Teodor Frunzeti

Lieutenant General Teodor Frunzeti (born September 4, 1955, Bucharest) was the chief of the Romanian Land Forces Staff from 3 November 2006 to 17 March 2009.

Education[edit]

  • "Nicolae Bălcescu" Military Academy, Sibiu - 1977
  • National Defense University, Joint Section, Bucharest - 1987
  • Military Higher Education Instructors Course, Bucharest - 1991
  • Joint Postgraduate Course, Bucharest - 1993
  • NATO School, Germany - 1995
  • Microcomputer operation course, 1995
  • Advanced French Course, Canada - 1995
  • PhD in Military Art and Science - 1996
  • Advanced English Course, USA - 1997
  • US Army Command and General Staff College, USA - 1998
  • United Nations Senior management Seminar, New York City and Oslo - 2004
  • NATO Defense College, Rome - 2005
  • Senior Executive Seminar at the George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies, Germany - 2006
  • International Defense Transformation Course at Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA - 2006
  • PhD in political sciences - 2006
  • Associate university professor and PhD coordinator at the National Defense University, Bucharest
  • Associate university professor at the "Lucian Blaga" University, Sibiu

He is author and co-author of 13 books related to military activity and also of 114 specialty articles.

Positions[edit]

  • 1977–1980 - platoon leader at the 1st Mechanized Regiment
  • 1980–1985 - instructor at the Patriotic Guards, Bucharest
  • 1985–1987 - student-officer of the National Defense University, Bucharest
  • 1987–1989 - chief of operations and deputy chief of staff at the 1st Mechanized Regiment
  • 1989–1990 - chief of staff at the 452nd Engineer Battalion
  • 1990 - staff officer at the Operations Division within the 1st Army Command
  • 1990–1998 - lecturer and professor at the National Defense University
  • 1998–2000 - university professor, pro-rector and deputy commander of the Land Forces Military Academy, Sibiu
  • 2000–2002 - Chief of Defense Strategies Section at J5 Strategic Planning Directorate, General Staff
  • 2002–2003 - 33rd Mechanized Brigade commander and 10th Territorial Corps deputy commander
  • 2003–2004 - Chief of Training and Doctrine (and Army General Inspector) and Commander of the Land Forces Command
  • 2004–2006 - Commander of the "Marshal Alexandru Averescu" 2nd Joint Operational Command
  • since November 3, 2006 - Chief of the Land Forces Staff

Honours[edit]

National honours[edit]

Foreign honours[edit]

Personal life[edit]

Teodor Frunzeti is married and has one child.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Crucea Casei Regale a României". familiaregala.ro. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  2. ^ "Onorarea personalităților la Palat, pe 11 mai 2011 - Familia Regală a României / Royal Family of Romania". romaniaregala.ro. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  3. ^ "Universitatea Nationala de Aparare - Carol I". unap.ro. Retrieved 2018-09-25.

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Military offices
Preceded by
unknown
Chief of the Romanian Land Forces Staff
2006–2009
Succeeded by