Chief of Defence
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The Chief of Defence is the highest-ranking military officer and professional head of the Belgian Armed Forces, responsible for their overall command and operational readiness.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chief of Defence (Belgium) | 0 |
| Michel Hofman | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military office
ⓘ
position of authority ⓘ public office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Belgian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| appointedBy | King of the Belgians ⓘ |
| category |
Belgian military appointments
ⓘ
Military ranks of Belgium ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Belgian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| formationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | CHOD ⓘ |
| hasRank |
admiral
ⓘ
general ⓘ |
| isChiefMilitaryAdvisorTo |
Federal Government of Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian government
Minister of Defence (Belgium) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Belgium
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ |
| memberOf | Belgian General Staff ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Belgian Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Air Component
Belgian Land Component ⓘ Medical Component of the Belgian Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Medical Component
Belgian Naval Component ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Chef Defensie
ⓘ
Chef d’état-major des armées ⓘ
surface form:
Chef de la Défense
|
| nativeLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Michel Hofman ⓘ |
| officeType | single-person office ⓘ |
| partOf |
Belgian Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence (Belgium)
|
| positionHeld | Chief of Defence (Belgium) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Marc Compernol ⓘ |
| replaces |
Chief of Defence (Belgium)
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of the General Staff (Belgium)
|
| reportsTo | Minister of Defence (Belgium) ⓘ |
| responsibility |
advising the Belgian government on defence matters
ⓘ
command of deployed Belgian forces in operations ⓘ coordination of joint operations among Belgian service branches ⓘ implementation of defence policy within the armed forces ⓘ operational readiness of the Belgian Armed Forces ⓘ overall command of the Belgian Armed Forces ⓘ readiness of Belgian military units for NATO and EU missions ⓘ strategic planning of Belgian military operations ⓘ |
| role |
highest-ranking military officer in the Belgian Armed Forces
ⓘ
professional head of the Belgian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| seat |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| startTimeOfCurrentHolder | 2020 ⓘ |
| style | General ⓘ |
| termLength | fixed term ⓘ |
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