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Fernando Garcia Sánchez
JEMAD García en 2016.jpg
Image of CDS 2016
Chief of the Defence Staff
In office
30 December 2011 – 24 March 2017
Monarch Felipe VI
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy
Preceded by air general José Julio Rodríguez Fernández
Succeeded by army general Fernando Alejandre Martínez
Personal details
Born
Fernando Garcia Sánchez

(1953-09-25) September 25, 1953 (age 70)
Granada, Spain.
Spouse Jesús Tobío Cendón
Alma mater Escuela Naval Militar
Military service
Allegiance  Spain
Branch/service  Spanish Navy
Years of service 1971—2017
Rank SP-09 Almirante General.svg Admiral General
Commands
  • NATO 44.1 Naval group
  • Cataluña (F73)
  • 2nd Minesweeper Squadron
  • Emblem of the Spanish Navy 41st Escort Squadron.svg 41st Escort Squadron
  • Emblem of the Spanish Navy 2nd Group of Naval Action.svg Naval Action Group 2
  • Coat of Arms of the Spanish Defence Staff-EMAD.svg Chief of the Defence Staff
Battles/wars Operation Active Endeavor
Awards National Merit Badge Award

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.

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.

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.

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.

He is married to Jesús Tobío Cendón with 3 children.

Decorations and badge

 Spain
  • ESP Gran Cruz Merito Naval (Distintivo Blanco) pasador.svg Grand Cross of Naval Merit
  • ESP Gran Cruz Orden Merito Guardia Civil pasador.svg Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Civil Guard
  • ESP Orden de San Hermenegildo Gran Cruz pasador.svg Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo
  • ESP Orden de San Hermenegildo Placa pasador.svg Commander with Star of the Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo
  • ESP Orden de San Hermenegildo Encomienda pasador.svg Commander of the Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo
  • ESP Orden de San Hermenegildo Cruz pasador.svg Cross of the Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo
  • ESP Cruz Merito Militar (Distintivo Blanco) pasador.svg Cross of Military Merit
  • ESP Cruz Merito Naval (Distintivo Blanco) pasador.svg Cross of Naval Merit
  • ESP Cruz Orden Merito Guardia Civil (Plata) pasador.svg Cross of the Order Guard Merit of the Civil Guard
  • ESP Cruz Orden Merito Policial (Distintivo Blanco) pasador.svg Cross of the Order Police Merit
 France
 NATO
  • NATO Meritorious Service Medal bar.svg NATO Meritorious Service Medal
  • NATO Medal ribbon (Article 5).svg Article 5 Medal for Operation Active Endeavor

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