Kevin Vickers
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Kevin Vickers ONB SC |
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| 29th Canadian Ambassador to Ireland | |
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Assumed office January 19, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister |
Stephen Harper Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Loyola Hearn |
| 9th Sergeant-at-Arms of the Canadian House of Commons | |
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In office September 1, 2006 – January 2015 |
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| Clerk | Audrey O'Brien |
| Preceded by | Maurice Gaston Cloutier |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kevin Michael Vickers September 29, 1956 Chatham, New Brunswick |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Children | Andrew Vickers |
| Parents | William James Vickers Monica Margaret Vickers (née Kingston) |
| Occupation | Police officer, parliamentary official, Ambassador |
| Police career | |
| Current status | Retired |
| Department | Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| Allegiance |
 Canada
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| Years of service | 29 |
| Rank |
 Chief Superintendent
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Kevin Michael Vickers ONB SC (born September 29, 1956) is an ambassador, former Sergeant at Arms and former Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer. He has been the Canadian Ambassador to Ireland since 19 January 2015. He became world famous as the ninthSergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons of Canada. The Sergeant-at-Arms is responsible for the safety and security of the Parliament buildings and occupants, and ensuring and controlling access to the House of Commons. The position includes the ceremonial function of carrying the ceremonial gold mace into the House of Commons before every sitting.
Vickers participated in ending the October 22, 2014, shootings at Parliament Hill alongside RCMP Constable Curtis Barrett when they both returned heavy fire at gunman Zehaf-Bibeau. Minutes earlier, Zehaf-Bibeau had killed Corporal Nathan Cirillo, a ceremonial guard, at the Canadian National War Memorial and shot a constable at the Peace Tower entrance. For his actions Vickers has been called a hero by the Prime Minister, Ministers of the Crown, the Leader of the Opposition, and Canadian and international media. On February 8, 2016, Vickers was presented with the Star of Courage along with six others involved in bringing the incident under control. Eight others were awarded the Medal of Bravery.
Prior to his role in Parliament, Vickers served in the RCMP for 29 years, rising to the rank of Chief Superintendent.
Vickers was born at Hotel Dieu in Chatham, New Brunswick, where his mother Monica Margaret (née Kingston) was a nurse and his father, William James "Bill" (1921-2004), operated a dairy named Northumberland Co-op Dairy. He is of Irish heritage.
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