Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
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| incumbent = CPO1 Pascal Harel
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Command Chief Petty Officer of the Royal Canadian Navy is the title of the senior non-commissioned member in the Royal Canadian Navy.
The primary role of the Command Chief is to provide the Commander of the Navy with the non-commissioned sailor's perspective, acting on behalf of all sailors in the Navy.{{cite web | url=http://www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/en/about/leadership-home.page | title=RCN Leadership | date=19 April 2013 | publisher=Royal Canadian Navy | accessdate=November 4, 2015}}
They are also the senior advisor to the Commander RCN on dress, discipline, professional development, administration, morale, training, welfare, conditions of service and the Quality of Life of all military personnel within the Navy.
List of RCN Command Chief Petty Officers
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Name | Tenure |
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Roy Robertson
|1968 – 1971 | |
William Doncaster
|1971 – 1977 | |
Jim Puddifant
|1977 – 1980 | |
Fred McKee
|1980 – 1981 | |
Joe Fillion
|1981 – 1986 | |
Terry Shergold
|1986 – 1989 | |
Ray Soucie
|1989 | |
Jim Carroll
|1989 – 1991 | |
Mark St. George
|1991 | |
Don (Buster) Brown
|1991 – 1995 | |
Terry Melloche
|1995 – 1999 | |
Richard Lupien
|1999 – 2001 | |
Dave Mollison
|2001 | |
Serge Joncas
|2001 – 2004 | |
Kim Davis
|2004 – 2007 | |
Robert Cléroux | 2007 – August 2010{{cite news | url=http://tridentnews.ca/Portals/0/pdfarchives/2010/aug9_2010.pdf | title=Departing MCPO always made welfare of sailors a top priority | work=Trident | date=August 9, 2010 | accessdate=November 4, 2015 | author=Blakeley, Darlene}} |
Claude Laurendeau | August 2010 – July 2012 |
Tom Riefesel | August 2012 – August 2016 |
Michel Vigneault | August 2016 – May 2019 |
David Steeves | May 2019 – March 2022{{Cite web|url=https://www.lookoutnewspaper.com/royal-canadian-navy-welcomes-new-commander/|title = Royal Canadian Navy welcomes new Commander|date = 17 June 2019}} |
Tom Lizotte
|March 2022 – 2024 | |
Pascal Harel | |
Tom Lizotte
|March 2022 – present |March 2024 – present |