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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

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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
/ref> Devlin served in an operational role in

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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

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of 1st Battalion of The

in 1997. Then, in 1998, he was the Canadian Battle Group Commanding Officer in

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. He became

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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

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. 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

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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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With Red

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References

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