Chief of Defence (Luxembourg)

The Chief of Defence (French: Chef d’Etat-Major) is a position in the military of Luxembourg and head of the Luxembourg Army. Luxembourg's Chief of Defence is the professional head of the armed forces, and in charge of the day-to-day operation. The current Chief of Defence is Gaston Reinig.

He is formally subordinate to the Grand Duke, whom the Constitution names as the commander-in-chief,^[1] but answers to the Minister for Defence in the civilian government.^[2]

List of Chiefs of Defence

Chief of Defence	Rank	Start	End
Michel Mayer	Colonel	15 July 1967	9 October 1972
Pierre Dauffenbach	Colonel	9 October 1972	4 February 1976
Jean Betz	Colonel	4 February 1976	9 March 1980
François Welfring	Colonel	9 March 1980	13 May 1984
Nicolas Ley	Colonel	13 May 1984	21 February 1988
Armand Bruck	Colonel	21 February 1988	4 November 1994
Michel Gretsch	Colonel	4 November 1994	2 July 1998
Guy Lenz	Colonel	2 July 1998	28 January 2002
Nico Ries	Colonel	28 January 2002	15 January 2008
Gaston Reinig	General	15 January 2008	Incumbent
Source: Army of Luxembourg

Footnotes

1. ^ (French) "Une monarchie constitutionnelle". Service Information et Presse. http://www.gouvernement.lu/dossiers/famille_grand_ducale/monarchieconstit/index.html. Retrieved 26 November 2010. 
2. ^ (French) "Organigramme". Army of Luxembourg. http://www.armee.lu/organisation/organigramme/. Retrieved 26 November 2010.