Chief of the General Staff (Czech Republic)

Chief of the General Staff Náčelník generálního štábu
Insignia of the General Staff of the Army
Incumbent Lt. General Josef Bečvář since May 1, 2015
Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic
Reports to	The President Minister of Defence
Seat	Prague, Czech Republic
Appointer	The President
Term length	Renewable
Formation	January 1, 1993
First holder	General of the Army Karel Pezl
Website	www.ARMY.cz

The Chief of the General Staff (Czech: Náčelník Generálního štábu) is the Chief of the General Staff of the Army 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 Josef Bečvář.

List of chiefs of the general staff

#	Name	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	1 May 2015	Left the office due to appointment as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee
7	Josef Bečvář	1958–	General of the Army	1 May 2015	Incumbent