François Lecointre

François Lecointre
François Lecointre
	General Lecointre in 2020
Chief of the Defence Staff
	In office; 20 July 2017 – 21 July 2021
Preceded by	Pierre de Villiers
Succeeded by	Thierry Burkhard
Head of the Prime Minister's military cabinet
	In office; 1 September 2016 – 20 July 2017
Prime Minister	Manuel Valls; Bernard Cazeneuve; Édouard Philippe
Preceded by	Olivier Taprest
Succeeded by	Benoît Durieux
Personal details
Born	6 February 1962; Cherbourg, France
Children	4
Parents	Yves Lecointre (father); Françoise de Roffignac (mother);
Alma mater	Prytanée National Militaire; École Spéciale Militaire; École de l'Infanterie;
Military service
Allegiance	France
Branch/service	French Army Marine Troops;
Years of service	1984 – 2021
Rank	Army general
Unit	List 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment; 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment; ;
Commands	List 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment; 9th Marine Infantry Brigade; EUTM Mali; ;
Battles/wars	List Gulf War Opération Daguet; Djiboutian Civil War Opération Iskoutir; Somali Civil War Opération Oryx; Rwandan Civil War Opération Turquoise; Bosnian Civil War Battle of Vrbanja Bridge; First Ivorian Civil War Opération Licorne; Second Ivorian Civil War Mali Civil War ;

François Gérard Marie Lecointre (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ʒeʁaʁ maʁi ləkwɛ̃tʁ]; born 6 February 1962) is a French army general who has served as Grand Chancellor of the Order of the Legion of Honour since 1 February 2023. He previously served as Chief of the Defence Staff between 2017 and 2021.

The son of a naval officer, Lecointre joined the French Army in 1984. As a captain, with Lieutenant Bruno Heluin (platoon leader) as the company commanding officer, he led an assault at the Battle of Vrbanja Bridge in 1995 that was the latest fixed bayonet charge of the French Armed Forces.

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