Lieutenant General Gilles Rouby
Military Representative – France
2012
Born on 26th August 1956 in Nevers
Married with Marie-Hélène, they have 4 children.
Lieutenant General Gilles ROUBY joined the Military academy of Saint Cyr and the Army signal school in 1976. He graduated from the Army and Joint War College in 1991. He was also an auditor of the High Level Military Course and of the National Defence University in 2005.
1979-1984: Signal platoon leader – 2nd FR Corps – West GERMANY
1984-1986: Chief of 12th Armoured Brigade’s Signal Company
1986-1989: G3 staff officer – 1st FR Armoured Division – West GERMANY
1989-1991: Army War College and Joint War College (1)
1991-1993: Chief of the Army CIS Experimentations Centre
1993-1995: Chief OPS & Training in 28th Signal Regiment (2)
1995-1999: G5 staff officer in the Army General Staff
1999-2001: Chief of 28th Signal Regiment (3)
2001-2004: J5 staff officer in the Joint Defence Staff (4)
2004-2005: Auditor of the High Level Military Course and NDU
2005-2007: Chief of the Army strategic communication branch
2007-2009: Deputy MILREP to NATO Military Committee
2009-2012: National Military Representative to SHAPE (5)
2012- : French MILREP to the NATO and EU Military Committees
Operational background :
- Gulf war (1990-1991) : PIO in the Operation HQ
- Rwanda (1994) : Chief of J6 branch in the Force Turquoise HQ
- Kosovo (2000-2001) : Chief of the FR Signal Battalion to KFOR
- Congo / Ituri (2003) : J5 staff officer in the Operation Artemis HQ
- Libya (2011) : Chief of staff OUP HQ Naples
Main Decorations:
Officer of the Legion of Honour - Commander of the National Order of Merit - National Defence medal – Rwanda, Ex-Yugoslavia and NATO medals