Ron Lloyd

Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd CMM, CD
Ron Lloyd (right) in 2012
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Royal Canadian Navy
Years of service	1980-present
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands held	HMCS Charlottetown HMCS Algonquin Canadian Fleet - Atlantic Canadian Fleet - Pacific Royal Canadian Navy
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit^[1] Canadian Forces Decoration

Vice-Admiral Maurice Frank Ronald "Ron" Lloyd CMM CD is a Royal Canadian Navy officer who became the 35th Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy on 23 June 2016.^[2]

Naval career

Educated at Royal Roads Military College, Lloyd joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1985.^[3] He became commanding officer of the frigate HMCS Charlottetown in 2000 in which capacity he was deployed to the Persian Gulf.^[3] He became Executive Secretary to the Chief of Maritime Staff in 2002, commanding officer of the destroyer HMCS Algonquin in 2004 and Director General Maritime Force Development at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa in 2006.^[3] He went on to be Commander Canadian Fleet - Atlantic in 2008, Commander Canadian Fleet - Pacific in March 2009 and Chief of Force Development in July 2010.^[4] In January 2016 it was announced that he would become Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy.^[5]

↑ "Order of Military Merit Investiture Ceremony". The Governor General of Canada. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
↑ "Commander of the RCN". Royal Canadian Navy. June 23, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
1 2 3 "New Commander for Canadian Fleet Atlantic" (PDF). Trident News. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
↑ "Rear-Admiral Ron Lloyd Deputy Commander, Combined Task Force Chief of Force Development" (PDF). RIMPAC 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
↑ "Top ranks of Canadian Forces get shake-up with new army, navy commanders". CBC. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

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Military offices
Preceded by Mark Norman	Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy 2016-	Incumbent

Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy

Directors of the Naval Service	Charles Kingsmill Walter Hose

Chiefs of the Naval Staff	Walter Hose Percy Nelles George Jones Howard Reid Harold Grant Rollo Mainguy Harry DeWolf Herbert Rayner

Commanders, Maritime Command	William Landymore John O'Brien Henry Porter Robert Timbrell Douglas Boyle Andrew Collier John Allan Andrew Fulton James Wood Charles Thomas Robert George John Anderson Peter Cairns Larry Murray Lynn Mason

Chiefs of the Maritime Staff	Gary Garnett Greg Maddison Ronald Buck Bruce MacLean Drew Robertson Dean McFadden

Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy	Paul Maddison Mark Norman Ron Lloyd

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