Major General Jean-Paul Theler
Chief of Armed Forces Staff
As Chief of Armed Forces Staff, Major General Theler manages the most important business interests in the defence sector and is directly accountable to the Chief of the Armed Forces. He is responsible for the operational implementation of the political and military strategic directives and operational instructions.
Working at the interface between politico-strategic and operational-tactical levels, he is in charge of development, planning, resource allocation and steering of the armed forces.
Career
| 2021 | Chief of Armed Forces Staff |
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| 2020 | Director Federal Office for Civil Protection a.i. |
| 2018 | Project manager for Support Command |
| 2013 | Major General, head of Armed Forces Command Support Organisation |
| 2010 | Brigadier General, head of Armed Forces Personnel |
| 2004 | Colonel General Staff, chief of staff in a mountain infantry brigade |
| 2001 | Lieutenant Colonel GS, commander of an infantry battalion |
| 1998 | Major General Staff, chief of organisation and command & control in a territorial brigade staff |
| 1996 | Commander of an anti-tank company |
| 1994 | Captain, intelligence officer in a mountain infantry battalion staff |
Functions
| 2010 | Commander of the senior NCO courses |
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| 2009 | Staff officer assigned to Staff Operational Training |
| 2008 | Head of military doctrine division at the Armed Forces Planning Staff |
| 2006 | Head of section for joint doctrine at the Armed Forces Planning Staff |
| 2005 | Project manager for joint doctrine at the Armed Forces Planning Staff |
| 2002 | Team leader at the Commander and Staff Officer School and General Staff School, Armed Forces Training Centre in Lucerne |
| 2001 | Collège interarmées de défense, Paris, France |
| 1999 | Class teacher at infantry officer schools |
| 1995 | Entry into instruction corps Instruction officer in mountain infantry recruit schools |
| 1991 | Assistant at the Economic Institute of the University of Lausanne, after 1994, assistant professor |
Documents
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CV Jean-Paul Theler
01.01.2021 | PDF, 1 Pages, 241 KB
