Chief of the General Staff (Czech Republic)

Chief of the General Staff Náčelník generálního štábu
Insignia of the General Staff of the Army
Incumbent Lieutenant general Aleš Opata since May 1, 2018
Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic
Reports to	The President Minister of Defence
Seat	Prague, Czech Republic
Appointer	The President
Term length	Renewable
Formation	January 1, 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 Chief of the General Staff of 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 Aleš Opata.

List of chiefs of the general staff

For period from 1919 to 1992, see Chief of the General Staff of Czechoslovakia.

№		Chief of Defence	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
1		Pezl, KarelGeneral of the Army Karel Pezl (born 1927)	1 January 1993	30 June 1993	7002180000000000000♠180 days	Army
2		Nekvasil, JiříColonel General Jiří Nekvasil (born 1948)	1 July 1993	30 April 1998	7003176400000000000♠4 years, 303 days	Army
3		Šedivý, JiříGeneral of the Army Jiří Šedivý (born 1953)	1 May 1998	30 November 2002	7003167400000000000♠4 years, 213 days	Army
4		Štefka, PavelGeneral of the Army Pavel Štefka (born 1954)	1 December 2002	28 February 2007	7003155000000000000♠4 years, 89 days	Army
5		Picek, VlastimilGeneral of the Army Vlastimil Picek (born 1956) [lower-alpha 1]	1 March 2007	30 June 2012	7003194800000000000♠5 years, 121 days	Air Force
6		Pavel, PetrLieutenant General Petr Pavel (born 1961) [lower-alpha 2]	1 July 2007	1 May 2015	7003103400000000000♠2 years, 304 days	Army
7		Bečvář, JosefGeneral of the Army Josef Bečvář (born 1958)	1 May 2015	1 May 2018	7003109600000000000♠3 years, 0 days	Army
8		Opata, AlešLieutenant general Aleš Opata (born 1964)	1 May 2018	Incumbent	7002169000000000000♠169 days	Army

Notes

See also

• Army of the Czech Republic