Chief of defence

Chief of defence positions in NATO member countries

In 2018 Slovenia appointed the first female Major General Alenka Ermenc to hold such a position in the history of NATO and Slovenia.

CHOD positions by non-NATO EU country

Within the EU member states that are not members of NATO, the following national positions are the CHOD positions.

Other Chief of Defence positions by (non-NATO and non-EU) country

Note that in many countries outside of NATO and EU, the concept of civilian control of the military is inapplicable. In some countries the minister of defence is often a senior military officer. However, the list below only lists CHOD equivalents and not defense ministers.

Notes

References

References

1. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/be/van-daele.htm NATO: Chief of the General Staff of Belgium], accessed on October 30, 2008
2. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/bul/stoykov.htm NATO: Chief of General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces], accessed on October 30, 2008
3. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/cz/picek.htm NATO: Chief of the General Staff Armed Forces of the Czech Republic], accessed on October 30, 2008
4. [http://www.mil.ee/en/defence-forces/commander Estonian Defence Forces: Commander], accessed on November 12, 2014
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7. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/gr/grapsas.htm NATO: Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff], accessed on October 30, 2008
8. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/hu/havril.htm NATO: Chief of Defence Staff Hungarian Army], accessed on October 30, 2008
9. [https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/who_is_who_208009.htm NATO: Director General of the Directorate for Degfence], accessed on December 15, 2022
10. Iceland presents a special case since the country does not have its own armed forces as such. Thus, a civilian at the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs fulfills the role of CHOD in relation to NATO.
11. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/it/camporini.htm NATO: Chief of Defense Staff of Italy], accessed on October 30, 2008
12. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/lat/maklakovs.htm NATO: Commander of the Latvian National Armed Forces], accessed on October 30, 2008
13. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/lit/tutkus.html NATO: Chief of Defence of the Lithuanian Armed Forces], accessed on October 30, 2008
14. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/lu/reinig-e.htm NATO: Chief of Staff of the Luxembourg Army], accessed on October 30, 2008
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16. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/pl/gagor.htm NATO: Chief of General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces], accessed on October 30, 2008
17. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/po/pinto.htm NATO: Chief of Defence of Portugal], accessed on October 30, 2008
18. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/ro/marin.htm NATO: Chief of Defence of Romania], accessed on October 30, 2008
19. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/slk/bulik.htm NATO: Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic], accessed on October 30, 2008
20. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/slv/gutman.htm NATO: Chief of General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces], accessed on October 30, 2008
21. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/sp/rodriguez.htm NATO: Chief of Defence Staff of Spain], accessed on October 30, 2008
22. [http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/tu/basbug.htm NATO: Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces], accessed on October 30, 2008
23. (27 November 2018). "Nato state appoints first female head of armed forces". BBC News.
24. (27 November 2018). "Slovenia Appoints First Female Army Chief".
25. (29 November 2018). "Slovenia Appoints First Female Head of Armed Forces". Sentinelassam.com.
26. "Website unavailable".