1–2 years | Quebec | Royal Canadian Navy | Raymond Henault | [29] | |
20 | Walter Natynczyk (born 1957) | Lieutenant-General28 June 2006 | 15 June 2008 | 1 year, 353 days | Manitoba | Canadian Army | Rick Hillier | [30] | |
21 | Denis Rouleau | Vice-Admiral15 June 2008 | 25 July 2010 | 2 years, 40 days | Quebec | Royal Canadian Navy | Rick Hillier | [31] | |
22 | Bruce Donaldson | Vice-Admiral26 July 2010 | 11 September 2013 | 3 years, 47 days | . | Royal Canadian Navy | Walter Natynczyk | [32] | |
23 | Guy Thibault | Lieutenant-General11 September 2013 | 5 August 2016 | 2 years, 329 days | Quebec | Canadian Army | Thomas Lawson | [33] | |
24 | Mark Norman (born 1964) | Vice-Admiral5 August 2016 | 13 January 2017 | 161 days | Ontario | Royal Canadian Navy | Jonathan Vance | [34] | |
- | Ron Lloyd (born 1963) Acting | Vice-Admiral13 January 2017 | 30 May 2017 | 137 days | . | Royal Canadian Navy | . | . | |
- | Alain Parent Acting | Lieutenant-General30 May 2017 | 16 July 2018 | 1 year, 47 days | . | Royal Canadian Air Force | . | . | |
25 | Paul Wynnyk (born 1964) | Lieutenant-General16 July 2018 | 9 July 2019 | 358 days | Alberta | Canadian Army | Jonathan Vance | [6] | |
26 | Jean-Marc Lanthier | Lieutenant-General18 July 2019 | 15 July 2020 | 363 days | . | Canadian Army | Jonathan Vance | [35] | |
27 | Michael Rouleau (born 1967) | Lieutenant-General15 July 2020 | 14 June 2021 | 334 days | . | Canadian Special Operations Forces Command | Jonathan Vance | [36] | |
28 | Frances J. Allen | Lieutenant-General28 June 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 304 days | . | Royal Canadian Air Force | Wayne Eyre (acting) | [37] [1] |
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