Lewis Wharton MacKenzie

Background

MacKenzie, Lewis Wharton was born on April 30, 1940 in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. Son of Eugene Murdock and Shirley Helena (Wharton) MacK.

Education

Student, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Defense College, Rome, 1977. Bachelor in Political Science, University Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), St. Francis Xavier University, 1993.

Bachelor of Laws (honorary), St. Mary's University, 1993. Bachelor of Laws (honorary), Acadia University, 1993. Bachelor of Laws (honorary), University Calgary, 2000.

Career

Commissioned Second lieutenant Canada Armed Forces, 1960, advanced through grades to major general, 1992. Teamsite Commander International Commission Control and Supervision, Vietnam, 1972. Company Commander United Nations Emergency Peace Keeping Force, Cairo, 1973.

Executive assistant to Commander Canada Forces Europe, Lahr, Federal Republic Germany, 1974-1977. Commander Nicosia district United Nations Peacekeeping Force, Cyprus, 1978. Commanding officer 1st battalion Princess Patricia's Canada Light Infantry, Calgary, 1977-1979.

Faculty member Canada Forces Staff College, Toronto, 1979-1982. Deputy chief staff for training Canada Army, Montreal, 1983-1985. Director personnel careers officers Canada Armed Forces, Ottawa, 1985-1987.

Director Combat Related Employment of Women, 1987-1988. Commander combat training center Canada Armed Forces, Gagetown Canada Forces Base, New Brunswick, 1988-1990. Commander United Nations Peacekeeping Force, Central American, 1990-1991, chief of staff Unprotection force, Yugoslavia, 1992, Commander United Nations forces to open Sarajevo airport for humanitarian relief, 1992.

President MGen MacKenzie Enterprises Inc., MGen MacKenzie Communications Inc., since 1993. Host television documentary A Soldier's Peace. Board directors Crowflight Minerals Inc., Eurocontrol Technics, Inc., Allana Resources Inc., Norvista Resources Corporation, Cymat Technologies.

Achievements

• Lewis Wharton MacKenzie has been listed as a noteworthy military officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Peacekeeper: The Road to Sarajevo

    (In this memoir, MacKenzie describes how he created "Secto...)

  • PEACEKEEPER - the Road to Sarajevo
  • Soldiers Made Me Look Good

Membership

Board advisors Canada Federation for Acuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research. Patron Saving Our Military Heritage, The Normandy Project, International Comty. for Relief of Starvation and Suffering, Canada, St. Anne's Veterinary's Hospital Foundation, Tony Stacey Center. Board directors Last Post Fund, Veterinary's Rideln, Juno Beach Centre Association.

Interests

• Motor racing.

Connections

Married Dora Rosalie McKinnon. 1 child, Kimm Katheryn.

Father:

Eugene Murdock MacK.

Mother:

Shirley Helena (Wharton) MacK.

Spouse:

Dora Rosalie McKinnon

child:

Kimm Katheryn MacKenzie