Major General  Andrej Osterman

Major General Andrej Osterman was born on 4 October 1960 in Kranj.

EDUCATION

1986: Bachelor of Laws (Faculty of Law, Ljubljana)
2005: Master of Laws (Faculty of Law, Ljubljana)
2010: PhD (Faculty of Logistics, Celje)

MILITARY EDUCATION

1979 - 1981: Reserve Officer School (during military service)
1999 - 2000: General Staff Course (Command and Staff School, SAF)
2001: Senior executive seminar 01-5; College of International and Security studies (Marshall Center, Germany)

OTHER SPECIALISED TRAININGS:

Management
Leadership
Comprehensive Approach to Peace Operations in the Balkans

PROMOTIONS

1981: Second Lieutenant

1985: First Lieutenant

1989: Captain

1993: Captain 1st Class

1993: Major

1995: Lieutenant Colonel

1997: Colonel

2009: Brigadier General

2014: Major General

CURRENT DUTY IN THE SAF

13 October 2014: Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces

PREVIOUS DUTIES IN THE SAF

1991 - 1992: Chief of Training Section, 3rd Territorial Defence Regional Headquarters, Kranj

1992 - 1993: Commandant, 510th Training Centre, Ljubljana

1993 - 1994: Chief, Military Unit Officer School

1995 - 1999: Deputy Director, Intelligence and Security Service

1999 - 2001: Advisor to the SAF Chief of the General Staff

2002 - 2002: Chief of the Personnel Division, SAF General Staff

2002 - 2004: Chief of the Personnel and Legal Affairs Division, SAF Force Command

2004 - 2005: Chief of Staff, SAF Force Command

2005 - 2008: Chief, SAF Doctrine and Development Centre

2008 - 2008: Chief, SAF Verification Centre

2008 - 2009: Commander, SAF Support Command

2009 - 2012: Deputy Commander, SAF Force Command

2012 - 2014: Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces

NATO COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

2005 - 2008: National representative to NATO Committee for Standardisation

2008 - 2009: National representative to National Advisory Group

SAF AND MOD DECORATIONS

Gold Award of the Chief of the General Staff

Gold Medal of General Maister

Silver Medal of General Maister

Bronze Medal of General Maister

Silver Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces

Bronze Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces

“For Slovenia” Memorial Badge

“Manoeuvre Structure of National Defence” Memorial Badge

Gold Medal of the Doctrine, Development, Education and Training Command

Gold Medal of the Support Command

Gold Plaque of the Doctrine Development, Education and Training Command

Silver Sword of the SAF Force Command

Gold Plaque of the Military Unit Officer School

Silver Plaque of the Military Schools Centre

OTHER DECORATIONS

Plaque of the Slovenian Officers Association

Cooperation Award of the Ministry of the Interior

Commendation of the Association of Military Mountaineers of the Republic of Slovenia

LANGUAGES

English

FAMILY STATUS

Major General Osterman is married to Sonja and they have two children.

CAREER PATH

In 1986, Major General Osterman acquired his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Faculty of Law, Ljubljana. In 2004, he completed master’s studies at the same faculty (“Law and State Theory” programme). In 2010, he obtained his PhD in System Logistics from the Faculty of Logistics in Celje. In addition to post-graduate education, he also completed various military education programmes.

Major General Osterman began his military career in 1981 as a reserve officer in a detachment of the Territorial Defence Regional Headquarters in Tržič. In 1991, he took up permanent employment in the Territorial Defence. So far, he has performed various staff and command duties at various command and control levels. He was member of the Manoeuvre Structure of National Defence and is a veteran of the 1991 War for Slovenia.

For several years, he has been member of the Employment Appeals Commission of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia. He was a member of the Science and Technology Council of the Slovenian Armed Forces, member of the Council of Experts for the Targeted Research Programme “Science for Security and Peace” and Council for Technological Programmes “Technology for Security and Peace 2006 – 2012”. He has given a number of lectures in the Slovenian Armed Forces and at different faculties and has authored and co-authored several articles and conference papers in Slovenia and abroad.

He is member of the Union of Veterans of the War for Slovenia, Association for the Values of Slovenian Independence, Slovenian Officer Association and Association of Military Mountaineers of the Republic of Slovenia.

Major General Osterman is married and lives in Breznica, the municipality of Žirovnica.