Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic

Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic

The Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic (Chef d'état-major particulier du président de la République) is a role in the military and government of France, heading the president's military staff until the French Fifth Republic.

Heads of the president's military household (1879-1940)

The President's 'military household' (maison militaire) was formed by president Mac-Mahon but not insititutionalised until 1880. This group of officers advised the president on army matters, especially (under the French Third Republic) matters of ceremony. Such an allocation was useful since it allowed its officers to nourish political contacts in Paris who could aid their army careers.

  • 1879-1886 : général de division François Pittié
  • 1886-1892 : général de brigade, then de division Henri Brugère
  • 1892-1894 : général de brigade, then de division Léon Borius
  • 1894-1895 : général de brigade Ulysse Berruyer
  • 1895-1897 : général de brigade Charles Tournier
  • 1897-1898 : général de brigade Alexis Hagron
  • 1898-1900 : général de brigade Maurice Bailloud
  • 1900-1906 : général de brigade, then de division Émile Dubois
  • 1906-1907 : colonel Charles Ebener
  • 1908-1911 : capitaine de vaisseau Alexandre Laugier
  • 1911-1913 : capitaine de vaisseau Marcel Grandclément
  • 1913-1914 : général de division Antoine Beaudemoulin
  • 1919-1920 : général de division Jean-Baptiste Pénelon
  • 1920-1924 : général de division Henri Lasson
  • 1931-1940 : général de corps d'armée Joseph Braconnier

President's chief of staff

The 'chef d’état-major particulier' (CEMP) was the main military collaborator to the chief of staff, who headed the military overall, acting as an interface with him and playing a vital role in putting into practice nuclear deterrence. The last three CEMPs have gone on to be chef d’état-major des armées.

  • général Henri Grout de Beaufort : January 1959 - 1960
  • général Louis Dodelier : 1961 - 1963
  • général de division André Lalande : 1967 - 1969
  • général Jean Deguil : 1969 - 1971
  • général d'armée Michel Thénoz : 1972 - 1974
  • général d'armée Guy Méry : June 1974 - July 1975
  • général d'armée Claude Vanbremeersch : July 1975 - 1979
  • général Bertrand de Montaüdouin : 1979 - 1981
  • général d'armée aérienne Jean-Michel Saulnier : 1981 - 1985
  • général Gilbert Forray : 1985 - July 1987
  • général Jean Fleury : 31 July 1987 - April 1989
  • amiral Jacques Lanxade : April 1989 - 23 April 1991
  • général de division Christian Quesnot : 24 April 1991 - 7 September 1995
  • vice-amiral Jean-Luc Delaunay : 8 September 1995 - 29 April 1999
  • général de division Henri Bentégeat : 30 April 1999 - 24 October 2002
  • général d'armée Jean-Louis Georgelin : 25 October 2002 - 3 October 2006
  • vice-amiral d'escadre Édouard Guillaud : since 4 October 2006, renewed 16 May 2007

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