Scott Edward George Bishop is a Canadian naval flag officer serving as a Vice Admiral in the

Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack submar ...

. He presently serves as Canada's Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee, and was commander of the

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from 2016 to 2021.

Background

Bishop joined the

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in 1983 before joining the Regular Force in 1985. His first regular post was as a bridge watch-keeping officer on

HMCS Restigouche Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS ''Restigouche''. * (I) was a River-class destroyer originally commissioned as until transfer to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1938. * (II) was the lead ship of the that served in the RCN and Cana ...

. Bishop specialized in navigation, and served as the Navigating Officer in Royal Canadian Naval ships ''Chignecto'', ''Miramichi'', ''Qu'appelle'', and ''Provider''. He was also the Senior Navigation Instructor at the Naval Officer Training Centre. In 1995, Bishop was promoted to the rank of

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and posted to HMCS Vancouver as the ship's Combat Officer. In 2000, he was appointed Executive Officer of

HMCS Athabaskan Several Canadian naval ships have been named HMCS ''Athabaskan''. All named for the Athabaskan people and destroyers. First ship was British built, the other two in Canada. * , a , commissioned in 1943 and torpedoed in the English Channel off Fren ...

. He was selected to command the frigate in 2005. He holds a

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and

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, and is a graduate of the

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Staff career

Bishop served as the Commander of Maritime Operations Group Five, the Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific in August 2012 and the Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic in 2013. He was the Director General for International Security Policy from July 2015 until assuming command of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command in June 2016, which he led for five years. In 2021, upon the appointment of Lieutenant General Frances J. Allen as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, he was promoted to Vice Admiral and appointed Canada's NATO Military Representative. He presented his credentials to NATO Secretary-General

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and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Chairman, Admiral

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, in June of 2021.

Awards and decorations

Bishop's personal awards and decorations include the following:

CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer

Command Commendation

References

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