Félix Sanz Roldán

Félix Sanz Roldán
8th Director of the National
Intelligence Center
Assumed office
July 6, 2009
Monarch Felipe VI
President Mariano Rajoy
Deputy Paz Esteban López
Preceded by Alberto Sainz Cortés
Personal details
Born (1945-01-20) January 20, 1945
Uclés, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Military service
Allegiance  Spain
Service/branch Spanish Army
Years of service 1962–present
Rank General of the Army

Félix Sanz Roldán is a Spanish Army officer. He has the rank of General of the Army and since July 6, 2009, he is the 8th Director the National Intelligence Center, the main Spanish intelligence agency.[1] Previously, he was the Chief of the Defence Staff (JEMAD) of the Spanish Armed Forces between 2004 and 2008.[2]

Career

Sanz Roldán entered the General Military Academy, with the XXI Promotion of 1962, being promoted to Lieutenant in 1966. As a Lieutenant, he served in the Recruitment Instruction Battalion nº1 in El-Aaiún, Spanish Sahara. He was also destined into Astorga, Leon and San Roque, Cádiz.

After being promoted to Captain, he was destined to the Artillery Regiment Nº1 in Madrid. After completing his studies of General Staff, he held positions as Staff in the Armored Brigade XII in El Goloso, Madrid and in the Spanish-American Combined Joint Staff; He was the Head of Baton of Plana Mayor and Battery of Services, in the Artillery Group of ATP-XI Campaign in Campamento, and belonged to the Investigation and Doctrine Group of the Artillery Academy in Fuencarral.

After being promoted to Commandant (or Major) he was assigned as Deputy Military Attaché to the Spanish Embassy in Washington D.C. and later to the Section of Structures and Organic of the Division of Plans and Organization of the General Staff of the Army. Once promoted to Lieutenant colonel, he was appointed to command the Artillery Group of the Self-Propelled Campaign XII of the Armored Brigade, in El Goloso, Madrid and, at his retirement, was assigned to the Military Mission of Spain before the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) in Mons, Belgium.[3]

In July 1997, and as Colonel, he was Head of the International Treaties Section of the Division of Plans and Organization of the General Staff of the Army and Head of the Area of Relations with NATO / WEU of the Subdirectorate General for International Affairs of the Directorate-General for Defense Policy.

He was promoted to Brigadier general in 1998[4] and he was appointed to the office of Deputy Director General for Plans and International Relations in the General Directorate of Defense Policy (DIGENPOL) of the Ministry of Defence. In 2001 he was promoted to Major general.[5]

In 2004 Sanz Roldán was promoted to Lieutenant general[6] and was appointed to the office of Director General of Defence Policy.[7] In the same year, he was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff as well as promoted to General of the Army.[8] He held this position until 2008, when the Council of Ministers appointed the Lieutenant general of the Air, Julio Rodríguez Fernández, as a substitute.[9]

Félix Sanz Roldán has held the position of High Representative for the Spanish Presidency of the EU, with direct dependence on the President of the Government.[10] In 2009, he was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa by the University Alfonso X the Whise in Madrid.[11]

On July 2, 2009, he was appointed Director of the National Intelligence Center[12] He revalidated his position as director of the CNI in 2014.[13]

Awards and honors

Awards

Honors

References

  1. ↑ País, Ediciones El (7 July 2009). "Chacón elogia la capacidad de mando y diálogo del nuevo jefe del CNI".
  2. ↑ "elmundo.es - Félix Sanz Roldán, nuevo Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa". www.elmundo.es.
  3. ↑ North Athlantic Treaty Organization, biographies. http://www.nato.int/cv/chod/sp/roldan.htm
  4. ↑ Royal Decree 394/1998, of March 13 (BOE)
  5. ↑ Royal Decree 623/2001, of June 8 (BOE)
  6. ↑ "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2004-9090". www.boe.es.
  7. ↑ "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2004-9096". www.boe.es.
  8. ↑ "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2004-12021". www.boe.es.
  9. ↑ "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2008-12393". www.boe.es.
  10. ↑ "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2008-15371". www.boe.es.
  11. ↑ "Doctor Honoris Causa". www.uax.es.
  12. ↑ "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2009-11129". www.boe.es.
  13. ↑ "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2014-7078". www.boe.es.
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