Andrew Leslie
| Andrew Leslie | |
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 General Leslie |
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| Born | December 1957 (age 54) |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service/branch |  Canadian Forces/Land Force Command |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Chief of the Land Staff |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Cross Meritorious Service Medal Canadian Forces Decoration Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland[1] |
Lieutenant-General Andrew Brooke Leslie, CMM, MSC, MSM, CD (born December 1957) is the Chief of Transformation of the Canadian Forces, and a former Chief of the Land Staff.
[edit] Background
He is a grandson of former Chief of the General Staff and Minister of National Defence General Andrew McNaughton, as well as of former Canadian Minister of National Defence Brooke Claxton.
[edit] Military career
Leslie joined the 30th Field Regiment when at University of Ottawa.[2] He went on to be Commanding Officer of 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in Shilo, Manitoba.[2]
In 1995 he was promoted to Colonel and sent to the Former Yugoslavia as Chief of Staff for Sector South.[2] He then became the Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia.[2]
He was the Area Chief of Staff during the Manitoba floods in Spring 1997.[2] Later in 1997 he became the Commander of 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group which was sent to the South shore of Montreal to help with disaster relief operations.[2]
In 2000 he was given responsibility for communications in the Canadian Forces and in 2002 he became the Commander of Land Force Central Area.[2]
He became Deputy Commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2003 and then became Assistant Chief of the Land Staff in 2004.[2] In June 2006 he was appointed Chief of the Land Staff.[3]
In June 2010, General Leslie was replaced as Chief of Land Staff by Lieutenant-General Peter Devlin.[4] At the same time, LGen Leslie was named Chief of Transformation for the Canadian Forces.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Monitor Polski 2010 nr 83 poz. 992 – number 8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Biography at Canadian Forces site
- ^ Leslie appointed head of Canada's land forces CBC News, 15 June 2006
- ^ Canada to get new army boss Windsor Star, 31 March 2010
- ^ Canadian Army To Get New Commander DND/CF Media Advisory, 18 June 2010
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| Preceded by Marc Caron |
Chief of the Land Staff 2006-2010 |
Succeeded by Peter Devlin |
