Chief of Defence (Luxembourg)
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| post = Chief
| body = Defence
| native_name = {{native name|fr|Chef d’État-major de l'Armée}}
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| flagcaption = Insignia of the Chief of Defence
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| incumbent = General Steve Thull
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| incumbentsince = 29 September 2020
| department = {{army|Luxembourg}}
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| member_of = Ministry for Defence
| reports_to = The Grand Duke
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| formation = 15 July 1967
| first = Colonel Michel Mayer
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| deputy = Deputy Chief of Defence
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| website = {{url|https://www.armee.lu/organisation/personnel/personnel-cle/biographie-du-general-alain-duschene|Official website}}
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The Chief of Defence ({{langx|fr|Chef d’État-major de l'Armée }}) is a position in the military of Luxembourg and head of the Luxembourg Army. The 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 Steve Thull.
He is formally subordinate to the Grand Duke, whom the Constitution names as the commander-in-chief,{{cite web |url=http://www.gouvernement.lu/dossiers/famille_grand_ducale/monarchieconstit/index.html |title=Une monarchie constitutionnelle |publisher=Service Information et Presse |access-date=26 November 2010 |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524110520/http://www.gouvernement.lu/dossiers/famille_grand_ducale/monarchieconstit/index.html |archive-date=24 May 2011 |url-status=dead }} but answers to the Minister for Defence in the civilian government.{{cite web |url=http://www.armee.lu/organisation/organigramme/ |title=Organigramme |publisher=Army of Luxembourg |access-date=26 November 2010|language=fr}}
List of Chiefs of Defence
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 1
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| military_rank = Colonel
| officeholder = Michel Mayer
| officeholder_sort = Mayer, Michel
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| born_year =
| died_year =
| term_start = 15 July 1967
| term_end = 9 October 1972
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1967|07|15|1972|10|09}}
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| order = 2
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| military_rank = Colonel
| officeholder = Pierre Dauffenbach
| officeholder_sort = Dauffenbach, Pierre
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| born_year =
| died_year =
| term_start = 9 October 1972
| term_end = 4 February 1976
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1972|10|09|1976|02|04}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 3
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| military_rank = Colonel
| officeholder = Jean Betz
| officeholder_sort = Betz, Jean
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| born_year =
| died_year =
| term_start = 4 February 1976
| term_end = 9 March 1980
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1976|02|04|1980|03|09}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 4
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| military_rank = Colonel
| officeholder = François Welfring
| officeholder_sort = Welfring, François
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| term_start = 9 March 1980
| term_end = 13 May 1984
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1980|03|09|1984|05|13}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 5
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| military_rank = Colonel
| officeholder = Nicolas Ley
| officeholder_sort = Ley, Nicolas
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| term_start = 13 May 1984
| term_end = 21 February 1988
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1984|05|13|1988|02|21}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 6
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| military_rank = Colonel
| officeholder = Armand Bruck
| officeholder_sort = Bruck, Armand
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| term_start = 21 February 1988
| term_end = 4 November 1994
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1988|02|21|1994|11|04}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 7
| image = blank.png
| military_rank = Colonel
| officeholder = Michel Gretsch
| officeholder_sort = Gretsch, Michel
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| term_start = 4 November 1994
| term_end = 2 July 1998
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1994|11|04|1998|07|02}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 8
| image = blank.png
| military_rank = Colonel
| officeholder = Guy Lenz
| officeholder_sort = Lenz, Guy
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| born_year = 1946
| died_year =
| term_start = 2 July 1998
| term_end = 28 January 2002
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1998|07|02|2002|01|28}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 9
| image = Defense gov News Photo 050131-D-2987S-007 cropped.jpg
| military_rank = Colonel
| officeholder = Nico Ries
| officeholder_sort = Ries, Nico
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1953
| died_year =
| term_start = 28 January 2002
| term_end = 15 January 2008
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2002|01|28|2008|01|15}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 10
| image = Gaston Reinig.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Gaston Reinig
| officeholder_sort = Reinig, Gaston
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1956
| died_year =
| term_start = 15 January 2008
| term_end = 1 February 2013
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2008|01|15|2013|02|01}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 11
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| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Mario Daubenfeld
| officeholder_sort = Daubenfeld, Mario
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| born_year = 1958
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 February 2013
| term_end = 1 December 2014
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2013|02|01|2014|12|01}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 12
| image = Romain Mancinelli.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Romain Mancinelli
| officeholder_sort = Mancinelli, Romain
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1959
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 December 2014
| term_end = 29 September 2017
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2014|12|01|2017|09|29}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 13
| image = Journée de la commémoration nationale 2016, Alain Duschène-102.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Alain Duschène
| officeholder_sort = Duschène, Alain
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1960
| died_year =
| term_start = 29 September 2017
| term_end = 29 September 2020
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2017|09|29|2020|09|29}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 14
| image =Journée de la commémoration nationale 2021 (131) Steve Thull.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Steve Thull
| officeholder_sort = Thull, Steve
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1967
| died_year =
| term_start = 29 September 2020
| term_end = Incumbent
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2020|09|29}}
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Source: [http://www.armee.lu/organisation/personnel/personnel-cle Army of Luxembourg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119220316/http://www.armee.lu/organisation/personnel/personnel-cle |date=2014-11-19 }}
Footnotes
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