Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Croatia)
| Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia | |
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| Načelnik Glavnog stožera Oružanih snaga Republike Hrvatske | |
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| Ministry of Defence | |
| Member of | General Staff |
| Reports to | President of Croatia |
| Appointer | Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović President of Croatia |
| Formation | 21 September 1991 |
| First holder | General of the Army Anton Tus |
| Deputy | Major General Drago Matanović |
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Načelnik Glavnog stožera Oružanih snaga Republike Hrvatske) is the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Croatia. He is appointed by the President of Croatia, who is the commander-in-chief. The current Chief of the General Staff is Lieutenant General Mirko Šundov.
List of chiefs of the general staff
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Commander-in-Chief |
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| 1 | General of the Army Anton Tus (born 1931) [a] | 21 September 1991 | 20 November 1992 | 1 year, 60 days |  Air Force | Franjo Tuđman | |
| 2 | General of the Army Janko Bobetko (1919–2003) [b] | 20 November 1992 | 15 July 1995 | 2 years, 237 days |  Army | Franjo Tuđman | |
| 3 | General of the Army Zvonimir Červenko (1926–2001) [c] | 15 July 1995 | 11 November 1996 | 1 year, 119 days | Army | Franjo Tuđman | |
| 4 | General Pavao Miljavac (born 1953) [d] | 11 November 1996 | 14 October 1998 | 1 year, 337 days | Army | Franjo Tuđman | |
| 5 | Admiral Davor Domazet-Lošo (born 1948) | 14 October 1998 | 10 March 2000 | 1 year, 148 days |  Navy | Franjo Tuđman Stjepan Mesić | |
| 6 | General of the Army Petar Stipetić (1937–2018) | 10 March 2000 | 30 December 2002 | 2 years, 295 days | Army | Stjepan Mesić | |
| 7 | General Josip Lucić (born 1957) | 30 December 2002 | 16 January 2008 | 5 years, 17 days | Army | Stjepan Mesić | |
| - | Lieutenant General Slavko Barić (born 1957) Acting | 16 January 2008 | 28 February 2008 | 43 days | Army | Stjepan Mesić | |
| (7) | General Josip Lucić (born 1957) | 28 February 2008 | 1 March 2011 | 3 years, 1 day | Army | Stjepan Mesić Ivo Josipović | |
| 8 | General Drago Lovrić (born 1961) | 1 March 2011 | 1 March 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Army | Ivo Josipović Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović | |
| 9 | General Mirko Šundov (born 1962) | 1 March 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 160 days | Army | Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović |
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Notes
- ^ Previously served as the last commander of the Yugoslav Air Force from 1985 to 1991.
- ^ Served during the Operation Flash (1–3 May 1995).
- ^ Served during the Operation Storm (4–7 August 1995).
- ^ Afterwards served as the Minister of Defence from 1998 to 2000.
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