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 | | Mayer, MichelColonel
Michel Mayer | 15 July 1967 | 9 October 1972 | 5 years, 86 days |
| 2 | | Dauffenbach, PierreColonel
Pierre Dauffenbach | 9 October 1972 | 4 February 1976 | 3 years, 118 days |
| 3 | | Betz, JeanColonel
Jean Betz | 4 February 1976 | 9 March 1980 | 4 years, 34 days |
| 4 | | Welfring, FrançoisColonel
François Welfring | 9 March 1980 | 13 May 1984 | 4 years, 65 days |
| 5 | | Ley, NicolasColonel
Nicolas Ley | 13 May 1984 | 21 February 1988 | 3 years, 284 days |
| 6 | | Bruck, ArmandColonel
Armand Bruck | 21 February 1988 | 4 November 1994 | 6 years, 256 days |
| 7 | | Gretsch, MichelColonel
Michel Gretsch | 4 November 1994 | 2 July 1998 | 3 years, 240 days |
| 8 | | Lenz, GuyColonel
Guy Lenz
(born 1946) | 2 July 1998 | 28 January 2002 | 3 years, 210 days |
| 9 | | Ries, NicoColonel
Nico Ries
(born 1953) | 28 January 2002 | 15 January 2008 | 5 years, 352 days |
| 10 | | Reinig, GastonGeneral
Gaston Reinig
(born 1956) | 15 January 2008 | 1 February 2013 | 5 years, 17 days |
| 11 | | Daubenfeld, MarioGeneral
Mario Daubenfeld
(born 1958) | 1 February 2013 | 1 December 2014 | 1 year, 303 days |
| 12 | | Mancinelli, RomainGeneral
Romain Mancinelli
(born 1959) | 1 December 2014 | 29 September 2017 | 2 years, 302 days |
| 13 | | Duschène, AlainGeneral
Alain Duschène
(born 1960) | 29 September 2017 | 29 September 2020 | 3 years, 0 days |
| 14 | | Thull, SteveGeneral
Steve Thull
(born 1967) | 29 September 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 115 days |
Source: Army of Luxembourg Archived 2014-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
Luxembourg Army
