Rolando Mosca Moschini

Rolando Mosca Moschini
Chief of the Defence Staff
In office
1 April 2001 – 9 March 2004
Preceded byMario Arpino
Succeeded byGiampaolo Di Paola
Commandant General of the Guardia di Finanza
In office
11 January 1997 – 27 March 2001
Preceded byCostantino Berlenghi
Succeeded byAlberto Zignani
Personal details
Born(1939-03-09)9 March 1939
Terni, Italy
Military service
Allegiance Italy
Branch/service Italian Army
Years of service1959 – present
RankGeneral

Rolando Mosca Moschini, OMRI, OMI, VBD, OSGM, MKE, SMCOSG, OPMM, LOM, OMGDL (born 9 March 1939) is an Italian army general.[1][2]

Mosca Moschini started his career as a cadet of the Nunziatella military academy of Naples. He was commissioned as an officer in 1959, and initially served with artillery units of the Italian army. In 1959, he become official of the Italian Army and was enlisted in the "Folgore" and "Mantova" artillery divisions.[3]

Mosca Moschini served as a military attaché at the Embassy of Italy, London from 1980 to 1983, Commandant General of the Guardia di Finanza from January 1997 to March 2001, and as Chief of the Defence Staff from April 2001 to March 2004. In April 2004 he was named Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, an office he held until 7 November 2006, when he was succeeded by Henri Bentégeat.[4]

The following day he flew in Italy to be appointed as military consultant within the general secretary of the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, remaining in charge until his resignations in 2015. Subsequently, the Italian President Mattarella recalled him to same role.[5] Moschini is also the High Council of Defence's secretary.[6]

Honours

Italian

Foreign

References

  1. ^ General Rolando Mosca Moschini CV Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Difesa.it:Il Capo di Stato Maggiore della Difesa
  3. ^ "Generale Rolando osca Moschini". Archived from the original on April 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "Generale Rolando MOSCA MOSCHINI - Difesa.it".
  5. ^ "General Secretariate - Italian President of REpublic" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2009-07-26. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Meeting of the High Council of Defence". Rome. October 21, 2015. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021.
Military offices
Preceded by Chairman of the European Union Military Committee
2004-2006
Succeeded by