Jean-Louis Georgelin

Jean-Louis Georgelin
Georgelin in 2007
Born	(1948-08-30)30 August 1948 Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
Died	18 August 2023(2023-08-18) (aged 74) Bordes-Uchentein, Ariège, France
Allegiance	France
Service / branch	French Army
Years of service	1967–2010
Rank	General Chief of the Military Staff Chief of the Defence Staff
Unit	153rd infantry regiment
Awards	Légion d'honneur Ordre national du Mérite Bundesverdienstkreuz Legion of Merit
Other work	Grand Chancellor of the Légion d'honneur (2010–2016)

Jean-Louis Georgelin (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃lwi ʒɔʁʒ(ə)lɛ̃]; 30 August 1948 – 18 August 2023) was a French Army general who was Chief of the Defence Staff (Chef d'état-major des armées, CEMA) between 4 October 2006 and 25 February 2010. From 9 June 2010 until 31 August 2016 he served as Grand Chancellor of the Légion d'honneur, the French national order.

On 17 April 2019, Georgelin was appointed the special representative to oversee the reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris after it was severely damaged by fire, and continued in this role until his death.