Lieutenant General Gordon Reay CMM MBE CD (30 May 1943 – 21 December 2000) was the Chief of the Land Staff of the Canadian Forces.

Educated at High School in Montreal, Reay graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1965.

[1] In 1975 he joined 1st British Corps in Bielefeld[1] and in 1977 he became a senior staff officer with 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group.

[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in 1979.

[1] In 1987 he was made Commander of 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and in 1989 he was promoted to Major-General and appointed Chief of Land Doctrine and Operations.