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Miroslav Lorinc

Chief of Defence

Slovakia

May 2026 - Present

Slovakia

May 2026 - Present

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DATE OF BIRTH:      
 4th February 1963, Gelnica, Slovakia

EDUCATION:

2005: National security Course, Military Academy        
Liptovský Mikuláš
            
2000: Command-staff course, Military Academy  
Liptovský  Mikuláš
            
1990: Special GBAD course, Gatchina,
St.Petersburg

1982 - 86: Military Academy in  Liptovský Mikuláš
  
ASSIGNMENTS:
2026                 Chief of the General Staff, Slovak Armed Forces
2025                  Lieutenant General 
2024                  Deputy Chief of Defence
2020                  Slovak National Military Representative at SHAPE
2019                  Major General
2018-2020        Deputy Chief of General Staff-Chief of Staff, Slovak Armed Forces
2016-2018         Deputy Commander, Slovak Air Force 
2016                  Brigadier general
2013-2016        Commander, GBAD Brigade, Nitra
2010-2013        Deputy Chief of the Training, Exercise and Doctrine Division
2010                  Colonel
2006-2010        Deputy Chief of the Division for Planning Operations, Slovak Air Force HQ
2004-2005        Chief of staff, Deputy Commander of GBAD brigade,
2001                  Lieutenant Colonel
1996-2004        Commander of the GBAD Group SA-10
1996                  Major
1986-1996        Platoon commander, battalion commander, Chief of Staff, Deputy Commander
of GBAD Group
 
DECORATIONS:

  1. Honorary Badge of the SAF
  2. Memorial medals of MOD (several kinds),
  3. Honorary badges of Armed Forces 1.,2.,3.level,
  4. Badge of CHOD 1.,2.,3.level,
  5. Fidelity medals 1.,2.,3.level - Service medals (several kinds)

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English, Russian