Walter Natynczyk

General
Walter Natynczyk
OC CMM MSC CD
General Walter Natynczyk OC CMM MSC CD
	Natynczyk in July 2008
9th Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs
	In office; November 3, 2014 – May 21, 2021
Minister	Julian Fantino; Erin O'Toole; Kent Hehr; Seamus O'Regan; Harjit Sajjan (acting); Lawrence MacAulay;
Preceded by	Mary Chaput
President of the Canadian Space Agency
	In office; August 6, 2013 – November 3, 2014
Minister	James Moore
Preceded by	Steve MacLean; Gilles Leclerc (acting);
Succeeded by	Luc Brûlé (interim)
16th Chief of the Defence Staff
	In office; 2008–2012
Minister	Peter MacKay
Preceded by	Rick Hillier
Succeeded by	Thomas J. Lawson
20th Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
	In office; 2006–2008
Commander	Rick Hillier
Preceded by	Ronald Buck
Succeeded by	Denis Rouleau
Personal details
Born	Walter John Natynczyk; October 29, 1957; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Alma mater	Royal Roads Military College; Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean; United States Army War College;
Awards	Order of Canada; Commander of the Order of Military Merit; Meritorious Service Cross; Canadian Forces' Decoration; Commander of the Legion of Honour (France); Commander Legion of Merit, 2012 (United States); Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, 2013 ;
Military service
Allegiance	Canada
Branch/service	Canadian Army
Years of service	1975–2012
Rank	General
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan; Iraq War; Bosnian War;

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Walter John Natynczyk OC CMM MSC CD (/nəˈtɪntʃɪk/ nə-TIN-chik; born October 29, 1957) is a Canadian public servant and retired Canadian Army general who has served as deputy minister of Veterans Affairs from 2014 to 2021. He was the president of the Canadian Space Agency from 2013 to 2014 and Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces from 2008 to 2012.