John Rogers Anderson

John Rogers Anderson
John Rogers Anderson
Born	September 9, 1941 (age 83); Trail, British Columbia
Allegiance	Canada
Service / branch	Royal Canadian Navy; Canadian Forces Maritime Command
Years of service	1963–1993
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMCS Restigouche ; Naval Officers' Training Centre at CFB Esquimalt; First Canadian Destroyer Squadron in Halifax NS; Chief of the Defence Staff
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit; Canadian Forces' Decoration
Other work	Canada’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]

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.

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

Military offices
Preceded by R.E.D. George	Commander Maritime Command 1991–1992	Succeeded by P.W. Cairns
Preceded by F.R. Sutherland	Vice Chief of the Defence Staff 1992–1993	Succeeded by P.J. O'Donnell
Preceded by A.J.G.D. de Chastelain	Chief of the Defence Staff 1993	Succeeded by A.J.G.D. de Chastelain
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by James K. Bartleman	Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council 1994–1997	Succeeded by David Wright