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Chief of Defence (Luxembourg)

Chief of Defence
Chef d’État-major de l'Armée (French)
Incumbent
General Steve Thull
since 29 September 2020
 Luxembourg Army
Member ofMinistry for Defence
Reports toThe Grand Duke
Formation15 July 1967
First holderColonel Michel Mayer
DeputyDeputy Chief of Defence
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

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

No. Portrait Chief of Defence Took office Left office Time in office
1
Michel Mayer
Mayer, MichelColonel
Michel Mayer		15 July 19679 October 19725 years, 86 days
2
Pierre Dauffenbach
Dauffenbach, PierreColonel
Pierre Dauffenbach		9 October 19724 February 19763 years, 118 days
3
Jean Betz
Betz, JeanColonel
Jean Betz		4 February 19769 March 19804 years, 34 days
4
François Welfring
Welfring, FrançoisColonel
François Welfring		9 March 198013 May 19844 years, 65 days
5
Nicolas Ley
Ley, NicolasColonel
Nicolas Ley		13 May 198421 February 19883 years, 284 days
6
Armand Bruck
Bruck, ArmandColonel
Armand Bruck		21 February 19884 November 19946 years, 256 days
7
Michel Gretsch
Gretsch, MichelColonel
Michel Gretsch		4 November 19942 July 19983 years, 240 days
8
Guy Lenz
Lenz, GuyColonel
Guy Lenz
(born 1946)		2 July 199828 January 20023 years, 210 days
9
Nico Ries
Ries, NicoColonel
Nico Ries
(born 1953)		28 January 200215 January 20085 years, 352 days
10
Gaston Reinig
Reinig, GastonGeneral
Gaston Reinig
(born 1956)		15 January 20081 February 20135 years, 17 days
11
Mario Daubenfeld
Daubenfeld, MarioGeneral
Mario Daubenfeld
(born 1958)		1 February 20131 December 20141 year, 303 days
12
Romain Mancinelli
Mancinelli, RomainGeneral
Romain Mancinelli
(born 1959)		1 December 201429 September 20172 years, 302 days
13
Alain Duschène
Duschène, AlainGeneral
Alain Duschène
(born 1960)		29 September 201729 September 20203 years, 0 days
14
Steve Thull
Thull, SteveGeneral
Steve Thull
(born 1967)		29 September 2020Incumbent4 years, 69 days

Source: Army of Luxembourg Archived 2014-11-19 at the Wayback Machine

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Une monarchie constitutionnelle" (in French). Service Information et Presse. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Organigramme" (in French). Army of Luxembourg. Retrieved 26 November 2010.


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