Thierry Burkhard

Thierry Burkhard
General Burkhard in 2024
Chief of the Defence Staff
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 July 2021
Preceded by	François Lecointre
Chief of Staff of the French Army
In office 31 July 2019 – 21 July 2021
Preceded by	Jean-Pierre Bosser
Succeeded by	Pierre Schill
Personal details
Born	(1964-07-30) 30 July 1964 (age 59) Delle, France
Military service
Allegiance	France
Branch/service	French Army
Years of service	1989–present
Rank	Army General
Commands	CEMAT, CEMA

Thierry Burkhard (born 30 July 1964) is a French Army general who has served as Chief of the Defence Staff since 22 July 2021.^[1][2] He previously served as Inspector of the French Army (2018–2019) and Chief of Staff of the French Army (2019–2021).

As an officer, Burkhard was deployed overseas a number of times. He served in the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2^e REP) and held command of the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (13^e DBLE) in Djibouti.