Chief of the Naval Staff (Atmora)

Chief of the Naval Staff
Chief of the Naval Staff
Chef Marinestaf
	Flag of the Chief of the Naval Staff
	Incumbent; Grand Admiral Laurenz van Gysembergh; since 17 October 2016
	Ministry of National Defence
Member of	Defence Council of Atmora; Armed Forces Command ; Admiralty Board
Reports to	Chief of the Defence Staff
Appointer	Katherine II
Term length	At Her Majesty's Pleasure
Precursor	Commander of the Naval Forces
Formation	1810
First holder	Admiral Gustaaf-Hermann DeWolf; (as Commander of the Naval Forces); Grand Admiral Emiel van Mourik; (as Chief of the Naval Staff)
Deputy	Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
Website	www.cns-bmp.mil.atm

The Chief of the Naval Staff (Dutch: Chef Marinestaf ('CMS) is the highest-ranking officer and professional head of the Royal Atmoran Navy and the HM's Naval Forces. The CMS reports directly to the Chief of the Defence Staf, who then reports directly to the Commander-in-Chief of the Atmoran Armed Forces.

The current CMS is Grootadmiraal Laurenz van Gysembergh who succeeded grand admiral Nathanaël de Bonnières in the position in October 2016.

History

Chiefs of the Naval Staff

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office
Commander of the Naval Forces
1	Admiral Gustaaf-Herman DeWolf	6 December 1812	17 May 1819
2	Vice Admiral Baron Magnus Plaizier	17 May 1819	27 September 1825
3	Vice Admiral Kasper Corbach de Koster	27 September 1825	9 May 1832
4	Vice Admiral Vincent Vastenavond	9 May 1832	27 August 1837
5	Admiral Eelco Miskotte	27 August 1837	25 April 1846
6	Vice Admiral Christiaan Hoftiezer	25 April 1846	1 May 1855
7	Admiral Jochem ter Keurst op Hietland	1 May 1855	31 May 1863
8	Schout-bij-nacht Jurren Theusing	31 May 1863	17 June 1872
9	Schout-bij-nacht Theobald Engelbergh	17 June 1872	5 April 1879
10	Vice Admiral Hubrecht Meinesz	5 April 1879	21 July 1888
11	Admiral Count Brunno van Monts	21 July 1888	27 May 1891
12	Admiral Baron Wolf-Gustaaf van Fisenne	27 May 1891	7 September 1897
Chief of the Naval Staff
13	Grand Admiral Count Emiel van Mourik	7 September 1897	21 January 1906
14	Grand Admiral Count Nikolaas van Baudissin	21 January 1906	28 April 1911
15	Grand Admiral Hans Daendels	28 April 1911	3 January 1914
16	Grand Admiral Machiel de Koning	3 January 1914	27 August 1921
17	HRH Grand Admiral Prince Albert Casimir of Lieseltania	27 August 1921	18 November 1933
18	Grand Admiral Karel van Telgenhof	18 November 1933	29 December 1939
19	Grand Admiral Prince Jan-Pieter van Hossen (1907–1997)	29 December 1939	7 July 1946
20	Admiral Martien Luitjes	7 July 1946	23 November 1948
21	Grand Admiral Sietse Priem van Morrenhof	23 November 1948	19 September 1951
22	Admiral Hendrik van 't Schansert	19 September 1951	7 May 1954
23	Admiral Jonkheer Karel Mechiel Pouwels	7 May 1954	28 June 1957
24	Admiral Maurits de Bruyne	28 June 1957	7 March 1961
25	Admiral Ridder Sigmund ter Bruggen Hugenholtz	7 March 1961	18 February 1964
26	Grand Admiral Reginald L.W. Gericke	18 February 1964	7 April 1967
27	Admiral Jonkheer Lodewijk van Franck	7 April 1967	26 May 1971
28	Admiral Count Albert Carel Käyser	26 May 1971	17 August 1974
29	Admiral Jonkheer Hieron Seines van Leeuwen	17 August 1974	9 December 1977
30	Admiral Arthur Emiel Thierens	9 December 1977	29 March 1980
31	Grand Admiral Francis K.A. Pleisier	29 March 1980	17 January 1983
32	Grand Admiral Count Frederik Alting van Geusau	17 January 1983	9 May 1987
33	Admiral Laurens H.G. Gorel	9 May 1987	13 June 1991
34	Admiral Nikolaas Scholfer	13 June 1991	25 September 1996
35	Admiral Hans-Joachim Schreur	25 September 1996	24 April 2001
36	Admiral Baron Diederick Vakkert van Senkeldam	24 April 2001	16 February 2005
37	Admiral Berend Melching	16 February 2005	26 May 2009
38	Admiral Henri Monshouwer	26 May 2009	7 July 2013
39	Grand Admiral Baron Nathanaël de Bonnières	7 July 2013	17 October 2016
40	Grand Admiral Laurenz van Gysembergh	17 October 2016	Incumbent