Esa Pulkkinen | |
|---|---|
 Pulkkinen in 2022 | |
| 6th Director General of the European Union Military Staff | |
| In office 1 May 2016 – 30 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Wosolsobe |
| Succeeded by | Hervé Bléjean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1957 Kalvola, Finland |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Geneva Harvard University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Finland European Union |
| Branch/service | Finnish Army (1980–present) |
| Years of service | 1980– |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands | Armoured Brigade Jaeger Brigade European Union Military Staff |
| Awards | Order of the White Rose of Finland Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal Order of the Lion of Finland |
Esa Ilmari Pulkkinen (born 6 July 1957)[1] is a Finnish lieutenant general who served as Director General of the Defence Policy Department in the Ministry of Defence from 2010 to 2016 and again from 2020 to 2021. From 2016 to 2020, he served as the Director General of the European Union Military Staff (EUMS). Since 1 January 2022 he has been serving as the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of Finland[2][3]
- ^ "Kenraaliluutnantti Esa Pulkkinen - Puolustusvoimat". puolustusvoimat.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "The European Union Military Staff (EUMS), Eeas, European Commission". Eeas. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Esa Pulkkinen puolustusministeriön kansliapäälliköksi". Valtioneuvosto (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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