Mike Jeffery | |
|---|---|
| Born | London, United Kingdom |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service/ | Canadian Forces |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Chief of the Land Staff |
| Battles/wars | Namibia |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Lieutenant-General Michael Jeffery CMM CD was the Chief of the Land Staff of the Canadian Forces.
After a short period as a soldier apprentice, Jeffery was commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery in 1967, [1] rising over his career to be the Commanding Officer of the Third Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. [1]
In 1989 he was selected to be Canadian Contingent Commander to the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) in Namibia. [1] He was subsequently Commandant of the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College and then Commander of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. [1]
He served as Chief of the Land Staff from August 2000 to May 2003. [1] In that role he expressed concerns that the commitment of two six-month rotations of about 1,800 soldiers to Afghanistan meant about a third of the army’s deployable forces were committed internationally. [2] He retired from military service in the rank of Lieutenant General in 2003. [1]
In 2000, he was promoted in the Order of Military Merit to the grade of Commander. [1] In 2004 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Royal Military College of Canada. [1] He is also a Distinguished Alumni at the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute. [3]
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