Andrew Leslie (general)
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The Honourable Andrew Leslie CMM MSC MSM CD PC MP |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations) | |
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Assumed office January 30, 2017 |
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| Minister | Chrystia Freeland |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Chief Government Whip | |
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In office November 20, 2015 – January 29, 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | John Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Pablo Rodriguez |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Orléans |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Royal Galipeau |
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Andrew Brooke Leslie December 26, 1957 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
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Commander 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 |
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| Allegiance |
 Canada
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| Service/branch | Canadian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands |
1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Chief of the Land Staff Chief of Transformation |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Andrew Brooke Leslie CMM MSC MSM CD PC MP (born December 26, 1957) is a retired Canadian Forces Lieutenant-General who served as Chief of Transformation and earlier as Chief of the Land Staff. He is the incumbent Member of Parliament for the riding of Orléans, after being elected in the October 19, 2015, federal election.
Andrew Leslie was born in Ottawa in 1957. His father was Brigadier General Edward Murray Dalziel Leslie (né McNaughton), commander of 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (1 RCHA) during the Korean War. Leslie's father changed the family name from McNaughton to Leslie in order to comply with the terms of an inheritance from his aunt (and wife of James Norman Stuart Leslie, who was descendent of British Army Captain James Norman Stewart Leslie and General David Leslie). His paternal grandfather is former Chief of the General Staff and Minister of National Defence General Andrew McNaughton, as well as of former Canadian Minister of National Defence Brooke Claxton.
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