Andrew Leslie (Canadian Army officer)
Andrew Brooke Leslie PC CMM MSC MSM CD (born December 26, 1957) is a retired Canadian Forces Lieutenant-General and politician who served as the Chief of the Land Staff from 2006 to 2010 and as a Member of Parliament representing the riding of Orléans in the House of Commons, from 2015 until 2019.
Lieutenant-General the Honourable Andrew Leslie | |
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Lt-Gen Leslie in 2013 | |
| Chief Government Whip | |
| In office November 20, 2015 – January 29, 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | John Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Pablo Rodriguez |
| Member of Parliament for Orléans | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Royal Galipeau |
| Succeeded by | Marie-France Lalonde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Brooke Leslie December 26, 1957 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Paris Jefferson |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Cross Meritorious Service Medal Canadian Forces' Decoration Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch/service | Land Force Command |
| Rank | Lieutenant-general |
| Commands | 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Chief of the Land Staff Chief of Transformation |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
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