Chairman of the European Union Military Committee

Chairman of the European Union Military Committee
CEUMC coat of arms
EUMC coat of arms
Incumbent
General Michail Kostarakos
since 6 November 2015
European Union Military Committee
Reports to High Representative
Seat Kortenberg building, Brussels, Belgium
Term length 3 years
Inaugural holder General Gustav Hägglund
Formation December 2000
Website europa.eu

The Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (CEUMC) is the four-star rank officer representing and presiding over the European Union's (EU) Military Committee (EUMC), composed of the chiefs of defence of the EU member states. The chairman is selected by the national chiefs of defence and appointed by the Council of the European Union for a three year term.

Task

The chairman has the following tasks:[1]

The CSDP command structure involving the High Representative, the Military Staff and Military Committee as of 1 November 2017:[2] Colour key:
     High Representative (a Vice-President of the Commission)
     Military Committee (a Council body)
     Military Staff (a Directorate-General of the External Action Service)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
High Representative
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Military Committee
Chairman
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Working Group
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Working Group/Headline Goal Task Force
 
 
 
 
Military Staff
Director General
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Legal advisor
 
Deputy Director General
Horizontal Coordination
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assistant Chief of Staff for SynchronisationEU cell at SHAPE
 
 
EU Liaison at the UN in NYAssistant Chief of Staff for External Relations
 
NATO Permanent Liaison Team
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Directorate A:
Concepts & Capabilities
 
Directorate B:
Intelligence
 
Directorate C:
Operations
 
Directorate D:
Logistics
 
Directorate E:
Communications & Information Systems
Military Planning and
Conduct Capability
Chief of Staff
Working Group
Current Operations

List of holders

№ Chairman of the European Union Military CommitteeTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchNationality
1
Hägglund, GustavGeneral
Gustav Hägglund
(born 1938)		3 June 20019 April 20042 years, 311 days Finnish Army Finland
2
Moschini, Rolando MoscaGeneral
Rolando Mosca Moschini
(born 1939)		9 April 20046 November 20062 years, 211 days
Army		 Italy
3
Bentégeat, HenriGeneral
Henri Bentégeat
(born 1946)		6 November 20066 November 20093 years, 0 days
Army		 France
4
Syrén, HåkanGeneral
Håkan Syrén
(born 1952)		6 November 20096 November 20123 years, 0 days
Navy
(Amphibious Corps)		 Sweden
5
de Rousiers, PatrickGeneral
Patrick de Rousiers
(born 1955)
[3]		6 November 20126 November 20153 years, 0 days
Air Force		 France
6
Kostarakos, MichailGeneral
Michail Kostarakos
(born 1956)
[4]		6 November 2015Incumbent2 years, 341 days
Army		 Greece

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.consilium.europa.eu/eeas/security-defence/csdp-structures-and-instruments/eu-military-committee-(eumc)/chairman-eumc?lang=en
  2. ↑ https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/impetus_24_dp_final_1.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.consilium.europa.eu/eeas/security-defence/csdp-structures-and-instruments/eu-military-committee-(eumc)/chairman-eumc/eumc-activities/eumc-6-november-2012
  4. ↑ "General Kostarakos elected president of the EU Military Committee". To Vima. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

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