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Teodor Frunzeti (born September 4, 1955,

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) was the chief of the

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Staff from 3 November 2006 to 17 March 2009.

Education

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" Military Academy,

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- 1977 *National Defense University, Joint Section, Bucharest - 1987 *Military Higher Education Instructors Course, Bucharest - 1991 *Joint Postgraduate Course, Bucharest - 1993 *

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School, Germany - 1995 *Microcomputer operation course, 1995 *Advanced French Course, Canada - 1995 *PhD in Military Art and Science - 1996 *Advanced English Course, USA - 1997 *

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, USA - 1998 *

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Senior management Seminar,

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- 2004 *NATO Defense College,

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- 2005 *Senior Executive Seminar at the George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies,

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- 2006 *International Defense Transformation Course at

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, USA - 2006 *PhD in political sciences - 2006 *Associate university professor and PhD coordinator at the National Defense University, Bucharest *Associate university professor at the "

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" University, Sibiu He is author and co-author of 13 books related to military activity and also of 114 specialty articles.

Positions

*1977–1980 - platoon leader at the 1st Mechanized Regiment *1980–1985 - instructor at the Patriotic Guards, Bucharest *1985–1987 - student-officer of the National Defense University, Bucharest *1987–1989 - chief of operations and deputy chief of staff at the 1st Mechanized Regiment *1989–1990 - chief of staff at the 452nd Engineer Battalion *1990 - staff officer at the Operations Division within the 1st Army Command *1990–1998 - lecturer and professor at the National Defense University *1998–2000 - university professor, pro-rector and deputy commander of the Land Forces Military Academy, Sibiu *2000–2002 - Chief of Defense Strategies Section at J5 Strategic Planning Directorate, General Staff *2002–2003 - 33rd Mechanized Brigade commander and 10th Territorial Corps deputy commander *2003–2004 - Chief of Training and Doctrine (and Army General Inspector) and Commander of the Land Forces Command *2004–2006 - Commander of the "Marshal

Alexandru Averescu Alexandru Averescu (; 9 March 1859 – 2 October 1938) was a Romanian marshal, diplomat and populist politician. A Romanian Armed Forces Commander during World War I, he served as Prime Minister of three separate cabinets (as well as being ''int ...

" 2nd Joint Operational Command * since November 3, 2006 - Chief of the Land Forces Staff

Honours

National honours

Romanian Royal Family The Romanian royal family ( ro, Familia regală a României) was the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Romania, a constitutional monarchy in Central-Eastern Europe. The kingdom existed from 1881, when Carol I of Romania was proclaimed king, until ...

: 52nd Knight of the Royal Decoration of the Cross of the Romanian Royal House * Romanian Republic: Recipiennt of the Faithful Service Cross

Foreign honours

* : Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour

Personal life

Teodor Frunzeti is married and has one child.

References

External links

*
General Frunzeti's biography on the Romanian Land Forces website
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