{{Short description|Chairman of the CEUMC}} {{Expand language|langcode=de|topic=Government and politics|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Robert Brieger | image = Robert Brieger in 2019.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | order = | office = Chairman of the European Union Military Committee | term_start = 16 May 2022 | term_end = 1 June 2025 | predecessor = Claudio Graziano | successor = Seán Clancy | office1 = Chief of the General Staff,<br> Austrian Armed Forces | term_start1 = 24 July 2018 | term_end1 = 6 May 2022 | predecessor1 = Othmar Commenda | successor1 = {{ill|Rudolf Striedinger|de}} | pronunciation = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | spouse = | partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> | relations = | children = | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | relatives = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | awards = <!-- For civilian awards - appears as "Awards" if |mawards= is not set --> | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | website = <!--Military service--> | nickname = | allegiance = {{flag|Austria}} | branch = {{army|Austria}} | service_years = 1975–present | rank = General | unit = | commands = EUFOR | battles = | mawards = Grand Decoration of Honour | footnotes = }}
'''Robert Brieger''' is an Austrian General of the Austrian Armed Forces who served as Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (CEUMC). Brieger was previously the Chief of General Staff of the Austrian Armed Forces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bundesheer.at/sk/lebenslauf_gstbchef.shtml|title=Bundesheer - Facts & Figures - Generalstabschef|access-date=2018-10-24|archive-date=2022-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708113348/https://www.bundesheer.at/sk/lebenslauf_gstbchef.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://orf.at/stories/2447152/|title=Commendas Nachfolger als Generalstabschef steht fest|date=16 July 2018}}</ref> On 19 May 2021, Brieger was selected as the next CEUMC.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Union Military Committee (EUMC), EU chiefs of defence, 19 May 2021 |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/fac/2021/05/19/ |website=consilium.europa.eu/ |publisher=Council of the EU and the European Council |access-date=22 September 2021}}</ref> He took office 16 May 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=CEUMC Visit to Italy |url=https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/ceumc-visit-italy_en |website=eeas.europa.eu |publisher=European Union |access-date=6 July 2022 |date=20 June 2022}}</ref>.
== Early Career and Education == In 1975, after graduating from high school, Robert Brieger joined the Austrian Federal Army and began his military service. From 1976 to 1979, he attended the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt and specialized in the tank branch of the military. He then served as commander of a reconnaissance platoon in Mautern an der Donau and later as a radio officer and company commander in Zwölfaxing. From 1985 to 1988, he completed the General Staff course at the National Defense Academy in Vienna.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2023/CV%20CEUMC%20General%20Robert%20Brieger_0.pdf|title=CV General Robert Brieger}}</ref>
== Leadership Role in the Austrian Armed Forces == Between his foreign missions, Brieger was head of the Operational Principles Group and responsible for planning Austria's participation in the EU mission in Chad. In 2016, he became head of the Logistics Group before becoming Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defense in 2017.
In July 2018, Brieger was appointed Chief of Staff of the Austrian Armed Forces, succeeding Othmar Commenda.<ref>{{Cite news |publisher=Bundesministerium Landesverteidigung |title=Feierlicher Amtsantritt des neuen Generalstabschefs |url=https://www.bmlv.gv.at/cms/artikel.php?ID=9579 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204153902/https://www.bmlv.gv.at/cms/artikel.php?ID=9579 |archive-date=2024-12-04 |access-date=2024-12-18 |language=de-DE |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Verteidigungsminister Mario Kunasek bestellt Generalmajor Robert Brieger zum neuen Generalstabschef des Österreichischen Bundesheeres |url=https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20180716_OTS0104/verteidigungsminister-mario-kunasek-bestellt-generalmajor-robert-brieger-zum-neuen-generalstabschef-des-oesterreichischen-bundesheeres |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=OTS.at |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-26 |title=General Commenda tritt ab |url=https://www.diepresse.com/5454105/general-commenda-tritt-ab |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Die Presse |language=de}}</ref>
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