Flemming Lentfer (born 1 March 1964, Copenhagen) is a

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General and the current

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since 1 December 2020. Prior to Lentfer becoming Chief of Defence, he served as Director for the

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and National Armaments Director.

Education and Background

Lentfer entered the

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in 1983 and graduated in 1985. He then went to the

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in 1985 and graduated in 1988. In 1991 he took the Junior Staff Course at

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. Later in 1991, he began taking the Officer's Advanced Course at the

which he finished in 1992. In 1995 he went back to the

to take the Senior Staff Course which he completed in 1996. On 1988–1993, he served at the SAM Squadron 541, and served as a Staff Officer at the Defence Command from 1993 to 1995. He served as a syndicate leader and instructor on operations and logistics at the

from 1996 to 1998, and served as Secretary in the Danish Defence Commission. In 1999 - 2000, he served at the

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as a Staff Officer, and served at the Head of Branch at of

. He became the commander of the HAWK Battalion West from 2000 to 2002, and served at the Head of Plans and Programmes Branch at the Defence Command from 2002 to 2005. He became the Chief of Plans and Programmes Division at the Defence Command from 2005 to 2010, and served at the Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation, Chief of Acquisition and Planning Organization from 2010 to 2011. He returned to the Defence Command to serve as the Chief of Staff, Policy and Coordination, from 2011 to 2015, and served as Defence Command Denmark, Chief Joint Operations from 2015 to 2017. He served as the Director, Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics, Organisation and National Armaments from 2017 to 2020, before being appointed as the

since 1 December 2020.

Effective dates of promotion

Awards and decorations

Lentfer has been awarded:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lentfer, Flemming Living people Danish generals Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog 20th-century Danish military personnel 21st-century Danish military personnel 1964 births Military personnel from Copenhagen