Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the senior member of the Canadian Forces and reports directly to the Minister of National Defence. It has been the highest ranking position in the Canadian military since the merger of the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, and Royal Canadian Air Force in 1964. Since 2005, the CDS has been General Rick Hillier.

Past Chiefs of the Defence Staff

• Air Chief Marshal Frank Robert Miller 1964 – 1966
• General Jean Victor Allard 1966 – 1969
• General Frederick Ralph Sharp 1969 – 1972
• General Jacques Alfred Dextraze 1972 – 1977
• General Robert Hilborn Falls 1977 – 1980
• Air General Ramsay Muir Withers 1980 – 1983
• General Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault 1983 – 1986
• General Paul David Manson 1986 – 1989
• General Alfred John Gardyne Drummond de Chasterlain 1989 – 1993
• Admiral John Rogers Anderson 1993
• General Alfred John Gardyne Drummond de Chasterlain 1994 – 1995
• General Joseph Édouard Jean Boyle 1995 – 1996
• Vice-Admiral Larry Murray 1996 – 1997
• General Joseph Gérard Maurice Baril 1997 – 2001
• General Raymond Roland Joseph Henault 2001 – 2005

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