Henri Bentégeat

Henri Bentégeat
Henri Bentégeat in November 2016
Born (1946-05-27) 27 May 1946
Talence Nouvelle-Aquitaine
AllegianceFrance
Branch French Army
Years of service1966–2009
RankGeneral
Chief of the Military Staff
Chief of the Defence Staff
CommandsRICM
French Forces - Antilles
French Defense staff
AwardsLégion d'honneur (Grand Croix)
Ordre national du Mérite (Officer)
Bundesverdienstkreuz
Legion of Merit

Henri Bentégeat (born 27 May 1946 in Talence, France) is a French Army general who served first as the Chief of the French Defence Staff between 2002 and 2006 and then as the chairman of the European Union Military Committee between 2006 and 2009.