Fernando Garcia Sánchez (born September 25, 1953) is a retired

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and the Chief of Defence Staff of the

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, he took the office from December 2011 to March 24, 2017, he also chaired the Fundación Iberdrola España since 2018. Fernando Garcia was born on September 25, 1953, in Granada, Spain. He joined the Spanish Naval Academy in 1971, after he graduated, he was commissioned to Lieutenant Junior Grade in 1976 and served in different battleships spending 2000 days in the sea. He also attended the Naval Warfare College for a diploma course. Garcia Sánchez as a senior military officer, lectured in the Naval Warfare College and also in the Spanish Joint Staff College and was head of the Strategic Planning section of the Navy Planning division in 2003. He had also commanded the NATO 44.1 tactical operations Naval group peace missions in the Mediterranean twice, in 2000 and in 2001. He was promoted Rear Admiral in 2005 and Vice Admiral in 2008. He became the Chief of Staff of Defence on the December 30, 2011 after he was promoted to Admiral, prior to that, he was the Chief of Staff of the Maritime Task Force, and deputy Chief of Naval Staff. Fernando Garcia speaks English and French fluently. He is married to Jesús Tobío Cendón with 3 children.

Decorations and badge

; * Grand Cross of Naval Merit * Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Civil Guard * ESP_Orden_de_San_Hermenegildo_Gran_Cruz_pasador

Grand Cross of the

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Commander with Star of the

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Commander of the

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Cross of the

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* Cross of the Order Guard Merit of the Civil Guard * Cross of the Order Police Merit ; * Ordre_national_du_Merite_Chevalier_ribbon

Chevalier of the Order of National Merit of the French Republic ; * NATO_Meritorious_Service_Medal_bar

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* Article 5 Medal for Operation Active Endeavor

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