Larry Murray

Vice-Admiral Lawrence Edward Murray CM CMM CD (born 6 June 1947) is a retired Canadian civil servant, naval officer and former acting chief of the Defence Staff.

Larry Murray
Murray at the christening of CCGS Cape Discovery, on June 10, 2006
Born	June 6, 1947 Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Maritime Command (Royal Canadian Navy)
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands held	HMCS Chaleur HMCS Miramichi HMCS Iroquois Maritime Forces Atlantic Maritime Command
Awards	Member of the Order of Canada Commander of the Order of Military Merit Order of Saint John Canadian Forces Decoration
Other work	Deputy Minister, Veterans Affairs Canada Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Military career

Born in Stratford, Ontario, Murray joined the Royal Canadian Navy in September 1964.[1] Murray served as the commanding officer of various ships including the minesweepers HMCS Chaleur and HMCS Miramichi and the destroyer HMCS Iroquois.[2] He was appointed commander of the First Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1987 and director-general of Maritime Doctrine & Operations at National Defence Headquarters in 1989.[2]

He went on to be assistant deputy with the minister policy & communications portfolio in 1991 and deputy commander of Maritime Command in 1993.[2] He became commander of Maritime Command in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1994.[2] He became vice chief of the Defence Staff in 1995 continuing in that role[3] while serving as acting chief of Defence Staff from October 8, 1996 until September 17, 1997.[4]

Civilian career

In 1997, Murray was appointed associate deputy minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and in 1999 was appointed deputy minister of Veterans Affairs Canada. He was subsequently appointed deputy minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and served in that role from 2003 until his retirement from the public sector in 2007.[4]

Murray was a member of the Task Force on Governance and Cultural Change in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a Trudeau Foundation Mentor, and served as president of the Nova Scotia Mainland Division of the Navy League of Canada. From 2008 to 2015, he served as an external member of the National Defence Audit Committee and, from 2009 to 2017, as chair of the Privy Council Audit Committee. In June 2010, Murray took over the honorary position of grand president of the Royal Canadian Legion. In 2015, Murray became chair of the Independent Review Panel on Defence Acquisition.[4]

Vice Admiral (ret'd) Murray addresses the 75th anniversary of VJ Day parade, Ottawa, Ontario

Honours

Ribbon bars of Larry Murray)[5]

In 1983, Murray was made an officer of the Order of Military Merit, and was promoted to the grade of commander in 1994.[4]

In 1998, he was a recipient of the Vimy Award, which recognizes a Canadian who has made a significant and outstanding contribution to the defence and security of Canada and the preservation of its democratic values.[4]

Murray served in the honorary position of colonel commandant of the Chaplain Branch of the Canadian Forces for five years and was appointed a member of the Order of St John in 2001.[6] He was awarded the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation for his contribution to the care and well-being of veterans and to the remembrance of their service and sacrifice.[4]

On June 28, 2013, he was appointed a member of the Order of Canada "for his leadership in the public service and for his regional and national voluntary commitments".[7]

References

1. "Government of Canada biography". Archived from the original on December 30, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
2. "Canadian Who's Who 1997 profile". Retrieved March 24, 2006.
3. Parliament of Canada Evidence, October 29, 1996
4. Larry Murray Trudeau Foundation
5. "The Governor General of Canada > Photos > Launch of the 2015 National Poppy Campaign". gg.ca. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
6. "Larry Murray". Legion. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
7. "Appointments to the Order of Canada". gg.ca. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

External links

• "Government of Canada biography". Archived from the original on December 30, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
• Royal Canadian Navy official webpage