Pierre de Villiers

1956 -

Country of citizenship: France

Languages spoken, written or signed: French

Educated at: École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, Prytanée National Militaire, Cavalry Training School Saumur

Award received: Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the National Order of Merit, Cross for Military Valour, Combatant's Cross, National Defence Medal, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Commander of the Legion of Merit, Commander of the National Order of the Lion, Order of Valour, Order pro Merito Melitensi, NATO medal for the former Yugoslavia, NATO Medal

Position held: Major General of the Armed Forces, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Head of the Prime Minister's military cabinet

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Pierre François Marie Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon (born 26 July 1956), known as Pierre de Villiers (French: [pjɛʁ də vilje]), is a retired French Army general who served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 2014 to 2017. Following a disagreement on policy orientations with newly-elected President Emmanuel Macron, commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces, he tendered his resignation, a first under the Fifth Republic. Since his retirement from active service de Villiers has published a number of essays on geopolitics. His brother, politician Philippe de Villiers, was twice a presidential candidate. Source: Wikipedia (en)