Chief of the Joint Defence Staff

Chief of the Joint Defence Staff
Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa
Coat of Arms of the Defence Staff
Incumbent
Lieutenant general
Fernando García González-Valerio
since 5 August 2020
Ministry of Defence
Spanish Defence Staff
StyleThe Most Excellent
StatusHighest-ranking military officer for the assistance and support to the JEMAD
AbbreviationJEMACON
Member ofDefence Staff
Joint Defence Staff
Reports toChief of the Defence Staff
SeatVitruvio Street, Madrid
NominatorMinister of Defence
After being discussed in the Council of Ministers
AppointerMonarch
Countersigned by the Minister of Defence
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrumentBasic Criteria of National Defence and Military Organization Act of 1984
FormationJanuary 11, 1984
First holderDivisional general Miguel Iñiguez del Moral

The Chief of the Joint Defence Staff (JEMACON) is a high-ranking military officer. The JEMACON is the closest assistant and advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff and it is appointed by the Monarch at the request of the Minister of Defence.

To carry out its duties of assistance and advise, the JEMACON leads the Joint Defence Staff (EMACON), a military body integrated in the Defence Staff and formed by all the military personnel necessary to support the JEMAD in its duties.[1]

The office of Chief of the Joint Defence Staff was created in 1984 along with the Chief of the Defence Staff position.[2] Since 5 August 2020, the current and 18th JEMACON is Lieutenant general Fernando García González-Valerio.[3]

Joint Defence Staff

The JEMACON leads the Joint Defence Staff, the main advisory and assistance body to the Chief of the Defence Staff. The EMACON is integrated by:[4]

  • The Office of the Chief of the Joint Defence Staff. The Office is formed by the Chief of the Joint Defence Staff and its support personnel.
  • The General Secretariat of the Joint Defence Staff (SEGEMACON). The SEGEMACON is the body responsible for assisting the JEMACON in the direction of the EMACON, as well as giving technical-administrative support to all the bodies of the Defence Staff. Likewise, it is responsible for all the advisory and support duties that are not responsibility of the EMACON's divisions.
  • The Plans Division (DIVPLA). The DIVPLA is responsible for elaborating and coordinating the Armed Forces planning, developing all the duties related to the obtaining of material resources to the JEMAD and to guiding the transformation of the operative capabilities of the Armed Forces. Likewise, it is responsible for elaborating and coordinating the Armed Forces action before the international organizations for security and defence.
  • The Strategy Division (DIVESTRA). The DIVESTRA is responsible for elaborating and coordinating the military strategy and the use of the Armed Forces. Likewise, it is responsible for elaborating and coordinating the action of the Armed Forces before the international organizations for security and defence in which the JEMAD has the responsibilities for planning and monitoring the derived actitivites of the bilateral and multi-lateral military relations. It also assists the JEMAD in the planning and strategic direction of the military operations.

List of Chiefs

No. Rank Name Start End Branch Refs.
1º Divisional General Miguel Iñiguez del Moral 28 January 1984 11 April 1985 [5]
2º Divisional General José Pardo de Santayana y Coloma 11 April 1985 25 November 1986 [6]
3º Vice admiral Gonzalo Rodríguez Martín-Granizo 25 November 1986 29 December 1987 [7]
4º Vice admiral Pedro Regalado Aznar 29 December 1987 5 June 1990 [8]
5º Divisional General José Antonio Romero Alés 5 June 1990 3 July 1992 [9]
6º Divisional General Javier Pardo de Santayana y Coloma 3 July 1992 24 February 1993 [10][11]
7º Divisional General Santiago Valderas Cañestro 24 February 1993 15 July 1994 [12]
8º Divisional General Enrique Richard Marín 15 July 1994 27 December 1995 [13]
9º Vice admiral Antonio Moreno Barberá 27 December 1995 3 July 1997 [14]
10º Divisional General Juan Narro Romero 3 July 1997 24 November 1998 [15]
11º Vice admiral Rafael Lorenzo Montero 24 November 1998 17 February 2001 [16]
12º Divisional General Juan Luis Ibarreta Manella 17 February 2001 14 January 2004 [17]
13º Divisional General Joaquín Tamarit Navas 14 January 2004 31 July 2004 [18]
14º Vice admiral José María Terán Elices 31 July 2004 18 October 2008 [19]
15º Lieutenant general José Luis López Rose 18 October 2008 23 June 2012 [20]
16º Divisional General Juan Antonio Carrasco Juan 23 June 2012 24 June 2017 [21][22]
17º Admiral Francisco Javier González-Huix Fernández 24 June 2017 5 August 2020 [23]
18º Lieutenant general Fernando García González-Valerio 5 August 2020 Incumbent [3]

