Peter Devlin (general)

Peter Devlin
AllegianceCanada
Service / branchCanadian Army
RankLieutenant General
Commands1st Bn The Royal Canadian Regiment
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Battles / warsBosnian War
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit
Meritorious Service Cross
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Lieutenant General Peter John Devlin CMM MSC CD was a senior officer in the Canadian Army and is currently President of Fanshawe College. He served as Commander of the Canadian Army from 2010 to 2013.

Military career

Educated at the University of Western Ontario, Devlin was commissioned into The Royal Canadian Regiment, having joined the Canadian Forces in 1978.[1] Devlin served in an operational role in Cyprus between 1984 and 1985 and in the Former Yugoslavia in 1992, 1996 and 1998.[2] 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".[3]

He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment in 1997.[1] Then, in 1998, he was the Canadian Battle Group Commanding Officer in Bosnia.[1]

He became Commander of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in 2002.[1]

He served with the International Security Assistance Force as Commander of the Kabul Multinational Brigade in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2004.[1]

He was appointed Deputy Commanding General of III (US) Corps and Fort Hood, Texas in 2005 and deployed with the Corps to Iraq.[1] He was Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps – Iraq from 2006 to 2008[4][1] – in that capacity he told the Washington Post that the Multi-National Force was giving "greater legitimacy to the effort here in Iraq.".[5] In 2008 he was made Deputy Commander of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command.[1]

In March 2010, it was announced that Devlin would be appointed Chief of the Land Staff within the year.[6] The change of command took place on 21 June 2010.[7][8]

On 6 February 2013, Devlin announced he would be retiring from the service with Lieutenant-General Marquis Hainse to be his replacement.[9]

Fanshawe College President

On 8/6/2013, it was announced that Devlin would be the 5th President of Fanshawe College in London, Canada. His appointment was effective as of 9/2/2013. [10]

Honours




NATO medal for the former Yugoslavia

Ribbon Description Notes
Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Commander 18 February 2011
  • Officer 29 May 1998 [11]
Meritorious Service Cross (MSC)
  • Military Division
  • 26 November 2004 [12]
General Campaign Star
  • South West Asia
General Campaign Star
  • EXPEDITION
  • 2 Additional Tour Bars (For Iraq)
Special Service Medal
Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
UN Medal
United Nations Medal
NATO medal for the former Yugoslavia NATO Medal
  • With "FORMER YUGOSLAVIA" Clasp
  • 30 Days Service on NATO Mission
  • With Rotation Numeral "2"
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • 2012
  • Canadian Version of this Medal [13]
Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
Legion of Merit
  • Degree of Officer
  • 25 October 2008
  • 2nd Award 04 December 2010
  • United States
Legion of Honour
  • Degree of Officer [14]
  • 19 February 2015[15]
  • France
Order of Military Merit
  • Grand Officer
  • 25 October 2012
  • Brazil
Order of Military Merit José María Córdova
  • Grand Officer [16]
  • 19 August 2013
  • Also Awarded the Faith in the Cause Military Medal
  • 25 October 2012
  • Colombia

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Senior Officer Biography
  2. ^ What's New[permanent dead link‍] April 11, 2010
  3. ^ Devlin, P.J., An International Peacekeeping Training Centre Canadian Forces College Command & Staff Course New Horizons Paper, 1994
  4. ^ Fisher, Matthew (30 March 2011). "Canadians punch above their weight in international military command". Canada.com. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  5. ^ Canadian General Takes Senior Command Role in Iraq Archived 2010-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Article by Jon Elmer and Anthony Fenton, January 24, 2008
  6. ^ Canada to get new army boss Windsor Star, March 31, 2010
  7. ^ "Canadian Army To Get New Commander". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  8. ^ "Devlin named Canada's new army chief". CBC News. June 21, 2010.
  9. ^ Minister of National Defence announces Canadian Armed Forces senior promotions and appointments
  10. ^ "Fanshawe College". Fanshawe College. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  11. ^ "Major General Peter Devlin's Order of Military Merit Citations". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Major General Peter Devlin's Meritorious Service Cross Citation". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Major General Peter Devlin's Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Citation". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  14. ^ "France honours Fanshawe president Peter Devlin". CTV London. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Honours and Recognition 2015" (PDF). Government of Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Lieutenant-General Peter John Devlin" (PDF). Blatherwick. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the Land Staff
(Retitled Commander of the Canadian Army from 2011)
2010–2013 		Succeeded by