Biographical Data

Gauvin, Jacques J.

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Title Rear-Admiral (CF)
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Birth 28/09/1954 Death (nk)
Place Zweibrucken Place (nk)
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Country Germany Country (nk)
 
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Military Service
He was appointed as an Officer Cadet (ROTP)(With seniority dated 14/08/1972). He served in College Militaire Royal de Saint Jean 1972. He served in Royal Roads Military College 1975. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (With seniority dated 1/05/1977). He served in Venture (Naval Officers Training Centre) 1977 for training. He served in HMCS Qu’Appelle for sea training 1978. He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax for Naval Operations Course 1978. He served in HMCS Gatineau for training 1978. Lieutenant (N) (With seniority dated 01/01/1980). He served in HMCS Gatineau as Navigating Officer 1980. He served in College Militaire Royale de Saint Jean as Squadron Commander 1981. He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax for Combat Control Course Officers Course 1982. He served in HMCS Saguenay as Operations Officer 1983. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/1984). He served in HMCS Fraser as Combat Officer 1984. He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax as Combat Control Officers Course Officer 1985. He served in Canadian Embassy Paris France as Canadian Naval Attaché 1986. He served in Canadian Forces Command and Staff College 1988. He served in HMCS Halifax as Executive Officer 1989. He was appointed as an A/Commander 1991. He served in HMCS Skeena (In command) 1991. He was appointed as a Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/1992). He was appointed as Commander Sea Training Atlantic 1993. He was appointed as a Captain (N) (With seniority dated 01/01/1995). He served in HQ ACLANT Norfolk VA as Branch Head Exercises and later as Branch Head Long Term Armaments Planning 1995. He served in HMCS Athabaskan (In command) 1997. He served in NDHQ Maritime Staff 1999. He served in Canadian Forces College National Security Studies Course 2000. He was appointed as a Commodore (With seniority dated 01/01/2000). He served in NDHQ as Director General Naval Personnel 2000. He served in NDHQ as Director General Maritime Personnel and Readiness 2001. He served in NDHQ as Assistant Chief of the Maritime Staff 2002. He served in NDHQ as Chief of Staff J3 2002. He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral (With seniority dated 28/06/2004). He was appointed as Senior Defence Policy Advisor – Global Affairs and CAN-US Secretariats to the Privy Council Office 2004. (He was retired 02/06/2006.)
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON;Macpherson, Ken & Ron Barrie (2002); Lead & Line Vol 14 Issue 5 May 2000; MacFarlane, John M. (1994); Canada's Admirals and Commodores (3rd ed.) (2016);
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