Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia

The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Načelnik Glavnog stožera Oružanih snaga Republike Hrvatske) is the Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of Croatia Armed Forces. He is appointed by the President of Croatia, who is the commander-in-chief. The current Chief of the General Staff is Vice Admiral Robert Hranj, since 1 March 2020.[1]

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia
Načelnik Glavnog stožera Oružanih snaga Republike Hrvatske
Seal of the Chief of General Staff
Flag of the Chief of General Staff
Incumbent
Vice Admiral Robert Hranj
since 1 March 2020
Ministry of Defence
Member ofGeneral Staff
Reports toPresident of Croatia
AppointerZoran Milanović
President of Croatia
Formation21 September 1991
First holderGeneral of the Army Anton Tus
DeputyGeneral Siniša Jurković

List of chiefs of the general staff
No. Portrait Chief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchCommander-in-Chief
1
Tus, AntonGeneral of the Army
Anton Tus
(born 1931)
[lower-alpha 1]		21 September 199120 November 19921 year, 60 days Croatian Air ForceFranjo Tuđman
2
Bobetko, JankoGeneral of the Army
Janko Bobetko
(1919–2003)
[lower-alpha 2]		20 November 199215 July 19952 years, 237 days Croatian ArmyFranjo Tuđman
3
Červenko, ZvonimirGeneral of the Army
Zvonimir Červenko
(1926–2001)
[lower-alpha 3]		15 July 199511 November 19961 year, 119 days Croatian ArmyFranjo Tuđman
4
Miljavac, PavaoGeneral
Pavao Miljavac
(born 1953)
[lower-alpha 4]		11 November 199614 October 19981 year, 337 days Croatian ArmyFranjo Tuđman
5
Domazet-Lošo, DavorAdmiral
Davor Domazet-Lošo
(born 1948)		14 October 199810 March 20001 year, 148 days Croatian NavyFranjo Tuđman
Stjepan Mesić
6
Stipetić, PetarGeneral of the Army
Petar Stipetić
(1937–2018)		10 March 200030 December 20022 years, 295 days Croatian ArmyStjepan Mesić
7
Lucić, JosipGeneral
Josip Lucić
(born 1957)		30 December 200216 January 20085 years, 17 days Croatian ArmyStjepan Mesić
–
Barić, SlavkoLieutenant General
Slavko Barić
(born 1957)
Acting		16 January 200828 February 200843 days Croatian ArmyStjepan Mesić
(7)
Lucić, JosipGeneral
Josip Lucić
(born 1957)		28 February 20081 March 20113 years, 1 day Croatian ArmyStjepan Mesić
Ivo Josipović
8
Lovrić, DragoGeneral
Drago Lovrić
(born 1961)		1 March 20111 March 20165 years Croatian ArmyIvo Josipović
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
9
Šundov, MirkoGeneral
Mirko Šundov
(born 1962)		1 March 20161 March 20204 years Croatian ArmyKolinda Grabar-Kitarović
Zoran Milanović
10
Hranj, RobertVice Admiral
Robert Hranj
(born 1962)		1 March 2020Incumbent335 days Croatian NavyZoran Milanović

Notes
  1. Previously served as the last commander of the Yugoslav Air Force from 1985 to 1991.
  2. Served during the Operation Flash (1–3 May 1995).
  3. Served during the Operation Storm (4–7 August 1995).
  4. Afterwards served as the Minister of Defence from 1998 to 2000.

See also

References
  1. "Predsjednik Republike imenovao viceadmirala Roberta Hranja na dužnost načelnika Glavnog stožera OS RH". predsjednik.hr (in Croatian). 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
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