Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain

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The Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain is the highest-ranking military officer who commands and coordinates the Spanish Armed Forces under the authority of the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chief of defence
military office
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Spain
appointedBy Spanish government
surface form: Council of Ministers of Spain
constitutes highest-ranking military officer in Spain
country Spain
firstHolder Álvaro de Lacalle Leloup
flag Standard of the Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain
formationDate 1984-01-01
hasAbbreviation JEMAD
headOf Spanish Armed Forces
inception 1984
isPartOf Ministry of Defence of Spain
jurisdiction Spanish Armed Forces
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
legalBasis Ley Orgánica 5/2005 de la Defensa Nacional
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Community of Madrid
memberOf Defence Staff of Spain
surface form: Board of Chiefs of Staff of Spain

National Defence Council of Spain
nativeLabel Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa
nominatedBy Prime Minister of Spain
officeHolder Teodoro Esteban López Calderón
officeHolderStartTime 2021-01-27
officeType professional military post
partOf Spanish Armed Forces
precededBy Chief of the Defence High Command of Spain
rank Admiral General
General of the Air and Space
General of the Army
reportsTo Minister of Defence of Spain
President of the Council of Ministers of Spain
surface form: Prime Minister of Spain
residence Madrid
responsibleFor advising the government on military affairs
joint operations planning
operational command of the Spanish Armed Forces
strategic direction of the Spanish Armed Forces
scopeOfAuthority all branches of the Spanish Armed Forces
seat Madrid
shortName JEMAD
style Excelentísimo señor
subordinateTo Spanish government
surface form: Government of Spain

Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces
surface form: King of Spain in his capacity as Captain General of the Armed Forces
supervises Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force
surface form: Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force (Spain)

Chief of Staff of the Army (Spain)
Chief of Staff of the Navy (Spain)
Defence Staff of Spain
surface form: Joint Defence Staff of Spain
symbol Emblem of the Spanish Armed Forces
termLength not fixed by law

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Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force reportsTo Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain
Spanish Navy reportsTo Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain
Ejército de Tierra subordinateTo Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain