Chief of the General Staff
Náčelník generálního štábu
Insignia of the General Staff
Flag of the General Staff
Incumbent Lieutenant General Karel Řehka since 1 July 2022
Ministry of Defence
Reports to	The President Minister of Defence
Seat	Prague, Czech Republic
Appointer	The President
Term length	3 years Renewable
Precursor	Chief of the Czechoslovak General Staff
Formation	1 January 1993
First holder	General of the Army Karel Pezl [cs]
Website	www.ARMY.cz

The Chief of the General Staff (Czech: Náčelník Generálního štábu) is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer of the Armed Forces 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 Lieutenant General Karel Řehka.^[1]

List of officeholders

For period from 1919 to 1992, see Chief of the General Staff of Czechoslovakia.

No.	Portrait	Chief of the General Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Ref.
1		Pezl, KarelGeneral of the Army Karel Pezl [cs] (1927–2022)	1 January 1993	30 June 1993	180 days	Army	–
2		Nekvasil, JiříColonel General Jiří Nekvasil [cs] (born 1948)	1 July 1993	30 April 1998	4 years, 303 days	Army	–
3		Šedivý, JiříGeneral of the Army Jiří Šedivý (born 1953)	1 May 1998	30 November 2002	4 years, 213 days	Army	–
4		Štefka, PavelGeneral of the Army Pavel Štefka [cs] (born 1954)	1 December 2002	28 February 2007	4 years, 89 days	Army	–
5		Picek, VlastimilGeneral of the Army Vlastimil Picek (born 1956) [a]	1 March 2007	30 June 2012	5 years, 121 days	Air Force	–
6		Pavel, PetrGeneral of the Army Petr Pavel (born 1961) [b]	1 July 2012	1 May 2015	2 years, 304 days	Army	–
7		Bečvář, JosefGeneral of the Army Josef Bečvář (born 1958)	1 May 2015	1 May 2018	3 years, 0 days	Army	–
8		Opata, AlešGeneral of the Army Aleš Opata (born 1964)	1 May 2018	1 July 2022	4 years, 61 days	Army	–
9		Řehka, KarelLieutenant General Karel Řehka (born 1975)	1 July 2022	Incumbent	1 year, 289 days	Special Forces	–