Chief of the General Staff (Czech Republic)
| Chief of the General Staff | |
|---|---|
| Náčelník generálního štábu | |
 Insignia of the general staff | |
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| 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 |
| 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 Army 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 | General of the Army Karel Pezl (1927–2022) | 1 January 1993 | 30 June 1993 | 180 days |  Army | – | |
| 2 | Colonel General Jiří Nekvasil (born 1948) | 1 July 1993 | 30 April 1998 | 4 years, 303 days | Army | – | |
| 3 | General of the Army Jiří Šedivý (born 1953) | 1 May 1998 | 30 November 2002 | 4 years, 213 days | Army | – | |
| 4 | General of the Army Pavel Štefka (born 1954) | 1 December 2002 | 28 February 2007 | 4 years, 89 days | Army | – | |
| 5 | General of the Army Vlastimil Picek (born 1956) [a] | 1 March 2007 | 30 June 2012 | 5 years, 121 days |  Air Force | – | |
| 6 | General of the Army Petr Pavel (born 1961) [b] | 1 July 2012 | 1 May 2015 | 2 years, 304 days | Army | – | |
| 7 | General of the Army Josef Bečvář (born 1958) | 1 May 2015 | 1 May 2018 | 3 years, 0 days | Army | – | |
| 8 | General of the Army Aleš Opata (born 1964) | 1 May 2018 | 1 July 2022 | 4 years, 61 days | Army | – | |
| 9 | General of the Army Karel Řehka (born 1975) | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 47 days |  Special Forces | – |
![Karel Pezl [cs]](./_assets_/No_image.png)
![Jiří Nekvasil [cs]](./_assets_/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Nekvasil_(4483427015).jpg)
![Pavel Štefka [cs]](./_assets_/Pavel_%C5%A0tefka_USMC-050503-M-3827M-004.jpg)
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See also
Notes
- ^ Afterwards served as the Minister of Defence from 2013 to 2014.
- ^ Left the office due to appointment as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.
References
- ^ Kopecký, Josef (8 May 2023). "Pavel jmenoval Koudelku generálem. Zeman to blokoval a mluvil o "čučkařích"" (in Czech). Mafra. iDnes.cz. Retrieved 8 May 2023.