Andrew Leslie (Canadian Army officer)

Andrew Leslie
Lt-Gen Leslie in 2013
Chief Government Whip
In office
November 20, 2015 – January 29, 2017
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byJohn Duncan
Succeeded byPablo Rodriguez
Member of Parliament
for Orléans
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byRoyal Galipeau
Succeeded byMarie-France Lalonde
Chief of the Land Staff
In office
June, 2006 – June, 2010
Preceded byMarc Caron
Succeeded byPeter Devlin
Personal details
Born
Andrew Brooke Leslie

(1957-12-26) December 26, 1957 (age 66)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseParis Jefferson
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit
Meritorious Service Cross
Meritorious Service Medal
Canadian Forces' Decoration
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland[1]
Military service
Allegiance Canada
Branch/service Land Force Command
Rank Lieutenant-general
Commands1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Chief of the Land Staff
Chief of Transformation
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan

Andrew Brooke Leslie PC CMM MSC MSM CD (born December 26, 1957) is a retired Canadian Forces Lieutenant-General and politician who served as the Chief of the Land Staff from 2006 to 2010 and as a Member of Parliament representing the riding of Orléans in the House of Commons, from 2015 until 2019.