Luc Fellay

Luc Fellay (born December 16, 1947 in Montreux , Switzerland ) is a Swiss corps commander and Special Advisor to the Director at the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP).

biography

After studying civil engineering at ETH Zurich, Fellay worked as an engineer in the civil sector before joining the instruction corps of the fortress troops in 1978, where he was initially employed as a unit instructor in the fortress schools.

After attending the Italian Army Command Academy ( Scuola di Guerra ; today: Centro per la Simulazione e la Validazione dell'Esercito ) in Civitavecchia from 1990 to 1991, he was in command of the fortress officers' school in Saint-Maurice from 1992 , then in command of the fortress artillery recruitment schools and arsenal commander of Sion and from January 1, 1996 accompanying promotion to brigadier commander of Territorial Brigade 10.

In 2000, he was employed as the commanding general of Territorial Division 1 in the rank of divisional officer and, from January 1, 2004, as the commander of the Swiss Army's armed forces . His primary goal in this position was to lead the Swiss Army as a credible, efficient armed force into a performance-oriented future, in particular to increase the efficiency of training, to anchor the militia army in the country and in the population as well as to perform competent operations by the brigades.

After almost four years in office, Fellay came under fire from the Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS), in particular from the head of the Swiss Army, Christophe Keckeis , who accused him in his publication The Future of the Swiss Army for having his opinion after the commander of the army still had far too many direct subordinates in 2007 and the army was not manageable in his opinion. He also called for reorganization before his own retirement. Fellay then resigned on December 31, 2007; Brigadier Dominique Andrey was appointed to succeed him . Federal Councilor Samuel Schmid commented in November 2007 that Fellay had shaped the army in a critical and decisive phase and that, in his view, the problems that had arisen were normal. Fellay has been working in his current role in an advisory role to the GCSP head since the beginning of 2008. Its tasks include the conception and implementation of civil-military events, leading participation in the development of new security policy products, modules and activities, representing the GCSP to partner organizations and at events in the military field, as well as promoting existing and new partnerships.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Luc Fellay new commander of the army - the Federal Council appoints top cadres of the Army XXI ( memento of August 23, 2004 in the Internet Archive ), Neue Zürcher Zeitung, No. 145, June 26, 2003.
2. ↑ The new Army Chief introduces himself - Major Luc Fellay presents his goals , Bern, December 2003.
3. ^ Corps commander Luc Fellay will be replaced , Neue Zürcher Zeitung online, 23 November 2007.
4. ^ Andrey new boss of the army , Blick, November 21, 2007.
5. ↑ Lt Gen Luc Fellay is special advisor to the director , SFwV SSGA, November 21 of 2007.