The Chief of Defence (French: Chef d’État-major de l'Armée) is a position in the military of Luxembourg and head of the Luxembourg Army. The Chief of Defence is the professional head of the armed forces, and in charge of the day-to-day operation. The current Chief of Defence is Steve Thull.
Chief of Defence | |
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Chef d’État-major de l'Armée (French) | |
since 29 September 2020 | |
Luxembourg Army | |
Member of | Ministry for Defence |
Reports to | The Grand Duke |
Formation | 15 July 1967 |
First holder | Colonel Michel Mayer |
Deputy | Deputy Chief of Defence |
Website | Official website |
He is formally subordinate to the Grand Duke, whom the Constitution names as the commander-in-chief,[1] but answers to the Minister for Defence in the civilian government.[2]
List of Chiefs of Defence
editNo. | Portrait | Chief of Defence | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Colonel Michel Mayer | 15 July 1967 | 9 October 1972 | 5 years, 86 days | |
2 | Pierre Dauffenbach | Colonel9 October 1972 | 4 February 1976 | 3 years, 118 days | |
3 | Jean Betz | Colonel4 February 1976 | 9 March 1980 | 4 years, 34 days | |
4 | François Welfring | Colonel9 March 1980 | 13 May 1984 | 4 years, 65 days | |
5 | Nicolas Ley | Colonel13 May 1984 | 21 February 1988 | 3 years, 284 days | |
6 | Armand Bruck | Colonel21 February 1988 | 4 November 1994 | 6 years, 256 days | |
7 | Michel Gretsch | Colonel4 November 1994 | 2 July 1998 | 3 years, 240 days | |
8 | Guy Lenz (born 1946) | Colonel2 July 1998 | 28 January 2002 | 3 years, 210 days | |
9 | Nico Ries (born 1953) | Colonel28 January 2002 | 15 January 2008 | 5 years, 352 days | |
10 | General Gaston Reinig (born 1956) | 15 January 2008 | 1 February 2013 | 5 years, 17 days | |
11 | Mario Daubenfeld (born 1958) | General1 February 2013 | 1 December 2014 | 1 year, 303 days | |
12 | Romain Mancinelli (born 1959) | General1 December 2014 | 29 September 2017 | 2 years, 302 days | |
13 | Alain Duschène (born 1960) | General29 September 2017 | 29 September 2020 | 3 years, 0 days | |
14 | Steve Thull (born 1967) | General29 September 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 69 days |
Source: Army of Luxembourg Archived 2014-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Une monarchie constitutionnelle" (in French). Service Information et Presse. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ "Organigramme" (in French). Army of Luxembourg. Retrieved 26 November 2010.