Paul Wynnyk

Lieutenant General Paul Francis Wynnyk, (born June 29, 1964) is a former Canadian Army officer. He served from 2016 to 2018 as Commander of the Canadian Army. On July 16, 2018, he became the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, until his retirement in July 2019.
Early life.
Paul Wynnyk is of Ukrainian descent. He was the grandson of emigrants in Alberta from Radvantsi, Lviv region, in Western Ukraine. He was born in Edmonton on June 29, 1964, and was raised in the village of Breton, Alberta.
Wynnyk attended Royal Roads Military College and the Royal Military College of Canada. He was commissioned into the Canadian Military Engineers in 1986. He became commanding officer of 1 Combat Engineer Regiment in Edmonton in 1997. Then he became the commander of 1 Area Support Group in 2004. Later, he was sent to Combined Security Transition Command in Afghanistan as Assistant Commanding General in March 2009. He went on to be commander of Land Force Western Area in 2010. He became as deputy Commander of the Canadian Army in 2012 and Commander of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command and Chief of Defence Intelligence in July 2014.
In January 2016, it was announced that he would become Chief of the Army Staff and Commander of the Canadian Army. On July 16, 2018, he was named Vice Chief of the Defence Staff.
In July 2019, he claimed that Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance planned to replace him as the Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff with Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Then he give his resignation from his position.
Post-military career.
In October 2019, Wynnyk was appointed as Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs for the Government of Alberta.
Awards and decorations.
 He was a qualified Paratrooper and as such wore the Canadian Forces Jump Wings with Red Maple Leaf
 Command Commendation