Guy Thibault
Guy Thibault | |
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Allegiance | Canada |
Service/branch | Canadian Army |
Years of service | 1978- |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Commands held |
CFB Kingston Land Force Central Area |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Awards |
Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration Meritorious Service Cross |
Lieutenant-General Guy Robert Thibault CMM CD MSC is a Canadian Army officer. He is Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada.
Military career
Thibault joined the Canadian Forces in 1978.[1] He became Base Commander, CFB Kingston in 2002 before deploying with the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2004.[1] He went on to be Commander of Land Force Central Area in 2005, Assistant Chief of the Land Staff in 2007 and Chief of Staff (Information Management) in 2009.[1] After that he became Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board in June 2011 and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in September 2013.[2] On 13 September 2013, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross.[3]
On 19 January 2016, it was announced that Lieutenant-General Thibaut would retire and be replaced in his position by Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Biography: Lieutenant-General Guy Thibault, Organisation of American States
- ↑ Lieutenant-General Guy Thibault assumes role as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
- ↑ "Members of the Canadian Army presented with Military Decorations". Canadian Army. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
- ↑ Tasker, John Paul (19 January 2016). "Top ranks of Canadian Forces get shake-up with new army, navy commanders". CBC News. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Bruce Donaldson |
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff 2013-2016 |
Succeeded by Mark Norman |