Walter Natynczyk

General Walter Natynczyk CMM MSC CD
Natynczyk in July 2008
9th Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office November 3, 2014
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 (1957-10-29) October 29, 1957 (age 66) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Alma mater	Royal Roads Military College Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean United States Army War College
Awards	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)[1] Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, 2013 [2]
Military service
Allegiance	Canada
Branch/service	Canadian Army
Years of service	1975–2012
Rank	General
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan Iraq War Bosnian War

Walter John Natynczyk, CMM, MSC, CD^[3] (/nəˈtɪntʃɪk/ nə-TIN-chik; born October 29, 1957)^[4] is a Canadian public servant and retired Canadian Army general who has served as Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs from 2014 to 2021.^{[5] [6]} 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.