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'''Jennie Carignan''' {{postnominals|country=CAN|CMM|MSC|MSM|CD}} (born 1968) is a [[Lieutenant-general (Canada)|lieutenant-general]] in the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] (CAF). Born in Quebec, she is bilingual and graduated as a military engineer from CAF’s [[Royal Military College Saint-Jean]]. She served as an officer in combat engineering regiments in various Canadian military actions in the 1990s and 2000s including: the Golan Heights; Bosnia; and Afghanistan. As a full colonel, Carignan became the Commandant of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean in 2013. When she was promoted to brigadier-general, in June 2016, she became the first Canadian female general from a combat command. She was promoted again in 2019, to major-general, and commanded NATO forces in Iraq. In 2021, she was promoted to lieutenant-general, and became CAF’s first Chief for Professional Conduct and Culture. Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] announced her appointment as the first female [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) | Chief of the Defence Staff]] and promotion to [[General (Canada) | General]] on 3 July 2024. The appointment takes effect on 18 July 2024, with the change of command ceremony.
== Early life, education, and family ==
Carignan was born in 1968, and grew up in [[Asbestos, Quebec|Asbestos]], [[Quebec]], in a French-speaking household.<ref name=maclean>{{cite news | last1 = Campbell | first1 = Meagan |title=Meet the world’s first female combat general
==Military career==
Carignan served as an instructor at the [[Canadian Army Command and Staff College|Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College]] in [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], [[Ontario]], before she returned to 5 Combat Engineer Regiment as commanding officer in 2008.<ref name=mil/> Between 2009 and 2010 she commanded the [[Task Force Kandahar]] Engineer Regiment in Afghanistan,<ref name="Commander 2009">{{cite news |last1=Fisher |first1=Matthew |title=Canadian advised U.S. on women in combat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald-canadian-advised-us-on/151057977/ |access-date=10 July 2024 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |publisher=Postmedia |date=28 January 2013 |location=Calgary, Alberta |page=A9}}</ref> being appointed deputy commander of [[5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group]] upon her return.<ref name="maclean" /><ref name=mil/> Carignan was promoted to colonel in June 2011 and appointed chief of staff of [[Joint Task Force Central]]. She was named one of Canada's 100 most powerful women by the Women's Executive Network in 2011. She also received the Major-General Hans Schlup Award for excellence in international relations. In May 2012, she and a few other female members of the Canadian Armed Forces, toured Australia giving talks about their combat experiences in an effort to help promote women in combat positions, something Australia was still contemplating at the time.<ref name="Tour of Australia">{{cite news |last1=Ditchburn |first1=Jennifer |title=Canadian women share combat experiences |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/waterloo-region-record-canadian-woment-s/151056772/ |access-date=10 July 2024 |work=[[Waterloo Region Record]] |agency=The Canadian Press |publisher=[[Metroland Media]] |date=26 May 2012 |location=Waterloo, Ontario |page=A13}}</ref> In July 2013, Carignan became commandant of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean and in the same year received the Hermès Award for excellence in administration.<ref name=mil/> Carignan introduced sexual conduct training for all officer candidates and also reintroduced ballroom dance classes which had been discontinued in the 1990s.<ref name="maclean" />
Carignan was promoted to brigadier-general on 15 June 2016 and appointed chief of staff of army operations.<ref name=maclean/><ref>{{cite web|title=Brigadier-General Jennie Carignan becomes highest-ranked female officer in the Combat Arms of the Canadian Army – Canada.ca|date = 16 June 2016|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2016/06/brigadier-general-jennie-carignan-becomes-highest-ranked-female-officer-in-the-combat-arms-of-the-canadian-army.html?wbdisable=true|publisher=Government of Canada|accessdate=26 November 2017|language=en}}</ref> She was the first female Canadian general from a combat (as opposed to technical) arm.<ref name=maclean/> Carignan was promoted to the rank of major-general on 15 August 2019 ahead of taking command of a training mission in Iraq.<ref name = "Major-General Promotion">{{cite news | author = CTV Montreal Staff |title=Brigadier-General promoted to Major-General
== Honours and decorations ==
Carignan has received the following orders and decorations during
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|[[Canadian Forces' Decoration]] (CD)
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* [[Honorary degree]] of [[Université Laval]] in 2019
== References ==
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