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John Rogers Anderson
Born (1941-09-09) September 9, 1941 (age 83)
Trail, British Columbia
AllegianceCanada
Service / branchRoyal Canadian Navy
Canadian Forces Maritime Command
Years of service1963–1993
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMCS Restigouche
Naval Officers' Training Centre at CFB Esquimalt
First Canadian Destroyer Squadron in Halifax NS
Chief of the Defence Staff
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces Decoration
Other workCanada’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Admiral John Rogers Anderson, CMM CD (born 9 September 1941) is a retired Canadian Forces officer and civil servant.

Military career

Anderson was born in British Columbia and attended University of British Columbia; he graduated with a BSc and attended a Long Operations Officers course. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1959 and worked his way up the ranks. He became Commanding Officer of HMCS Restigouche in 1978, Commanding Officer of the Naval Officers' Training Centre at CFB Esquimalt in 1980 and Commander of the First Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1982.[1] He went on to be Director Maritime Requirements (Sea) at the National Defence Headquarters in 1983, Director General of Maritime Doctrine and Operations in 1986 and Chief of the Canadian Nuclear Submarine Acquisition Project in 1987.[1] After that he became Chief of Maritime Doctrine and Operations in 1989, Commander Maritime Command in 1991, in which role he was proud to take possession of HMCS Halifax - the first of a completely new class of frigates,[2] and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in 1992.[1] His last appointments were as Chief of Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces in 1993 and Canada's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Brussels, Belgium in 1994.[3]

He was made a Commander of the Order of Military Merit in 1989.

Awards and decorations

Anderson's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon Description Notes
Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Appointed Commander (CMM) on 10 July 1989[4]
Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of service

References

  1. ^ a b c John Rogers Anderson The Nauticapedia
  2. ^ The Admirals: Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century edited by Michel Whitby, Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2006, p. 349
  3. ^ Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts
  4. ^ "The Governor General of Canada List". Gouvernment of Canada.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander Maritime Command
1991–1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
1992–1993 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of the Defence Staff
1993 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
1994–1997 		Succeeded by
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