Chief of the Armed Forces (Switzerland)

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Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces
Chef der Armee (German) Chef de l'armée (French) Capo dell’esercito (Italian)
Incumbent Lt Gen Thomas Süssli since 1 January 2020
Federal Department of Defence
Abbreviation	CdA
Reports to	Head of the Department of Defence
Precursor	General Staff
Formation	1 January 2004
First holder	Lt Gen Christophe Keckeis
Website	Official website

The Chief of the Armed Forces (German: Chef der Armee (CdA); French: Chef de l'armée; Italian: Capo dell’esercito) commands the Swiss Armed Forces in time of peace and reports directly to the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports and to the Swiss Federal Council. The position was established in 2004.