Philippe Rebord
Philippe Rebord (born April 22, 1957 , legal domicile in Bovernier and Lausanne ) is a Swiss professional officer ( corps commander ). He was Chief of the Army from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019 .
biography
Philippe Rebord studied history , geography and French at the University of Lausanne and joined the infantry instruction corps in 1985 . From 1990 to 1995 he was an instruction officer at the anti-tank schools with a one-year break as a class teacher at an infantry officers' school (1991). In 1995 he became a class teacher at the central school , in 1996 he completed a year at the Collège interarmées de Défense in Paris , and in 1997 he was again a class teacher at an infantry officers' school. In 1998 he became chief of staff in the command of the general staff schools , in 2000 commander of the anti-tank recruiting schools in Chamblon and in 2001 commander of the infantry officer schools also in Chamblon. In 2002 he became the project manager of recruiting for Army XXI and in 2004 he was recruiting commander. On April 1, 2016, in addition to his previous duties, he became Deputy Chief of the Army. He has been Chief of the Army since January 1, 2017 .
His most important task is the implementation of the further development of the army (WEA) and, in cooperation with Federal Councilor Guy Parmelin, filling the relevant positions in the WEA.
On April 4, 2019, Rebord and Federal Councilor Viola Amherd announced his resignation as head of the army for health reasons at the end of 2019.
Military functions
- 1985 Captain : commander of Stabskompanie a protecting battalion
- 1989 Captain in the General Staff: Staff officer of a field division
- 1993 Major in the General Staff : Commander of an infantry battalion
- 1996 Lieutenant Colonel in the General Staff: Staff officer of a field army corps
- 1998 Colonel in the General Staff: Commander of an infantry regiment
- 2001 Colonel in the General Staff: Chief of Staff of a field division
- 2009 Brigadier : Commander Infantry Brigade 2
- 2014 Major in Division : Commander Higher cadre training in the army and Chief of Staff operational training
- 2017 Corps Commander : Chief of the Army
Private
Philippe Rebord is married to Catherine Rebord and has two grown daughters.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Swiss Army : Major Philippe Rebord , accessed on September 18, 2016 (PDF; 26 kB).
- ↑ a b c ASMZ : October 2016, page 53, The new chief of the army is called Philipp Rebord , accessed on January 7, 2017
- ↑ a b Heidi Gmür: Philippe Rebord succeeds André Blattmann. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . September 16, 2016, accessed September 18, 2016.
- ↑ Philippe Rebord becomes the new army chief. In: Tages-Anzeiger . September 16, 2016, accessed September 18, 2016.
- ↑ Chief of the Army resigns for health reasons. GS VBS, April 4, 2019, accessed on April 4, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rebord, Philippe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss professional officer (corps commander), chief of the army |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1957 |