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Peter John Devlin was a senior officer in the

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and is currently President of

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. He served as Commander of the Canadian Army from 2010 to 2013.

Military career

Educated at the

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, Devlin was commissioned into The

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, having joined the Canadian Forces in 1978.Senior Officer Biography
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between 1984 and 1985 and in the

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in 1992, 1996 and 1998. In 1994, following his experiences in the Former Yugoslavia, Devlin published a report which was critical of the fact that the international community "had no International Peacekeeping Training Centre". He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion of The

in 1997. Then, in 1998, he was the Canadian Battle Group Commanding Officer in Bosnia. He became Commander of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in 2002. He served with the

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as Commander of the Kabul Multinational Brigade in

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from 2003 to 2004. He was appointed Deputy Commanding General of III (US) Corps and

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in 2005 and deployed with the Corps to

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. He was Deputy Commanding General of the

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from 2006 to 2008 – in that capacity he told the

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that the Multi-National Force was giving "greater legitimacy to the effort here in Iraq.". In 2008 he was made Deputy Commander of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command. In March 2010, it was announced that Devlin would be appointed Chief of the Land Staff within the year. The change of command took place on 21 June 2010. On 6 February 2013, Devlin announced he would be retiring from the service with Lieutenant-General Marquis Hainse to be his replacement.

Fanshawe College President

On 8/6/2013, it was announced that Devlin would be the 5th President of

in London, Canada. His appointment was effective as of 9/2/2013.

Honours

CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer

CAN Meritorious Service Cross (military division) ribbon

CAN General Campaign Star EXPEDITION (GCS-EXP)

BRA Ordem do Merito Militar Grande Oficial

* He also wore the

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References

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