Jean-Louis Georgelin
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Jean-Louis Georgelin (30 August 1948 – 18 August 2023) was a
On 17 April 2019, Georgelin was appointed special representative to oversee the reconstruction of
Biography
After nine years at the
As a "Commandant" (Major), he graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth and then from the Institute of Higher National Defence Studies (IHEDN) in Paris.
From 1985 to 1988, as a lieutenant-colonel, he was in charge of a class at Saint-Cyr (promotion Cadets de la France Libre). He then served as the chief of staff of the Army in the financial department from 1988 to 1991. He was an aide to the chief of cabinet of the Prime Minister from 1994 to 1997. From 1998 and 2002 he served at the general staff of the Army, directing the "plans, programmes and evaluations" division.
Georgelin was the
Georgelin was promoted to Chief of the Defence Staff by the ministerial council on 20 August 2006. He became the
On 17 April 2019, Georgelin was appointed special representative to oversee the reconstruction of
On 18 August 2023, Georgelin died after falling off a mountain during an alpine hike.) succeeded Georgelin in leading the reconstruction.
Honours
French Parachutist Badge- Légion d'Honneur(France)
Grand Cross of the Ordre national du Mérite (France)- Order of Academic Palms, Commander
French Order of Arts and Letters, Commander
French commemorative medal
NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia with bar
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Commander's Cross
Commander of the US Legion of Merit
Sash of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (Mexico)[6]
Order pro Merito Melitensi (Order of Merit of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta), Grand Cross with swords
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Cross of Merit with Gold Star (Holy See)
Distinguished Service Order (Military), Singapore
Order of Excellence, Grand Cross (Pakistan)
Order of Bernardo O'Higgins, Grand Cross (Chile)
Order of King Abdulaziz, Grand Officer (Saudi Arabia)- Order of Aviz, Grand Officer (Portugal)
- Order of Saint-Charles, Grand Officer (Monaco)
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Grand Officer (Italy)
Military Order of Morocco, 2nd class
Order of the British Empire, Honorary Knight Commander (Military)
Order of Isabella the Catholic, Commander (Spain)- Order of Léopold, Commander (Belgium)
Order of the Crown, Commander (Belgium)- Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, Commander
Order of the Southern Cross, Commander (Brazil)
Order of Merit of the Central African Republic, Commander
National Order of Merit of Benin, Commander
National Order of Mali, Commander
National Order of Niger, Commander
National Order of Chad, Commander
Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Commander
Order of Valour, Commander (Cameroon)
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Notes
- ^ Conseil des ministres du 9 juin 2010, mesures d’ordre individuel Archived 13 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jean-Louis Georgelin, un général pour veiller sur Notre-Dame
- ^ Décès en montagne du Général Jean-Louis Georgelin (in French)
- ^ a b Willsher, Kim (19 August 2023). "French general in charge of Notre-Dame rebuild dies in mountain fall". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ a b "French general in charge of Notre-Dame reconstruction found dead in Pyrenees". France 24. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "DOF – Diario Oficial de la Federación".
External links
- (in French) Biographie du Général d'armée Jean-Louis Georgelin, grand chancelier de la Légion d'honneur
- (in English) French national Order of Legion of Honnor, official website
- (in French) – Biographie du CEMA
- (in French) Article du journal Libération
- (in French) Discours du chef d'état-major des armées
- (in French) Visite officielle du CEMA aux Etats-Unis
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