Chief of the Romanian General Staff
Chief of Romanian General Staff
Şeful Statului Major General | |
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Coat of arms of the General Staff | |
Incumbent Genaral-Locotenent Ştefan Dănilă since 1 January 2011 | |
Appointer | Klaus Iohannis |
Term length | four years, can be extended up to five years |
Inaugural holder | Grigore Gărdescu |
Formation | 12 November 1859 |
Website | http://www.mapn.ro/smg/ |
The Chief of General Staff (Romanian: Şeful Statului Major General) is the highest military authority in the Romanian Armed Forces. He is appointed by the President of Romania, at the National Defense Minister’s proposal (with the approval of the Prime Minister) on a four-year period, with the possibility of one year extension. The Deputy Chief of General Staff or one of the Chiefs of the Services can be appointed in this position.
According to Law no. 346 from 21 July 2006 (art. 12), the General Staff provides for:
- force command;
- organization;
- planning and making operational;
- gradual increase of readiness levels;
- RAF’s mobilization;
- conduct of joint operations;
- troops’ training;
- basic and specialty training of the active-duty and reserve military personnel;
- military personnel individual career management;
- armaments planning;
- standardization in the military field;
- implementation of the C4ISR, logistic and infrastructure system;
- conduct of the international military relations;
- religious assistance in the MoND;
- signing technical agreements with other states armed forces;
- promotion of the military culture and civil education values.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee is established at the level of the General Staff. The Committee is a deliberative structure, having a consultative role. The Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee meets to discuss important topics with regard to the Romanian Armed Forces’ activity, usually quarterly or whenever necessary.
The Chief of General Staff is also the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
The Gallery of the Chiefs of General Staff consists of 48 Flag and Commissioned Officers in the 1859-2006 timeframe.
List of the Chiefs of the General Staff
No. | Rank | Name | Term start | Term end | |
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1 | Colonel | Grigore Gărdescu | 8 January 1860 | 29 January 1860 | |
2 | Maior | Istratie Sămăşescu | 29 January 1860 | 30 May 1860 | |
3 | General | Ion Emanuel Florescui | 30 May 1860 | 30 August 1860 | |
(3) | General | Ion Emanuel Florescuii | 21 April 1864 | 1 May 1866 | |
4 | Colonel | Gheorghe Slăniceanui | 27 April 1877 | 18 August 1877 | |
5 | Colonel | Constantin Barozzii | 18 August 1877 | 20 October 1877 | |
6 | General | Ştefan Fălcoianui | 20 October 1877 | 1878 | |
(4) | Colonel | Gheorghe Slăniceanuii | 1878 | 22 February 1879 | |
7 | General | Alexandru Cernat | 1881 | 1882 | |
(4) | Colonel | Gheorghe Slăniceanuiii | 1882 | 1883 | |
(6) | General | Ştefan Fălcoianuii | 15 April 1883 | 23 May 1884 | |
8 | Colonel | Nicolae Dona | 23 May 1884 | 13 January 1886 | |
(6) | General | Ştefan Fălcoianuiii | 13 January 1886 | 18 June 1894 | |
9 | General | Iacob Lahovary | 1 October 1894 | 1 October 1895 | |
(5) | Colonel | Constantin Barozziii | 1 October 1895 | 1 October 1898 | |
10 | General | Constantin Poenaru | 1 October 1898 | 1 April 1901 | |
11 | General de brigadă | Alexandru Cărcăleteanu | 1 April 1901 | 1 April 1904 | |
12 | General de brigadă | Nicolae Tătărăscu | 1 April 1904 | 1 April 1907 | |
13 | General | Grigore C. Crăiniceanu | 1 April 1907 | 1 November 1909 | |
