Chief of the National Guard General Staff
| Chief of the National Guard General Staff | |
|---|---|
| Αρχηγός του Γενικού Επιτελείου Εθνικής Φρουράς | |
 Flag of the Cypriot National Guard General Staff | |
since 9 October, 2025 | |
| Ministry of Defense | |
| Formation | 1964 |
| First holder | Georgios Karagiannis |
| Website | Official website |
The Chief of the National Guard General Staff (Greek: Αρχηγός του Γενικού Επιτελείου Εθνικής Φρουράς, abbrev. Α/ΓΕΕΦ) is the professional head of the Cypriot National Guard. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Cypriot military. Due to the close links between the Republic of Cyprus and Greece, the office is always filled by a retired lieutenant general of the Hellenic Army. The current Chief of the National Guard is Lieutenant General Emmanouel Theodorou.
List of Chiefs
[edit]Since its creation in 1964, these people have served as Chief of the National Guard:[1]
| No. | Picture | Chief of the National Guard | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant general Georgios Karagiannis | 1 June 1964 | 12 August 1964 | 0 years | |
| 2 | Lieutenant general Ilias Prokos | 13 August 1964 | 25 September 1967 | 2–3 years | |
| 3 | Lieutenant general Georgios Moronis | 26 September 1967 | 10 June 1969 | 1–2 years | |
| 4 | Lieutenant general Ilias Gerakinis | 11 June 1969 | 31 July 1970 | 0–1 years | |
| 5 | Lieutenant general Charalambos Charalambopoulos | 1 August 1970 | 9 August 1973 | 2–3 years | |
| 6 | Lieutenant general Georgios Denisis | 10 August 1973 | 14 July 1974 | 0–1 years | |
| 7 | Lieutenant general Efthymios Karagiannis | 7 August 1974 | 9 March 1975 | 0–1 years | |
| 8 | Lieutenant general Ioannis Komninos | 10 March 1975 | 23 June 1981 | 5–6 years | |
| 9 | Lieutenant general Nikolaos Papanagiotou | 24 June 1981 | 29 August 1985 | 3–4 years | |
| 10 | Lieutenant general Dimitrios Matafias | 30 August 1985 | 2 November 1986 | 0–1 years | |
| 11 | Lieutenant general Georgios Politis (born 1920) | 3 November 1986 | 10 December 1988 | 1–2 years | |
| 12 | Lieutenant general Panagiotis Markopoulos (1916–1996) | 11 December 1988 | 16 December 1991 | 2–3 years | |
| 13 | Lieutenant general Georgios Seiradakis | 17 December 1991 | 31 December 1993 | 1–2 years | |
| 14 | Lieutenant general Nikolaos Vorvolakos (1931–2014) | 7 February 1994 | 25 April 1998 | 4 years | |
| 15 | Lieutenant general Dimitrios Dimou | 25 April 1998 | 19 May 2000 | 2 years | |
| 16 | Lieutenant general Evangelos Florakis (1943–2002) | 19 May 2000 | 10 July 2002 † | 2 years | |
| 17 | Lieutenant general Athanasios Nikolodimos | 16 July 2002 | 11 January 2006 | 3 years | |
| 18 | Lieutenant general Konstantinos Bisbikas | 11 January 2006 | 7 May 2009 | 3 years | |
| 19 | Lieutenant general Petros Tsalikidis | 7 May 2009 | 11 July 2011 | 2 years | |
| 20 | Lieutenant general Stylianos Nasis | 21 July 2011 | 25 June 2014 | 2 years | |
| 21 | Lieutenant general Georgios Basiakoulis | 25 June 2014 | 31 March 2017 | 2 years | |
| 22 | Lieutenant general Ilias Leontaris | 31 March 2017 | 18 March 2020 | 2–3 years | |
| 23 | Lieutenant general Demokritos Zervakis | 18 March 2020 | 8 September 2023 | 6 years | |
| 24 | Lieutenant general Georgios Tsitsikostas | 8 September 2023 | 8 October 2025 | 2 years | |
| 25 | Lieutenant general Emmanouel Theodorou | 9 October 2025 | Incumbent | 2 years |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Διατελέσαντες Αρχηγοί Εθνικής Φρουράς". army.gov.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 13 January 2019.