Fernando García Sánchez

Fernando Garcia Sánchez (born September 25, 1953) is a retired Fleet Admiral and the Chief of Defence Staff of the Spanish Armed Forces, he took the office from December 2011 to March 24, 2017, he also chaired the Fundación Iberdrola España since 2018.[1]

Fernando Garcia Sánchez
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Chief of the Defence Staff
In office
30 December 2011 – 24 March 2017
MonarchFelipe VI
Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy
Preceded byair general José Julio Rodríguez Fernández
Succeeded byarmy general Fernando Alejandre Martínez
Personal details
Born
Fernando Garcia Sánchez

(1953-09-25) September 25, 1953
Granada, Spain.
SpouseJesús Tobío Cendón
Alma materEscuela Naval Militar
Military service
Allegiance Spain
Branch/service Spanish Navy
Years of service1971—2017
Rank Admiral General
Commands
Battles/warsOperation Active Endeavor
AwardsNational Merit Badge Award

Fernando Garcia was born on September 25, 1953, in Granada, Spain. He joined the Spanish Naval Academy in 1971, after he graduated, he was commissioned to Lieutenant Junior Grade in 1976 and served in different battleships spending 2000 days in the sea. He also attended the Naval Warfare College for a diploma course.[2][3]

Garcia Sánchez as a senior military officer, lectured in the Naval Warfare College and also in the Spanish Joint Staff College and was head of the Strategic Planning section of the Navy Planning division in 2003. He had also commanded the NATO 44.1 tactical operations Naval group peace missions in the Mediterranean twice, in 2000 and in 2001.[4]

He was promoted Rear Admiral in 2005 and Vice Admiral in 2008. He became the Chief of Staff of Defence on the December 30, 2011 after he was promoted to Admiral, prior to that, he was the Chief of Staff of the Maritime Task Force, and deputy Chief of Naval Staff. Fernando Garcia speaks English and French fluently.[5]

He is married to Jesús Tobío Cendón with 3 children.

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References
  1. "Fernando García Sánchez- Presidente de la Fundación Iberdrola España". fundacionaon.es. April 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. http://eeas.europa.eu/csdp/structures-instruments-agencies/eumc/documents/admiral_fernando_garc_a_s_nchez.pdf&sa=U&ved=
  3. https://www.fundacioniberdrolaespana.org/wp-content/uploads/CVFernandoGarcia_EN.pdf&sa=U&ved=
  4. Fernando García Sánchez. (Granada, 1953) Chairman of FUNDACIÓN IBERDROLA ESPAÑA: CVFernandoGarcia_EN.pdf
  5. NATO. "Fernando García Sánchez, Chief of Defence of Spain". NATO. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
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