References

  1. ^ "Royal Decree 872/2014, of October 10, which establishes the basic organization of the Armed Forces". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  2. ^ "Royal Decree 135/1984, of January 25, which restructures the Ministry of Defence". boe.es. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  3. ^ a b "Real Decreto 763/2020, de 4 de agosto, por el que se nombra Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa al Teniente General del Cuerpo General del Ejército de Tierra don Fernando García González-Valerio". boe.es. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  4. ^ "Order of the Defence Minister 166/2015, of January 21, which develops the basic organization of the Armed Forces". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  5. ^ "Real Decreto 112/1984, de 25 de enero, por el que se nombra Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa al General de División del Ejército don Miguel Iñiguez del Moral". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Real Decreto 473/1985, de 9 de abril, por el que se nombra Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa al General de División del Ejército don José Pardo de Santayana y Coloma". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Orden de 21 November 1986 por la que se nombra Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa al Vicealmirante don Gonzalo Rodríguez Martín-Granizo". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Orden de 28 December 1987 por la que se nombra Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa al Vicealmirante don Pedro Regalado Aznar". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Orden de 4 June 1990 por la que se dispone el nombramiento del General de División del Ejército de Tierra don José Antonio Romero Alés como Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Orden de 30 June 1992 por la que se dispone el nombramiento del General de División del Cuerpo General de las Armas del Ejército de Tierra don Javier Pardo de Santayana y Coloma, como Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Orden de 19 February 1993 por la que se dispone el cese del General de División del Cuerpo General de las Armas del Ejército de Tierra don Javier Pardo de Santayana y Coloma como Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Orden de 19 February 1993 por la que se dispone el nombramiento del General de División del Cuerpo General del Ejército del Aire don Santiago Valderas Cañestro como Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Orden de 5 July 1994 por la que se dispone el nombramiento del General de División del Cuerpo General del Ejército del Aire don Enrique Richard Marín como Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Orden 430/39273/1995, de 26 de diciembre, por la que se dispone el nombramiento del Vicealmirante del Cuerpo General de la Armada don Antonio Moreno barbera como Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Orden 430/38753/1997, de 30 de junio, por la que se dispone el nombramiento del General de División del Cuerpo General de las Armas del Ejército de Tierra don Juan Narro Romero como Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Orden 430/38976/1998, de 23 de noviembre, por la que se nombra Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa al Vicealmirante del Cuerpo General de la Armada don Rafael Lorenzo Montero". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  17. ^ "Orden 430/38047/2001, de 13 de febrero, por la que se dispone el nombramiento del General de División del Cuerpo General del Ejército del Aire don Juan Luis Ibarreta Manella como Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Orden DEF/8/2004, de 13 de enero, por la que se dispone el nombramiento del General de División del Cuerpo General de las Armas del Ejército de Tierra don Joaquín Tamarit Navas como Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Orden DEF/2581/2004, de 30 de julio, por la que se dispone el nombramiento del Vicealmirante del Cuerpo General de la Armada don José María Terán Elices como Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  20. ^ "Chacón cambia a los jefes del Estado Mayor y el espionaje militar". El País (in Spanish). 18 October 2008. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  21. ^ "Real Decreto 967/2012, de 22 de junio, por el que se nombra Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa al General de División del Cuerpo General del Ejército del Aire don Juan Antonio Carrasco Juan". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  22. ^ "Real Decreto 672/2017, de 23 de junio, por el que se dispone el cese del Teniente General del Cuerpo General del Ejército del Aire don Juan Antonio Carrasco Juan como Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  23. ^ Infodefensa.com (2017-06-26). "El almirante González-Huix es nombrado jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto - Noticias Infodefensa España". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-31.