John Rogers Anderson

Canadian diplomat, military officer and civil servant
John Rogers Anderson
Born (1941-09-09) September 9, 1941 (age 82)
Trail, British Columbia
AllegianceCanada
Service/branch Royal Canadian Navy
Canadian Forces Maritime Command
Years of service1963–1993
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMCS 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, former Canadian diplomat and civil servant.

Early life and career

Anderson was born in British Columbia and attended University of British Columbia; he graduated with a BSc. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1959 and worked his way up the ranks. From 1963 to 1966 he served at HMCS Stadacona taking the Long Operations Course, the destroyers HMCS Saskatchewan, HMCS St. Croix and at Royal Roads Military College. He was appointed to the aircraft carrier HMCS Bonaventure in 1968. In 1970, he joined the CCS 280 Programming Team as a Programmer at Canadian Forces Headquarters (CFHQ) in Ottawa.[1]

Military career

In 1974, Anderson became executive officer in the destroyer HMCS Iroquois. In 1975, he studied at the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College in Toronto. He became commanding officer of the destroyer 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.[2] He went on to become 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.[2] After that he became Chief of Maritime Doctrine and Operations in 1989, Commander Maritime Command in 1991, in which role he was appointed to take possession of HMCS Halifax - the first of a completely new class of frigates,[3] and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in 1992.[2] His was made Chief of Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces in 1993 before retiring at the end of the year.[1] His last appointment was as Canada's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Brussels, Belgium in 1994.[4]

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[5]
Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal 1992
Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of service

References

  1. ^ a b "Admiral John Rogers Anderson, CMM, CD". Government of Canada. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "John Rogers Anderson". The Nauticapedia.[unreliable source?]
  3. ^ Whitby, Michel, ed. (2006). The Admirals: Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 349. ISBN 9781550025804.
  4. ^ "Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts". Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  5. ^ "The Governor General of Canada List". Gouvernment of Canada. 11 June 2018.
  • "Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry". Retrieved March 24, 2006.[permanent dead link]
Military offices
Preceded by
R.E.D. George
 Commander Maritime Command
1991–1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
F.R. Sutherland
 Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
1992–1993 		Succeeded by
P.J. O'Donnell
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
David Wright
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