Chief of the General Staff (Slovenia)

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Chief of the General Staff
Slovene: Načelnik Generalštaba
Standard of the Chief of the General Staff
Incumbent Major general  [sl] since 20 April 2020
Slovenian Armed Forces
Reports to	Minister of Defence
Nominator	Minister of Defence
Appointer	Government
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	1990
First holder	Major general  [sl]
Website	Official website

The Chief of the General Staff (Slovene: Načelnik Generalštaba) is the Chief of the  [sl] of the Slovenian Armed Forces. That person is appointed by the Government of Slovenia, after his/her nomination by the Minister of Defence. The current Chief of the General Staff is Major general  [sl].

List of chiefs of the general staff[]

Chief of the Republican Staff of the Slovenian Territorial Defence (1990–1993)[]

No.	Portrait	Chief of the Republican Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Ref.
1		Slapar, JanezMajor general  [sl] (born 1949)	1990	15 May 1993	2–3 years	Slovenian Territorial Defence	—

Chiefs of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces (1993–present)[]

No.	Portrait	Chiefs of the General Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Ref.
1		Gutman, AlbinColonel general Albin Gutman (born 1947)	15 May 1993	9 April 1998	4 years, 329 days	Slovenian Ground Force	—
2		Podbregar, IztokLt. Col. General  [sl] (born 1962)	9 April 1998	1 March 2001	2 years, 326 days	Slovenian Ground Force	—
3		Lipič, LadislavMajor general Ladislav Lipič (born 1951)	1 March 2001	1 June 2006	5 years, 92 days	Slovenian Ground Force	—
(1)		Gutman, AlbinColonel general Albin Gutman (born 1947)	1 June 2006	1 May 2009	2 years, 334 days	Slovenian Ground Force	—
4		Šteiner, AlojzMajor general  [sl] (born 1957)	1 May 2009	27 February 2012	2 years, 302 days	Slovenian Ground Force	—
5		Božič, DobranMajor general  [sl] (born 1964)	27 February 2012	12 October 2014	2 years, 227 days	Slovenian Ground Force	—
6		Osterman, AndrejMajor general Andrej Osterman (born 1960)	13 October 2014	22 February 2018	3 years, 133 days	Slovenian Ground Force	[1][2]
7		Geder, AlanMajor general Alan Geder (born 1958)	22 February 2018	28 November 2018	279 days	Slovenian Ground Force	[3]
8		Ermenc, AlenkaMajor general Alenka Ermenc (born 1963)	28 November 2018	14 March 2020	1 year, 107 days	Slovenian Ground Force	[4][5] [3][6]
–		Glavaš, RobertMajor general  [sl] (born 1962) Acting	14 March 2020	20 April 2020	37 days	Slovenian Ground Force	[6]
9		Glavaš, RobertMajor general  [sl] (born 1962)	20 April 2020	Incumbent	1 year, 292 days	Slovenian Ground Force	[7]

See also[]

• Slovenian Territorial Defence
• Slovenian Armed Forces

References[]