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Jean-Louis Georgelin (born 30 August 1948 in Aspet, Haute-Garonne) is a French Army General who was Chief of the Defence Staff ("Chef d'état-major des armées", CEMA) between 4 October 2006 and 25 February 2010. Since 9 June 2010, he has served as Great Chancellor of the French national order, the ''
Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...
''.


Biography

After nine years at the
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, Georgelin joined Saint-Cyr in 1967. As a lieutenant, he was Chef de Section (Platoon Commander) at the ''École d'application de l'infanterie'' (Infantry School) from 1975 to 1976, responsible for the training of non-commissioned officers. He served with the 153rd infantry regiment as a Captain. As a "Commandant"(Major), he graduated from the
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at
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and then from the Institute of Higher National Defence Studies (IHEDN) in Paris. From 1985 to 1988, as a Lieutenant-colonel, he was in charge of a class at Saint-Cyr (promotion ''Cadets de la France Libre''). He then served at the chief of staff of the Army at the financial department from 1988 to 1991. He was aid to the chief of cabinet of the Prime Minister from 1994 to 1997. From 1998 and 2002 he served at the general staff of the Army, directing the "plans, programmes and evaluations" division. Georgelin was personal chief of staff of President Jacques Chirac from 25 October 2002 to 4 October 2006. Promoted to ''général d'armée'' the 3d October 2003. He was promoted to Chief of the Defence Staff by the ministerial council of 20 August 2006. He became the Great Chancellor of the French national order of the Legion of honor by the ministerial council of 9 June 2010. On 17 April 2019 Georgelin was appointed as special representative to oversee the reconstruction of
Notre-Dame-de-Paris Notre-Dame de Paris (; meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral, dedicated to the ...
after it was severely damaged by fire.


Honours

* French Parachutist Badge * Grand Cross of the
Légion d'Honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...
(France) * Grand Cross of the
Ordre national du Mérite The Ordre national du Mérite (; en, National Order of Merit) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's estab ...
(France) * French Order of Academic Palms, Commander * French Order of Arts and Letters, Commander *
French commemorative medal The French commemorative medal (french: "Médaille commémorative française") is a French decoration intended to recognize civilians and soldiers who took part in specific missions ordered by the French government carried out outside of French ...
*
NATO Medal The NATO Medal is an international military decoration which is awarded to various militaries of the world under the authority of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It is manufactured by Eekelers-Centini Intl, of Hemiksem, Belgium. ...
for the former Yugoslavia with bar *
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...
, Commander's Cross * Commander of the US Legion of Merit * Sash of the
Order of the Aztec Eagle The Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle ( es, Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca) forms part of the Mexican Honours System and is the highest Mexican order awarded to foreigners in the country. History It was created by decree on December 29, 1933 ...
(Mexico) * Order pro Merito Melitensi (Order of Merit of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta), Grand Cross with swords *
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani, links=yes, OESSH), also called Order of the Holy Sepulchre or Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, is a Catholic order of knighthood under ...
, Cross of Merit with Gold Star (Holy See) *
Distinguished Service Order (Military) The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) ( eng, Distinguished Service Order (Military)) is a decoration awarded to members of the Singapore Armed Forces and allied military members for exceptionally distinguished service or merit in senior comm ...
, Singapore * Order of Excellence, Grand Cross (Pakistan) *
Order of Bernardo O'Higgins The Order of Bernardo O'Higgins ( es, Orden de Bernardo O'Higgins) is an award issued by Chile. It is the highest civilian honor awarded to non-Chilean citizens. This award was established in 1965 and named after one of the founders of the Chilean ...
, Grand Cross (Chile) *
Order of King Abdulaziz The Order of King Abdulaziz is a Saudi Arabian order of merit. The order was named after Abdulaziz Al Saud, founder of the modern Saudi state. History In 1971, the introduction of orders was announced in a decree. It was instituted by King Fais ...
, Grand Officer (Saudi Arabia) * Order of Aviz, Grand Officer (Portugal) *
Order of Saint-Charles The Order of Saint Charles (french: Ordre de Saint Charles) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in Monaco on 15 March 1858. Award This order rewards service to the State or Prince. In particular cases, it may be granted to foreign ...
, Grand Officer (Monaco) *
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-ranking ...
, Grand Officer (Italy) * Military Order of Morocco, 2nd class *
Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
, Honorary Knight Commander (Military) *
Order of Isabella the Catholic The Order of Isabella the Catholic ( es, Orden de Isabel la Católica) is a Spanish civil order and honor granted to persons and institutions in recognition of extraordinary services to the homeland or the promotion of international relations a ...
, Commander (Spain) *
Order of Léopold The Order of Leopold ( nl, Leopoldsorde, french: Ordre de Léopold, ) is one of the three current Belgian national honorary orders of knighthood. It is the oldest and highest order of Belgium and is named in honour of its founder, King Leo ...
, Commander (Belgium) * Order of the Crown, Commander (Belgium) *
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary The Hungarian Order of Merit ( hu, Magyar Érdemrend) is the fourth highest State Order of Hungary. Founded in 1991, the order is a revival of an original order founded in 1946 and abolished in 1949. Its origins, however, can be traced to the O ...
, Commander *
Order of the Southern Cross Emperor Pedro I of Brazil founded the National Order of the Southern Cross ( pt, Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul) as a Brazilian order of chivalry on 1 December 1822. The order aimed to commemorate the independence of Brazil (7 September 18 ...
, Commander (Brazil) * Order of Merit of the Central African Republic, Commander * National Order of Merit of Benin, Commander *
National Order of Mali The National Order of Mali is the highest of honorific orders of Mali. History The National Order of Mali was founded on 31 May 1963 to celebrate the independence of the country acquired in 1960 after decades of French colonisation. As such, ...
, Commander * National Order of Niger, Commander *
National Order of Chad The National Order of Chad is the preeminent order of merit of the Republic of Chad. It is also featured on the Coat of arms of Chad. The Grand Master of the order is the President of Chad. Recipients * Paul Biya * Levi Eshkol * Mordechai Nam ...
, Commander *
Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Order Zasługi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Polish order of merit created in 1974, awarded to persons who have rendered great service to Poland. It is granted to foreigners or Poles resident a ...
, Commander * Order of Valour, Commander (Cameroon)


External links

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Biographie du Général d'armée Jean-Louis Georgelin, grand chancelier de la Légion d'honneur
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– Biographie du CEMA
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Article du journal ''Libération''
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Discours du chef d'état-major des armées
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Visite officielle du CEMA aux Etats-Unis


Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Georgelin, Jean-Louis 1948 births Living people People from Haute-Garonne École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni French generals Grand Chancellors of the Legion of Honour Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour Grand Cross of the Ordre national du Mérite Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Commanders of the Legion of Merit Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Grand Officers of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Grand Officers of the Order of Saint-Charles Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commanders of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Grand Officers of the Order of Aviz Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Commanders of the National Order of Mali Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland Recipients of the Order of Valour