Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff
Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor
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Emblem
Active1977–2005
Country Spain
Branch Armed forces
Type Military staff
Part of Spanish Armed Forces
Headquarters Madrid
Commanders
First PresidentLieutenant General Carlos Fernández Vallespín
Last PresidentLieutenant General Álvaro de Lacalle Leloup
Insignia
AbbreviationJUJEM

The Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff (Spanish: Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor, JUJEM) was the highest joint military command body of the Spanish Armed Forces that operated between 1977 and 2005. The Board, subject to the political dependence of the Prime Minister, constituted the highest collegiate body of the chain of military command of Army, the Navy and the Air Force. The Board consisted of a president, selected from among lieutenant generals or admirals of the three branches of the Armed Forces, their chiefs of staff (Army, Navy and the Air Force) and a secretary. The president had to belong to the Group of Arms Command or Group "A" and was also chief of the Defence High Command, until the dissolution of this body in 1980. [1] The Board also had a General Headquarters, created in 1980 as a result of the dissolution of the Defence High Command, where the organs of aid to the command were integrated. Of the General Headquarters of the JUJEM they depended:

Contents

After its dissolution, the functions of the Board were assumed by the current Defence Staff.

Functions

The most important functions entrusted to the Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff were the following:

List of presidents of the Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff

After 1984, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was the Chief of the Defence Staff.

† denotes people who died in office.

No.PortraitPresident of the JUJEMTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchCommander-in-ChiefRef.
1
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Vallespín, Carlos FernándezLieutenant General
Carlos Fernández Vallespín
(1913–1977)
[lower-alpha 1]
2 February 197728 April 1977 85 days Emblem of the Spanish Army.svg
Army
Juan Carlos I [2] [3]
2
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Sánchez, Felipe GalarzaLieutenant General
Felipe Galarza Sánchez
(1913–1994)
[lower-alpha 1]
23 July 197712 September 19781 year, 51 days Emblem of the Spanish Air Force.svg
Air Force
Juan Carlos I [4] [5]
3
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Arregui, Ignacio AlfaroLieutenant General
Ignacio Alfaro Arregui
(1918–2000)
[lower-alpha 2]
12 September 197815 January 19823 years, 125 days Emblem of the Spanish Air Force.svg
Air Force
Juan Carlos I [6] [7]
4
Alvaro Lacalle Leloup, jefe de la JUJEM, en el Congreso de los Diputados (1982).jpg
Leloup, Álvaro de LacalleLieutenant General
Álvaro de Lacalle Leloup
(1918–2004)
15 January 19829 January 19841 year, 359 days Emblem of the Spanish Army.svg
Army
Juan Carlos I [8]

Timeline

Álvaro de Lacalle LeloupIgnacio Alfaro ArreguiFelipe Galarza SánchezCarlos Fernández VallespínBoard of Joint Chiefs of Staff

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Simultaneously served as Chief of the Defence High Command
  2. Simultaneously served as Chief of the Defence High Command until 19 May 1980

Sources and references

The content of this article incorporates material published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado, which is in the public domain in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of the Spanish Intellectual Property Law.

  1. JAYME BIOBDI, Diego (2010). "El Alto Estado Mayor" (PDF). Los Ejércitos del Franquismo (1939-1975). Instituto Universitario General Gutiérrez Mellado - UNED: 56. ISBN   978-84-608-1110-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
  2. (in Spanish) Real Decreto por el que se nombra Presidente de la Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor al Teniente General don Carlos Fernández Vallespín. The Spanish Official Gazette.
  3. (in Spanish) Ha muerto el Teniente General Fernández Vallespín. ABC (28/04/77).
  4. (in Spanish) Corrección de errores del Real Decreto 1845/1977, de 23 de julio, por el que se nombra General Jefe del Alto Estado Mayor y Presidente de la Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor al Teniente General don Felipe Galarza Sánchez. The Spanish Official Gazette.
  5. (in Spanish) Real Decreto por el que se dispone el cese como Presidente de la Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor y Jefe del Alto Estado Mayor del Teniente General del Ejército del Aire don Felipe Galarza Sánchez. The Spanish Official Gazette.
  6. (in Spanish) Real Decreto por el que se nombra General Jefe del Alto Estado Mayor y Presidente de la Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor al Teniente General don Ignacio Alfaro Arregui. The Spanish Official Gazette.
  7. (in Spanish) Real Decreto 47/1982, de 15 de enero, por el que se cesa como Presidente de la Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor al Teniente General del Ejército del Aire don Ignacio Alfaro Arregui, destinándole como Vocal del Consejo Superior del Ejército del Aire. The Spanish Official Gazette.
  8. "Chacón crea el Consejo de Jefes de Estado Mayor". El País (in Spanish). 2009-02-17. ISSN   1134-6582 . Retrieved 2018-09-30.

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