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Prime Minister Announces Appointment of Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs
May 31, 1999
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the appointment of Mr. Larry Murray, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, as Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs, effective August 1, 1999. He succeeds Mr. David Nicholson who is retiring from the Public Service July 31, 1999.
Prior to assuming his current position as Associate Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans in November 1997, Mr. Murray was a member of the Canadian Forces and was serving as Acting Chief of the Defence Staff.
The Prime Minister took this opportunity to thank Mr. Nicholson for his dedication and excellent service over the years as Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs and President of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and to wish him a rewarding retirement.
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Biographical notes attached.
PMO Press Office: (613) 957-5555
LARRY MURRAY
Date of Birth: June 1947
Education: B.A. (History), Carleton University
Professional Experience
November 1997 to Present
Associate Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
October 1996 - September 1997
Acting Chief of the Defence Staff, National Defence Headquarters
June 1995 - April 1997
Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, National Defence Headquarters
February 1993 - June 1995
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, National Defence Headquarters, then Commander, Maritime Command (Halifax)
April 1991 - February 1993
Associate Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy and Communications), National Defence Headquarters
June 1989 - April 1991
Director General, Maritime Doctrine and Operations, National Defence Headquarters
July 1987 - June 1989
Commander, 1st Canadian Destroyer Squadron (Halifax), followed by language training
January 1985 - July 1987
Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel and Training, Maritime Command (Halifax)
July 1981 - January 1985
Senior Staff Officer, Plans, Maritime Command, then Commanding Officer, HMCS Iroquois (Halifax)
July 1980 - July 1981
Executive Officer, HMCS Athabaskan (Halifax)
July 1976 - July 1980
Commanding Officer, HMCS Chaleur, then Commanding Officer, HMCS Miramichi (Esquimalt), then Combat Officer, HMCS Algonquin (Halifax), followed by studies at the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College
September 1968 - July 1976
Various officer positions in the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Forces
Vice-Admiral Murray joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1964 under the Regular Officer Training Plan and underwent studies at Carleton University.
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