Council appoints new chairman of the EU military committee

Source: Council of the European Union (Council) i, published on Monday, January 23 2012.

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Brussels, 23 January 2012

PRESSE 5

Council appoints new chairman of the EU military committee

The Council today appointed General Patrick de Rousiers (France) as chairman of the military committee of the European Union (EUMC) for a period of three years as from 6 November 2012

General Patrick de Rousiers will replace General Hakan Syrén (Sweden), who took up office as chairman of the EUMC on 6 November 2009

The EUMC is the highest military body set up within the Council. It is composed of the chiefs of defence of the member states, who are regularly represented by their permanent military representatives. The EUMC provides the political and security committee with advice and recommendations on all military matters within the EU

CV of General Patrick de Rousiers

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