Chief of Staff of the French Navy | |
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Chef d'État-Major de la Marine (fr) | |
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since 1 September 2023 | |
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Style | Monsieur le Chef d'État-Major de la Marine |
Abbreviation | C.E.M.M. |
Member of | Chiefs of Staff Committee |
Reports to | Chief of the Defence Staff |
Seat | Hexagone Balard, Paris |
Appointer | President of the Republic Requires the Prime Minister's countersignature |
Formation | 1871 |
First holder | Jules Krantz |
Deputy | Major General of the Navy |
Website | www.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 .