Christophe Prazuck
Amiral Christophe Prazuck | |
Born |
Algeria, Oran | 11 October 1960
Allegiance |
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Service/ | French Navy |
Years of service | 1982 - present |
Rank |
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Commands held |
Amphibious Ship Champlain Floréal SIRPA Marine FORFUSCO CEMM |
Christophe Prazuck (born on October 11 1960 in Oran, Algeria), is a French naval officer. Promoted to Amiral (Admiral) on July 13 2016, he became simultaneously the Chief of Staff of the French Navy CEMM.
Biography
Formation and first assignments
Son of Amiral (Admiral) Stéphane Prazuck[1], Christophe Prazuck entered to the École navale (French: École navale) in September 1979. After the application school on the Jeanne d'Arc, he was assigned from 1982 to 1984 on the patroller Altaïr then on the Amphibious disembarking transport ship Champlain, based at the Réunion. He remained primarily in the zone around the Indian Ocean until his next posting as second commanding officer of the patroller Épée in Mayotte[2].
From 1984 to 1989, he joined the Submarine Forces, serving first on the Ouessant, then on the Doris as an operations officer; he was then an officer marked « armes » at the commission of practical studies.[2].
From 1989 to 1991, he was a candidate at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California where he obtained a doctorate Ph.D. in Physical oceanography (Physical behavior study of the Oceans). Following that formation, he directed naval environmental cell of Toulouse[2].
Commandments
In 1994, he became commandant in second of the command and supply ship Var, before assuming commandment of the amphibious ship Camplain the following year[2].
In 1996, he integrated the Inter-arm Defense College (École de guerre), the became chief of operations groupment (CGO) on board the anti-submarine frigate Tourville. In 1999, he assumed the commandment of the Floréal based in the Reunion[2].
Public relations
In 2000, he joined the Information Service and Public Relations of the Armies (French: Service d'informations et de relations publiques des armées) - Marine (SIRPA - Marine) where he exercised the function of second in command, before assuming the lead role in 2001 for a period of three years. In 2004, he was placed at the head of the Media department of Communication and Information Defense Delegation (French: Délégation à l'information et à la communication de la Défense) (DICoD), then in 2006, he became the communication counselor of the Chief of the general staff headquarters of the Armies CEMA[2].
General officer
On August 1 2009, he was nominated to the rank of Contre-Amiral (Counter-Admiral) and assumed, on August 2010, the commandment of Maritime Force of the Fusiliers Marins and Commandos FORFUSCO in Lorient[2].
Promoted to Vice-amiral d’escadre (Squadron vice-admiral), he became, on August 2010, the director of military personnel of the French Navy and deputy chief of the general staff headquarters - Human resources - of the general staff headquarters of the French Navy (French: état-major de la Marine)[2].
By a Ministerial Council (French: Conseil des ministers) Decree decision on July 6 2016, he was designated as Chief of Staff of the French Navy (French: Chef d'état-major de la Marine, CEMM) and was elevated to the rank designation of Amiral, as of July 12[3] by replacing Amiral Bernard Rogel promoted to Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic (French: Chef d'État-Major du Président de la République).
Decorations and medals
- French Parachutist Badge
- Commander Order of the Légion d'honneur (2015)
- Knight of the National Order of Merit
- Commander of the Order of Maritime Merit
- National Defence Medal (silver degree)
- French commemorative medal
- NATO Medal for ex-Yugoslavia
- Commander's Cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi, military version (Malta)
- Order of Naval Merit, Grand Officer (Brazil)
See also
- Chief of the General Staff Headquarters of the Armies (French: Chef d'État-Major des Armées, CEMA) (official designation)
- Édouard Guillaud
- List of submarines of France
- Pierre-François Forissier
Notes and references
- ↑ FORFUSCO. Assigned to Commando de penfentanyo in 1980 Admiral Stéphane Prazuck, on ecole.nav.traditions
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Biographie du vice amiral d'escadre Prazuck on site of the ministère de la Défense
- ↑ Decree of July 7 2016, JORF n° 158 July 8
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Bernard Rogel |
Chief of Staff of the French Navy 2016–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |