The Chief of the General Staff (Czech language: Náčelník Generálního štábu ) is the Chief of the General Staff of the Military of the Czech Republic. He is appointed by the President of the Czech Republic, who is the commander-in-chief. The current Chief of the General Staff is Lt. General Petr Pavel.
List of chiefs of the general staff[]
# | Name | Image | Born–Died | Rank | Start | End | Note |
1 | Karel Pezl | 1927– | General of the Army | 1 January 1993 | 1993 | ||
2 | Jiří Nekvasil | 1948– | Colonel General | 1993 | 30 April 1998 | ||
3 | Jiří Šedivý | 1953– | General of the Army | 1 May 1998 | 30 November 2002 | ||
4 | Pavel Štefka | 1954– | General of the Army | 1 December 2002 | 28 February 2007 | ||
5 | Vlastimil Picek | 1956– | General of the Army | 1 March 2007 | 30 June 2012 | Afterwards served as the Minister of Defence from 2013 to 2014 | |
6 | Petr Pavel | 1961– | Lt. General | 1 July 2012 | Present |
See also[]
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