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john adams -lrb- major general -rrb-
 john lawrence adams john forster
john adams -lrb- major general -rrb-

john lawrence adams , , -lrb- born 31 may 1942 -rrb- was the chief of the communications security establishment canada and associate deputy minister of national defence from july 2005 to january 2012 .
he was succeeded by john forster .
adams graduated from the royal military college of canada , earning a bachelor of engineering degree in chemical engineering in 1965 .
adams is also a rhodes scholar after graduating , in 1967 , with a bachelor of arts degree from oxford university , in england , in 1967 .
he also graduated from the army staff college as well as the national defence college .
adams joined the canadian forces in 1967 and served until 1993 .
he took on many roles , from command of 1 combat engineer regiment in chilliwack , british columbia -lrb- cfb chilliwack -rrb- to posts at national defence headquarters .
he retired with the rank of major-general .
after his retirement from the canadian forces , adams was appointed assistant deputy minister , infrastructure and environment , for national defence .
he left that post in 1998 .
from 2003 to june 2005 , as associate deputy minister and commissioner of the canadian coast guard , and from 1998 to 2003 as assistant deputy minister , marine services and commissioner , canadian coast guard for fisheries and oceans canada .
in 1992 , he was made a commander of the order of military merit .
he is a recipient of queen elizabeth ii silver jubilee medal -lrb- 1977 -rrb- , the 125th anniversary of the confederation of canada medal -lrb- 1992 -rrb- , the queen elizabeth ii golden jubilee medal -lrb- 2002 -rrb- .
and the queen elizabeth ii diamond jubilee medal -lrb- 2012 -rrb- .
