Onno Eichelsheim

General Onno Eichelsheim
Eichelsheim in 2018
Chief of Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 April 2021
Preceded by	Lieutenant admiral Rob Bauer
Personal details
Born	1966 (age 57–58) Schiedam, Netherlands
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Air Force
Years of service	1986-present
Rank	General
Commands	Chief of Defence Vice Chief of Defence Director MIVD Director of Operations RNLAF Helicopter Operations Department, Defence Helicopter Command 301 Squadron
Battles/wars	UNPROFOR SFOR UNMEE ISAF

Onno Eichelsheim^[1] (born 1966) is a general in the Royal Netherlands Air Force serving as Chief of Defence (Dutch: Commandant der Strijdkrachten) of the Netherlands Armed Forces since 15 April 2021. Prior to his post, he served as the Vice Chief of Defence from 1 July 2019 to 8 March 2021.