Minister of the Armed Forces The head of the department is the
Minister of the Armed Forces. The current officeholder has been
Sébastien Lecornu since 2022. He reports directly to the
President of the Republic, the
Commander-in-Chief of the
French Armed Forces. His mission is to organize and manage the country's Defence Policy in liaison with other departments. He is also in charge of mobilizing troops and managing the military infrastructure. He is responsible for the French Armed forces' security to
Parliament.
Chief of the Defence Staff , the headquarters of the
French Armed Forces The
Chief of the Defence Staff (CEMA) reports directly to the Minister. He is in charge of conducting operations, troops training, troops inspection, programming the force's future, and gathering and analyzing Intelligence. He is also in charge of maintaining relationships with other countries' armed forces. The position of Chief of the Defence Staff was held by
French Army General Pierre de Villiers until 20 July 2017, when he resigned without an official reason. However, sources suggest that this was done as a protest against the defence budget cuts announced contrary to previous assurances to increase defence spending.
French Army General François Lecointre took over as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces the following day.
SGA The Secretary-General for Administration is in charge of the general administration of the Department. He assists the Minister for: • Elaborating Budget • Legal advice • Human resources policy • Housing resources • Social Management The position is held by Jean-Paul Bodin.
DGA The ''
Direction Générale de l'Armement'' is the
research and development service of the Department. It is in charge of furnishing equipment to all branches of the Armed Forces and creating future equipment for them. The service manages more than 80 projects and contributed more than 7.5billion euros to the national industry in 2011. == Headquarters ==