Chief of the General Staff (Slovakia)
| Chief of the General Staff | |
|---|---|
| Náčelník Generálneho štábu | |
 Seal of the General Staff | |
since 7 May 2018 | |
| Ministry of Defence of Slovakia | |
| Reports to | The President Minister of Defence |
| Seat | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Appointer | The President |
| Formation | September 1, 1994 |
| First holder | Colonel General Jozef Tuchyňa |
The Chief of the General Staff (Slovak: Náčelník Generálneho štábu) is the Chief of the General Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces. He is appointed by the President of Slovakia, who is the commander-in-chief. The current Chief of the General Staff is Lieutenant General Daniel Zmeko.
List of chiefs of the general staff
[edit]For period from 1919 to 1992, see Chief of the General Staff of Czechoslovakia.
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Lieutenant General Július Humaj (born 1949) Acting [a] | 1 January 1993 | 18 March 1993 | 76 days |  Army | |
| 1 | Lieutenant General Július Humaj (born 1949) [a] | 18 March 1993 | 31 August 1994 | 1 year, 166 days | Army | |
| 2 | Colonel General Jozef Tuchyňa (1941–2019) | 1 September 1994 | 19 August 1998 | 3 years, 352 days | Army | |
| 3 | Major General Marián Mikluš (born 1953) [b] | 19 August 1998 | 4 December 1998 | 107 days | Army | |
| 4 | General Milan Cerovský (born 1949) | 4 December 1998 | 21 December 2004 | 6 years, 17 days | Army | |
| 5 | General Ľubomír Bulík (born 1957) | 21 December 2004 | 15 December 2011 | 6 years, 359 days | Army | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Peter Vojtek (born 1958) | 15 December 2011 | 6 May 2014 | 2 years, 142 days | Army | |
| 7 | General Milan Maxim (born 1956) | 6 May 2014 | 7 May 2018 | 4 years, 1 day | Army | |
| 8 | Lieutenant General Daniel Zmeko (born 1967) | 7 May 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 186 days | Army |
![Július Humaj [sk]](/https/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slovakia_army_899.jpg)
![Marián Mikluš [sk]](/https/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slovakia_army_31939.jpg)
![Milan Cerovský [sk]](/https/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slovakia_army_900.jpg)
![Ľubomír Bulík [sk]](/https/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slovakia_army_896.jpg)
![Peter Vojtek [sk]](/https/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Militarycommanders15Slovakia.jpg)
![Milan Maxim [sk]](/https/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Milan_Maxim.jpg)
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Commander of the Army of the Slovak Republic HQ.
- ^ Dismissed by the Minister of Defence Pavol Kanis.