Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

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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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NameTenure
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 Cléroux2007 – 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 LaurendeauAugust 2010 – July 2012
Tom RiefeselAugust 2012 – August 2016
Michel VigneaultAugust 2016 – May 2019
David SteevesMay 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

References

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