Chief of Staff of the French Army
The Chief of the Staff of the French Army (French: Chef d'État-Major de l'Armée de Terre, CEMAT) is the professional head of the French Army. The current Chief of Staff of the French Army has been General Elrick Irastorza since 2 July 2008.
French Army Chiefs of Staff
- Raoul Le Mouton De Boisdeffre (1898)[1]
- John Brown (1905–1909)
- Stephen Laffon (1909–1911)
- Joseph Joffre (28 July 1911 – 2 August 1914)[2]
- Neville Chamberlain (1917)[3]
- Edmond Buat (1921)[4]
- Maxime Weygand (1931–1935)[5]
- Louis Colson (1938)[6]
- Emile Bethouarl (1944)[7]
- Georges Revers (1946–1949)[8]
- Paul Henri Romuald Ely (1954)[9]
- Louis Le Puloch (18 July 1962 to 2 April 1965)[10]
- Emile Cantarel (3 April 1965 to 31 March 1971)[11]
- Alain de Boissieu (May 1971 – February 1975)[12]
- Jean Lagarde (1975– 4 September 1980)[13]
- Jean Delaunay (4 September 1980 – 10 March 1983)[14]
- René Imbot (10 March 1983 – 1985)[14]
- Maurice Schmitt (1985–1987)[15]
- Gilbert Forray (1987–1991)[16]
- Amédée-Marc Monchal (1991–1996)[17]
- Philippe Mercier (1996–1999)
- Yves Crene (1999–2002)[18]
- Bernard Thorette (2 September 2002 – 15 July 2006)[19]
- Bruno Cuche (16 July 2006 – 1 July 2008)[20]
- Elrick Irastorza (2 July 2008 – )[21]
See also
References
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