J.O. Michel Maisonneuve

Lieutenant-General J.O. Michel Maisonneuve, CMM, MSC, CD is a former Canadian Army officer who has served as the Assistant Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada and Chief of Staff of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk.[1] He is also the 30th recipient of the Vimy Award.[2]

J.O. Michel Maisonneuve
AllegianceCanada
Service/branchCanadian Army
Years of service1972-2007
RankLieutenant-General
Battles/warsUnited Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
Bosnian War
Kosovo War
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit
Meritorious Service Cross
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Education

Maisonneuve obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1976 and later he graduated with a Masters in Management and Defence Policy from the Royal Military College of Canada.[3]

Military career

Maisonneuve joined the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in 1972 as an armoured officer and after graduating from Royal Military College of Canada, he would be a part of 12e Régiment blindé du Canada out of Valcartier. He would be deployed to the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus and later the Bosnian War and Kosovo War. During his time in Kosovo he was assigned to Headquarters of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as a Brigadier-General from November 1998 to May 1999 where he would later be awarded a Meritorious Service Cross for his service.[4][5]

He would later serve as Assistant Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada and Chief of Staff of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk.

In 2007 he would retire from the CAF and became the Academic Director at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean.

Honours and decorations

National Awards/Decorations

Other Awards

Legacy
  • The Maisonneuve Bursaries and Shield Award at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean is named in his honour and is awarded to the two 1st year Officer Cadets with the highest academic averages in Social Sciences and Sciences

References
  1. "RMCSJ BoG Profiles". e-Veritas. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. "Congratulations to Lieutenant-General (ret'd) J.O. Michel Maisonneuve for being selected as the 30th Anniversary Vimy Award Laureate! - Veterans Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence". www.veteranschronicpain.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  3. Bruneau, Rejean (2018-05-07). "RMC Online Testimonials". www.rmc-cmr.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  4. "Michel Maisonneuve | Senior Defence Associate | Samuel Associates". www.samuel.associates. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  5. General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Major-General Joseph Omer Michel Maisonneuve". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  6. "J.O. Michel Maisonneuve, CMM, MSC, CD - Veterans Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence". www.veteranschronicpain.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  7. "F O R E I G N M I L I T A R Y A W A R D S t o C A N A D I A N S C FOREIGN MILITARY - PDF Free Download". docplayer.net. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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