Petr Pavel
Petr Pavel (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtr̩ ˈpavɛl]; born 1 November 1961) is a Czech politician and former army general who has been the 4th President of the Czech Republic since 2023. He was Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 2015 to 2018. He also was the Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces from 2012 to 2015.[1]
Petr Pavel | |
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 Portrait, 2023 | |
| 4th President of the Czech Republic | |
| Assumed office 9 March 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Petr Fiala |
| Preceded by | Miloš Zeman |
| Chair of the NATO Military Committee | |
| In office 26 June 2015 – 29 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Knud Bartels |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Peach |
| Chief of the General Staff | |
| In office 1 July 2012 – 1 May 2015 | |
| President | Václav Klaus Miloš Zeman |
| Preceded by | Vlastimil Picek |
| Succeeded by | Josef Bečvář |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1961
(aged 64) Planá, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | Independent (since 1989) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1985–1989) |
| Spouse(s) | Hana Pavlová
(m. 1986–2001) |
| Children | 2 (and 1 stepdaughter) |
| Alma mater | Military School of Ground Forces Military Academy King's College London |
| Awards | Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic Medal of Heroism Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Czechoslovakia (1983–1992) Czech Republic (1993–2018) |
| Branch/service | Czech Army |
| Years of service | 1983–2018 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | |
Petr Pavel Media
Pavel (4th from left) at the International Special Training Centre in Pfullendorf, Germany in February 2016
Haakon Bruun-Hanssen (left), Norway's Chief of Defence, in a discussion with Pavel in 2016
Pavel during a rally in support of Ukraine in Brno, March 2022
Petr Pavel and his wife during a Charles III reception at Buckingham Palace, May 2023
Pavel addressing the European Parliament, October 2023
Pavel with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola in 2023
Pavel meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius
Pavel with Charles Michel, the prime minister of Belgium, at the 2015 Halifax International Security Forum
Pavel with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, 16 July 2024
Pavel, his wife Eva Pavlová and Bill Clinton in March 2024
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