Pierre de Villiers

Pierre François Marie Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon (born 26 July 1956), known as Pierre de Villiers (French:), is a retired French Armygeneral who served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 2014 to 2017.

Following a disagreement on policy orientations with newly-elected President Emmanuel Macron, commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces, he tendered his resignation, a first under the Fifth Republic. Since his retirement from active service de Villiers has published a number of essays on geopolitics.

His brother, politician Philippe de Villiers, was twice a presidential candidate.