Chief of the National Guard General Staff
Chief of the National Guard General Staff | |
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Αρχηγός του Γενικού Επιτελείου Εθνικής Φρουράς | |
Incumbent Lt. General since 18 March 2020 | |
Reports to | Minister of Defence |
Formation | 1964 |
First holder | Georgios Karagiannis |
Website | Official website |
The Chief of the National Guard General Staff (Greek: Αρχηγός του Γενικού Επιτελείου Εθνικής Φρουράς, abbrev. Α/ΓΕΕΦ) is the professional head of the Cypriot National Guard. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Cypriot military. Due to the close links between the Republic of Cyprus and Greece, the office is always filled by a retired lieutenant general of the Hellenic Army. The current Chief of the National Guard is Lieutenant General .
List of Chiefs[]
Since its creation in 1964, these people have served as Chief of the National Guard:[1]
No. | Picture | Chief of the National Guard | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | 1964 | 1964 | 0 years | ||
2 | 1964 | 1967 | 2–3 years | ||
3 | 1967 | 1969 | 1–2 years | ||
4 | 1969 | 1970 | 0–1 years | ||
5 | 1970 | 1973 | 2–3 years | ||
6 | 1973 | 1974 | 0–1 years | ||
7 | 1974 | 1975 | 0–1 years | ||
8 | 1975 | 1981 | 5–6 years | ||
9 | 1981 | 1985 | 3–4 years | ||
10 | 1985 | 1986 | 0–1 years | ||
11 | (born 1920) | Lieutenant general1986 | 1988 | 1–2 years | |
12 | (1916–1996) | Lieutenant general1988 | 1991 | 2–3 years | |
13 | 1991 | 1993 | 1–2 years | ||
14 | Nikolaos Vorvolakos (1931–2014) | Lieutenant generalFebruary 1993 | April 1998 | 5 years | |
15 | April 1998 | May 2000 | 2 years | ||
16 | Evangelos Florakis (1943–2002) | Lieutenant generalMay 2000 | 10 July 2002 † | 2 years | |
17 | July 2002 | 2006 | 3–4 years | ||
18 | 2006 | 2009 | 2–3 years | ||
19 | 2009 | 2011 | 1–2 years | ||
20 | 2011 | 2014 | 2–3 years | ||
21 | 2014 | March 2017 | 2–3 years | ||
22 | 31 March 2017 | 18 March 2020 | 4 years | ||
23 | 18 March 2020 | Incumbent | 1 years |
References[]
- ^ "Διατελέσαντες Αρχηγοί Εθνικής Φρουράς". army.gov.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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