Commander of the Joint Headquarters (Latvia)
The Commander of the Joint Headquarters is Chief of the Latvian National Armed Forces and the national defence organisations.
Commander of the Joint Headquarters
Latvijas Nacionālo bruņoto spēku komandieris | |
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Latvian National Armed Forces | |
Member of | The Joint Headquarters |
Reports to | Ministry of Defence |
Website | mil.lv |
List of Chiefs
Armed Forces Commander (1919–1940)
No. | Armed Forces Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
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1 | Dāvids Sīmansons (1859–1933) (Supreme Commander of the Latvian Armed Forces) | General10 July 1919 | 16 October 1919 | 98 days | |
2 | Jānis Balodis (1881–1965) (Supreme Commander of the Latvian Armed Forces) | General16 October 1919 | 1 April 1921 | 1 year, 167 days | |
3 | Mārtiņš Peniķis (1874–1964) | General1 April 1921 | 23 February 1924 | 2 years, 328 days | |
4 | Pēteris Radziņš (1880–1930) | General23 February 1924 | 25 April 1928 | 4 years, 62 days | |
(3) | Mārtiņš Peniķis (1874–1964) | General25 April 1928 | 14 November 1934 | 6 years, 203 days | |
5 | Krišjānis Berķis (1884–1942) | General14 November 1934 | 20 June 1940 | 5 years, 219 days | |
6 | Roberts Kļaviņš (1884–1941) | General20 June 1940 | 24 December 1940 | 187 days |
For period from 1940 to 1992, see Chief of the General Staff.
Commander of the Joint Headquarters (1992–present)
No. | Commander of the Joint Headquarters | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref | |
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1 | Dainis Turlais (born 1950) | Colonel29 October 1992 | 25 October 1994 | 1 year, 361 days | ||
2 | Juris Dalbiņš (born 1954) | Colonel25 October 1994 | 8 June 1998 | 3 years, 226 days | ||
3 | Juris Eihmanis (born 1954) | Colonel25 June 1998 | 10 December 1998 | 168 days | ||
4 | Raimonds Graube (born 1957) | Lieutenant general1 February 1999 | 31 January 2003 | 3 years, 364 days | ||
5 | Gaidis Andrejs Zeibots (born 1945) | Vice admiral31 January 2003 | 6 July 2006 | 3 years, 156 days | ||
6 | Major general Juris Maklakovs (born 1964) | 6 July 2006 | 6 July 2010 | 4 years, 0 days | ||
(4) | Raimonds Graube (born 1957) | Lieutenant general6 July 2010 | 27 January 2017 | 6 years, 205 days | ||
7 | Leonīds Kalniņš (born 1957) | Lieutenant general27 January 2017 | Incumbent | 4 years, 8 days | [1] |
See also
References
- "NBS Vadība". www.mil.lv. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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