Chief of Staff of the French Navy

Chief of Staff of the French Navy
Chef d'État-Major de la Marine (fr)
Incumbent
Amiral Nicolas Vaujour [fr]
since 1 September 2023
Ministry of the Armed Forces
StyleMonsieur le Chef d'État-Major de la Marine
AbbreviationC.E.M.M.
Member ofChiefs of Staff Committee
Reports toChief of the Defence Staff
SeatHexagone Balard, Paris
AppointerPresident of the Republic
Requires the Prime Minister's countersignature
Formation1871
First holderJules Krantz
DeputyMajor General of the Navy
Websitewww.defense.gouv.fr

The Chief of the Naval Staff (French: Chef d’état-major de la Marine, acronym: CEMM) is a French general officer, adviser to the Chief of the Defence Staff for the French Navy and responsible to the Minister of the Armed Forces for preparing the Navy for its engagement. Since 1 September 2023, the Chief of the Naval Staff has been Admiral Nicolas Vaujour [fr].

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