Larry Murray

Lawrence "Larry" E. Murray
Deputy Minister Murray at the christening of CCGS Cape Discovery, on June 10, 2006
Born	(1947-06-06) June 6, 1947 (age 69) Stratford, Ontario
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Forces
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	HMCS Chaleur HMCS Miramichi HMCS Iroquois Maritime Forces Atlantic Maritime Command
Awards	Member of the Order of Canada Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration
Other work	Deputy Minister, Veterans Affairs Canada Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Vice Admiral Larry E. Murray, CM CMM CD (born 6 June 1947) is a Canadian retired civil servant, retired Vice Admiral and former acting Chief of the Defence Staff.

Born in Stratford, Ontario, Murray served as the Commanding Officer of various ships including the minesweepers HMCS Chaleur and HMCS Miramichi and the destroyer HMCS Iroquois. He was appointed Commander of the First Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1987 and Director-General of Maritime Doctrine & Operations at the National Defence Headquarters in 1989. He went on to be Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy & Communications) in 1991 and Deputy Commander of Maritime Command in 1993. He became Commander of Maritime Command, Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1994. He became Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in 1995 continuing in that role while serving as Acting Chief of Defence Staff from October 8, 1996, until September 17, 1997.

In 1997, Murray was appointed Associate Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and in 1999 was appointed Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs Canada. He was subsequently appointed Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and served in that role from 2003 until his retirement from the public sector in 2007.