Thierry Burkhard

Thierry Burkhard
General Burkhard in 2024
Chief of the Defence Staff
Assumed office
22 July 2021
Preceded byFrançois Lecointre
Chief of Staff of the French Army
In office
31 July 2019 – 21 July 2021
Preceded byJean-Pierre Bosser
Succeeded byPierre Schill
Personal details
Born (1964-07-30) 30 July 1964 (age 60)
Delle, France
Military service
AllegianceFrance
Branch/serviceFrench Army
Years of service1989–present
RankArmy General
CommandsCEMAT, 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] 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 (2e REP) and held command of the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (13e DBLE) in Djibouti.