14 | General Adjutant | Ion Istrati | 1 November 1909 | 31 March 1911 | |
15 | General de Divizie | Vasile Zottui | 31 March 1911 | 18 November 1911 | |
16 | General | Alexandru Averescu | 18 November 1911 | 2 December 1913 | |
17 | General | Constantin Christescui | 2 December 1913 | 1 April 1914 | |
(15) | General de Divizie | Vasile Zottuii | 1 April 1914 | 25 October 1916 | |
18 | General de brigadă | Dumitru Iliescu | 25 October 1916 | 5 December 1916 | |
19 | General de Divizie Adjutant | Constantin Prezani | 5 December 1916 | 1 April 1918 | |
(17) | General | Constantin Christescuii | 1 April 1918 | 28 October 1918 | |
(19) | General de Divizie Adjutant | Constantin Prezanii | 28 October 1918 | 20 March 1920 | |
(17) | General | Constantin Christescuiii | 1 April 1920 | 8 May 1923 | |
18 | General de brigadă | Alexandru Gorski | 8 May 1923 | 1 October 1923 | |
19 | General de Divizie | Alexandru Lupescu | 1 October 1923 | 21 June 1927 | |
20 | General | Nicolae Samsonovicii | 21 June 1927 | 11 August 1932 | |
21 | General de Divizie | Constantin Lăzărescu | 11 August 1932 | 31 November 1933 | |
22 | General | Ion Antonescu | 1 December 1933 | 11 December 1934 | |
(20) | General | Nicolae Samsonoviciii | 11 December 1934 | 1 February 1937 | |
23 | General de Divizie | Ion Sichitiu | 1 February 1937 | 1 November 1937 | |
24 | General de Divizie | Ştefan Gh. Ionescu | 1 November 1937 | 1 February 1939 | |
25 | General de Divizie Adjutant | Florea Ţenescu | 1 February 1939 | 23 August 1940 | |
26 | General de Armată Adjutant | Gheorghe Mihaili | 23 August 1940 | 6 September 1940 | |
27 | General de Brigadă | Alexandru Ioaniţiu | 6 September 1940 | 17 September 1941 | |
28 | General de Corp de Armată Adjutant | Iosif Iacobici | 22 September 1941 | 20 January 1942 | |
29 | General de Corp de Armată | Ilie Șteflea | 20 January 1942 | 23 August 1944 | |
(26) | General de Armată Adjutant | Gheorghe Mihailii | 23 August 1944 | 12 October 1944 | |
30 | General de Corp de Armată Adjutant | Nicolae Rădescu | 15 October 1944 | 6 December 1944 | |
31 | General de Corp de Armată | Constantin Sănătescu | 11 December 1944 | 20 June 1945 | |
32 | General de Corp de Armată | Costin Ionaşcu | 20 June 1945 | 27 December 1947 | |
33 | General-colonel | Constantin Popescu | 30 January 1948 | 18 March 1950 | |
34 | General de Armată | Leontin Sălăjan | 18 March 1950 | 26 April 1954 | |
35 | General (R.) | Ion Tutoveanu | 26 April 1954 | 15 June 1965 | |
36 | General (R.) | Ion Gheorghe | 15 June 1965 | 29 November 1974 | |
37 | General-locotenent (R.) | Ion Coman | 29 November 1974 | 16 June 1976 | |
38 | General-locotenent | Ion Hortopan | 1 July 1976 | 31 March 1980 | |
39 | General-colonel | Vasile Milea | 31 March 1980 | 16 February 1985 | |
40 | General-maior | Ştefan Guşă | 25 September 1986 | 28 December 1989 | |
41 | General (R.) | Vasile Ionel | 29 December 1989 | 2 May 1991 | |
42 | General (R.) | Dumitru Cioflină | 3 May 1991 | 22 January 1997 | |
43 | General (R.) | Constantin Degeratu | 22 January 1997 | 7 March 2000 | |
44 | General-locotenent (R.) | Mircea Chelaru | 7 March 2000 | 31 October 2000 | |
45 | General (R.) | Mihail Eugen Popescu | 31 October 2000 | 25 October 2004 | |
46 | General | Eugen Bădălan | 25 October 2004 | 13 September 2006 | |
47 | Amiral | Gheorghe Marin | 13 September 2006 | 31 December 2010 | |
48 | General-Locotenent | Ştefan Dănilă | 1 January 2011 | present |
Land Forces Naval Forces Air Forces
See also
References
- Romanian Ministry of Defence website, "Şefii Statului Major General" PDF (119 KiB)
- General Staff website
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