Chief of the General Staff (Czech Republic)

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 toThe President
Minister of Defence
SeatPrague, Czech Republic
AppointerThe President
Term length3 years
Renewable
PrecursorChief of the Czechoslovak General Staff
Formation1 January 1993
First holderGeneral of the Army Karel Pezl [cs]
Websitewww.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
Karel Pezl [cs]
Pezl, KarelGeneral of the Army
Karel Pezl [cs]
(1927–2022)		1 January 199330 June 1993180 days
Army		–
2
Jiří Nekvasil [cs]
Nekvasil, JiříColonel General
Jiří Nekvasil [cs]
(born 1948)		1 July 199330 April 19984 years, 303 days
Army		–
3
Jiří Šedivý
Šedivý, JiříGeneral of the Army
Jiří Šedivý
(born 1953)		1 May 199830 November 20024 years, 213 days
Army		–
4
Pavel Štefka [cs]
Štefka, PavelGeneral of the Army
Pavel Štefka [cs]
(born 1954)		1 December 200228 February 20074 years, 89 days
Army		–
5
Vlastimil Picek
Picek, VlastimilGeneral of the Army
Vlastimil Picek
(born 1956)
[a]		1 March 200730 June 20125 years, 121 days
Air Force		–
6
Petr Pavel
Pavel, PetrGeneral of the Army
Petr Pavel
(born 1961)
[b]		1 July 20121 May 20152 years, 304 days
Army		–
7
Josef Bečvář
Bečvář, JosefGeneral of the Army
Josef Bečvář
(born 1958)		1 May 20151 May 20183 years, 0 days
Army		–
8
Aleš Opata
Opata, AlešGeneral of the Army
Aleš Opata
(born 1964)		1 May 20181 July 20224 years, 61 days
Army		–
9
Karel Řehka
Řehka, KarelLieutenant General
Karel Řehka
(born 1975)		1 July 2022Incumbent2 years, 195 days
Special Forces		–

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Afterwards served as the Minister of Defence from 2013 to 2014.
  2. ^ Left the office due to appointment as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.

References

  1. ^ 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.