Vice Admiral James Andrew Fulton CMM, CD (23 January 1927 – 7 August 2021) was a Canadian Forces officer who served as Commander Maritime Command from 6 August 1980 to 29 July 1983.

Fulton joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1944 and completed his training in 1946.

[1] He became Commanding Officer of the frigate HMCS Outremont in 1961 while he was Lieutenant-Commander (LCdr), Deputy Program Manager Missile Systems 1962 and Director of Naval Operations at National Defence Headquarters in 1964.

[1] After that he became Commander Northern Region in 1973, Director General Current Policy in 1975 and Chief of Personnel (Careers & Senior Appointments) in 1976.

[1] His last appointments were as Canadian Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee in 1978 and Commander Maritime Command on 6 August 1980, in which role he undertook some astute political manoeuvring to get the Patrol Frigate Project and Tribal Update and Modernization Project approved,[2] before retiring on 29 July 1983.