Major General Miroslav Kocian
Military Representative – Slovakia
2013
Major General Miroslav KOCIAN was born on December 11, 1962 in Zilina, Slovakia. He commenced his military service in 1981 as a student of the Military Academy in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia, which he graduated from in 1985. He also attended additional studies at the Military Academy in Brno (Czech Republic) in 1993, the Command and Staff College in Hamburg (Germany) in 2000 and the NATO Defence College in Rome (Italy) in 2008.
During his military career Major General Miroslav KOCIAN has been appointed to an array of key posts in the field of Operations, Support as well as the Slovak integration to NATO and EU; he has performed a range of tasks related to the development of fundamental policy documents, including transformation of the Training and Support Forces. In 2008, he assumed post Deputy Chief of Staff Support CC-LAND HQ Heidelberg (Germany) which he performed until 2010. During that time he was also deployed to Pristina (Kosovo) where he commanded Joint Logistic Support Group. In 2011, he was appointed as the First Deputy Chief of Defence.
Major General Miroslav KOCIAN is married to Kamila and they have one son, Miroslav. His interests include tennis, running and golf. He speaks English and German.
Assignments
| 1985 - 1986 | Deputy Commander, GBAD Battery, Strakonice |
| 1986 - 1992 | Commander, GBAD Battery, Strakonice |
| 1992 | Deputy Commander, GBAD Regiment, Roznava |
| 1993 - 1994 | Commander, GBAD Regiment, Roznava |
| 1994 - 1999 | Commander, GBAD Brigade, Roznava |
| 2000 - 2002 | Deputy Chief of Staff Logistics, Air Forces Command, Zvolen |
| 2002 - 2004 | Chief of Staff of the Training and Support HQ, Trencin |
| 2004 - 2008 | Deputy Commander of the Training and Support HQ7 Trencin |
| 2008 - 2010 | Deputy Chief of Staff Support, CC-Land HQ Heidelberg |
| 2010 | Commander JLSG, Pristina |
| 2010 - 2011 | Chief of Staff Support, General Staff, Slovak Armed Forces |
| 2011 | Chief of Staff Operations, General Staff, Slovak Armed Forces |
| 2011 - 2013 | First Deputy Chief of Defence, Slovak Armed Forces |
| 2013- | Military Representative to NATO and EU |
Major awards and decorations
- Commemorative Medal of the Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic
- Commemorative Badge of the Chief of Defence of the Slovak Armed Forces
- Medal for Merits and Defence of Homeland
- Non Article 5 NATO Medal for service with NATO
- Medal of the Minister of Defence for Service in Peace - Keeping Operations
- Military Badge of Honour of the Slovak Armed Forces
- Commemorative Medal of the 20th anniversary of the Slovak Armed Forces
- Military Badge of the Air Defence Technician
Effective dates of promotion
| January 1, 1982 | Staff Sergeant |
| July 18, 1985 | First Lieutenant |
| October 1, 1987 | Second Lieutenant |
| October 1, 1990 | Captain |
| September 1, 1994 | Major |
| December 1, 1996 | Lieutenant Colonel |
| November 18, 2000 | Colonel |
| May 8, 2005 | Brigadier General |
| May 4, 2010 | Major General |