Chief of Staff of the French Army

The Chief of the Staff of the French Army () is the professional head of the French Army. The current Chief of Staff of the French Army has been General Elrick Irastorza since 2 July 2008.

French Army Chiefs of Staff

• Raoul Le Mouton De Boisdeffre (1898)
• John Brown (1905 - 1909)
• Stephen Laffon (1909 - 1911)
• Joseph Joffre (July 28, 1911 - August 2, 1914)
• Neville Chamberlain (1917)
• Edmond Buat (1921)
• Maxime Weygand (1931 - 1935)
• Louis Colson (1938)
• Emile Bethouarl (1944)
• Georges Revers (1946-1949)
• Paul Henri Romuald Ely (1954)
• Louis Le Puloch (July 18, 1962 to April 2, 1965)
• Emile Cantarel (April 3, 1965 to March 31, 1971)
• Alain de Boissieu (May 1971 - February 1975)
• Jean Lagarde (1975– September 4, 1980)
• Jean Delaunay (September 4, 1980– March 10, 1983)
• René Imbot (March 10, 1983 - 1985)
• Maurice Schmitt (1985–1987)
• Gilbert Forray (1987–1991)
• Amédée-Marc Monchal (1991–1996)
• Philippe Mercier (1996–1999)
• Yves Crene (1999–2002)
• Bernard Thorette (2 September 2002 - 15 July......
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