Chief of the General Staff (Slovenia)

Flag of the Chief of the General Staff of Slovenia

The Chief of the General Staff (Slovene: Načelnik Generalštaba) is the Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces. He is appointed by the President of Slovenia, who is the commander-in-chief. The current Chief of the General Staff is Major General Andrej Osterman.

List of chiefs of the general staff

Chief of the Republican Staff of the Slovenian Territorial Defence (1990–1993)

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	Janez Slapar		1949–	Major General	1990	May 15, 1993	Served during the Ten-Day War of 1991

Chiefs of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces (1993–present)

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	Albin Gutman		1947–	Colonel General	May 15, 1993	April 9, 1998	1st Term
2	Iztok Podbregar		1962–	Lt. General	April 9, 1998	March 1, 2001
3	Ladislav Lipič		1951–	Major General	March 1, 2001	June 1, 2006
4	Albin Gutman		1947–	Colonel General	June 1, 2006	May 1, 2009	2nd Term
5	Alojz Šteiner		1957–	Major General	May 1, 2009	February 27, 2012
6	Dobran Božič		1964–	Major General	February 27, 2012	October 12, 2014
7	Andrej Osterman		1960–	Major General[1]	October 13, 2014[2]	Incumbent

See also

• Slovenian Territorial Defence
• Slovenian Armed Forces

References