Paul Maddison
| Paul A. Maddison | |
|---|---|
 Vice-Admiral Paul Maddison | |
| Allegiance |
 Canada |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Canadian Navy |
| Years of service | 1975-2013 |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMCS Iroquois Maritime Forces Atlantic |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War |
| Awards |
Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Medal Canadian Forces Decoration Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Vice-Admiral Paul Andrew Maddison, CMM, MSM, CD is a retired officer of the Royal Canadian Navy. He served as Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy from 2011 to 2013. Since 2015, he has served as the Canadian High Commissioner in Australia.
Career
Maddison joined the Canadian Forces in 1975.[1] In 1980, he graduated from Royal Military College Saint-Jean with a Bachelor of Arts. He served on various vessels and in appointments with both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. In 1991, he deployed to the Persian Gulf with the Canadian Task Group.[1]
From 1994-1996, Maddison served as Executive Officer for the frigate HMCS Winnipeg. This was followed by his first command, HMCS Calgary, from 1997 to 1999. From 1999 to 2002, he was posted to NORAD headquarters. From 2002 to 2004 he captained the destroyer HMCS Iroquois, a period which included a deployment to the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea as part of Combined Task Force 151.[1]
In 2005, Maddison's career shifted to National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, where he became Director General of Maritime Force Development and then Commander of the Standing Contingency Task Force the following year. In 2007 he became Assistant Chief of Military Personnel. In May 2008, Maddison assumed command of the navy's Atlantic fleet, Maritime Forces Atlantic, as well as Joint Task Force Atlantic, the military organization responsible for domestic operations in Atlantic Canada.[2]
In August 2010, he became the Assistant Chief of the Maritime Staff under Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden. Upon McFadden's retirement from the Canadian Forces on July 21, 2011, Maddison became Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy before retiring in 2013.[2]
In June 2015, Maddison was appointed as the High Commissioner for Canada to Australia.[3]
Honours and awards
_ribbon_(CMM).jpg){kind=small} | Commander of the Order of Military Merit (CMM) | |
 | Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) | |
 | Gulf and Kuwait Medal | with Clasp |
 | South-West Asia Service Medal | with Clasp |
 | Special Service Medal | |
 | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | 2012 |
 | Canadian Forces Decoration (CD) | with two Clasps |
 | Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) | 26 April 2013 |
References
- 1 2 3 VAdm Paul Maddison: plotting a future course for the RCN Esprit de Corps, 1 May 2012
- 1 2 Speaker Biographies
- ↑ http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=992749
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Dean McFadden |
Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy 2011-2013 |
Succeeded by Mark Norman |
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| Chiefs of the Naval Staff | ||
| Commanders, Maritime Command | ||
| Chiefs of the Maritime Staff | ||
| Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy | ||