Commander of the Joint Headquarters (Latvia)

The Commander of the Joint Headquarters is Chief of the Latvian National Armed Forces and the national defence organisations.

Commander of the Joint Headquarters
Latvijas Nacionālo bruņoto spēku komandieris
Incumbent Major General Kaspars Pudāns since 21 November 2024
Latvian National Armed Forces
Member of	The Joint Headquarters
Reports to	Ministry of Defence
Website	mil.lv

List of Chiefs

Armed Forces Commander (1919–1940)

No.	Portrait	Armed Forces Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Sīmansons, DāvidsGeneral Dāvids Sīmansons (1859–1933) (Supreme Commander of the Latvian Armed Forces)	10 July 1919	16 October 1919	98 days
2		Balodis, JānisGeneral Jānis Balodis (1881–1965) (Supreme Commander of the Latvian Armed Forces)	16 October 1919	1 April 1921	1 year, 167 days
3		Peniķis, MārtiņšGeneral Mārtiņš Peniķis (1874–1964)	1 April 1921	23 February 1924	2 years, 328 days
4		Radziņš, PēterisGeneral Pēteris Radziņš [lv] (1880–1930)	23 February 1924	25 April 1928	4 years, 62 days
(3)		Peniķis, MārtiņšGeneral Mārtiņš Peniķis (1874–1964)	25 April 1928	14 November 1934	6 years, 203 days
5		Berķis, KrišjānisGeneral Krišjānis Berķis (1884–1942)	14 November 1934	20 June 1940	5 years, 219 days
6		Kļaviņš, RobertsGeneral Roberts Kļaviņš [lv] (1884–1941)	20 June 1940	24 December 1940	187 days

For period from 1940 to 1992, see Chief of the General Staff.

Commander of the Joint Headquarters (1992–present)

No.	Portrait	Commander of the Joint Headquarters	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Turlais, DainisColonel Dainis Turlais (born 1950)	29 October 1992	25 October 1994	1 year, 361 days
2		Dalbiņš, JurisColonel Juris Dalbiņš (born 1954)	25 October 1994	8 June 1998	3 years, 226 days
3		Eihmanis, JurisColonel Juris Eihmanis [lv] (born 1954)	25 June 1998	10 December 1998	168 days
4		Graube, RaimondsBrigadier General Raimonds Graube [lv] (born 1957)	1 February 1999	31 January 2003	3 years, 364 days
5		Zeibots, GaidisVice Admiral Gaidis Andrejs Zeibots [lv] (born 1945)	31 January 2003	6 July 2006	3 years, 156 days
6		Major General Juris Maklakovs [lv] (born 1964)	6 July 2006	6 July 2010	4 years, 0 days
7		Graube, RaimondsLieutenant General Raimonds Graube [lv] (born 1957)	6 July 2010	27 January 2017	6 years, 205 days
8		Kalnins, LeonidLieutenant General Leonīds Kalniņš (born 1957)	27 January 2017	21 November 2024	7 years, 299 days	[1]
8		Major General Kaspars Pudāns	21 November 2024	Incumbent	309 days

See also

• Latvian National Armed Forces