Teodoro Esteban López Calderón
Teodoro Esteban López Calderón | |
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Chief of Staff of the Spanish Navy | |
Assumed office 31 March 2017 | |
Monarch | Felipe VI |
Prime Minister | Mariano Rajoy |
Preceded by | Jaime Muñoz-Delgado |
Personal details | |
Born | Teodoro Esteban López Calderón May 3, 1954 Cartagena, Francoist Spain |
Alma mater | NATO Defense College |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Spain |
Branch/service | Spanish Navy |
Years of service | 1973—present |
Rank | Admiral General |
Commands | 41st Escort Squadron 2nd Group of Naval Action |
Teodoro Esteban López Calderón (born 3 May 1954, Cartagena, Spain) is an officer of the Spanish Navy who currently serves as its Chief of Staff, holding the rank of Admiral General] (Spanish: Almirante general). Up until his appointment to that post in March 2017, he served as the head of Defense Operations Command, responsible for overseeing military operations abroad.
Biography
López Calderón was born in 1954 in the city of Cartagena and joined the Spanish Navy in 1973. Throughout his naval career, he had command of the second anti-mine squadron, the frigate Catalonia, the 41st Escort Squadron, and the 2nd Group of Naval Action Forces. During the latter, López Calderón took part in Operation Active Endeavor, as the 2nd Group included the Spanish surface ships that were assigned to the mission.[1] In addition, he was a technical adviser to the Minister of Defense and head of the Navy General Staff's strategic planning section. López Calderón was also the chief of Defense Operations Command on the General Staff.[2]
He was accepted by the Council of Ministers as the replacement of Admiral General Jaime Muńoz-Delgado on 31 March 2017 as the new Chief of Staff of the Navy.[1][2]
Personal life
He is married with five children and also has two grandchildren. He can speak fluent English along with his native Spanish.[2]
Awards and decorations
- Grand Cross of Naval Merit
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Civil Guard
- Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo
- Commander with Star of the Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo
- Commander of the Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo
- Cross of the Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo
- Cross of Military Merit
- Cross of Naval Merit
- Cross of the Order Guard Merit of the Civil Guard
- Cross of the Order Police Merit
- Chevalier of the Order of National Merit of the French Republic
References
- ^ a b http://www.galiciaartabradigital.com/archivos/154501 El almirante general Teodoro López Calderón nombrado nuevo AJEMA Template:Es icon. GaliciaArtabra. Published 31 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ a b c El cartagenero Teodoro López, nuevo almirante jefe de Estado Mayor de la Armada Template:Es icon. Laverdad. Published 31 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.