title: Teodor Frunzeti
text: # Teodor Frunzeti
  
  Lieutenant General Teodor Frunzeti (born September 4, 1955, Bucharest) was the chief of the Romanian Land Forces Staff from 3 November 2006 to 17 March 2009.
  
  ## Education
  
  * "Nicolae Bălcescu" Military Academy, Sibiu - 1977
  * National Defense University, Joint Section, Bucharest - 1987
  * Military Higher Education Instructors Course, Bucharest - 1991
  * Joint Postgraduate Course, Bucharest - 1993
  * NATO School, Germany - 1995
  * Microcomputer operation course, 1995
  * Advanced French Course, Canada - 1995
  * PhD in Military Art and Science - 1996
  * Advanced English Course, USA - 1997
  * US Army Command and General Staff College, USA - 1998
  * United Nations Senior management Seminar, New York City and Oslo - 2004
  * NATO Defense College, Rome - 2005
  * Senior Executive Seminar at the George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies, Germany - 2006
  * International Defense Transformation Course at Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA - 2006
  * PhD in political sciences - 2006
  * Associate university professor and PhD coordinator at the National Defense University, Bucharest
  * Associate university professor at the "Lucian Blaga" University, Sibiu
  
  He is author and co-author of 13 books related to military activity and also of 114 specialty articles.
  
  ## Positions
  
  * 1977–1980 - platoon leader at the 1st Mechanized Regiment
  * 1980–1985 - instructor at the Patriotic Guards, Bucharest
  * 1985–1987 - student-officer of the National Defense University, Bucharest
  * 1987–1989 - chief of operations and deputy chief of staff at the 1st Mechanized Regiment
  * 1989–1990 - chief of staff at the 452nd Engineer Battalion
  * 1990 - staff officer at the Operations Division within the 1st Army Command
  * 1990–1998 - lecturer and professor at the National Defense University
  * 1998–2000 - university professor, pro-rector and deputy commander of the Land Forces Military Academy, Sibiu
  * 2000–2002 - Chief of Defense Strategies Section at J5 Strategic Planning Directorate, General Staff
  * 2002–2003 - 33rd Mechanized Brigade commander and 10th Territorial Corps deputy commander
  * 2003–2004 - Chief of Training and Doctrine (and Army General Inspector) and Commander of the Land Forces Command
  * 2004–2006 - Commander of the "Marshal Alexandru Averescu" 2nd Joint Operational Command
  * since November 3, 2006 - Chief of the Land Forces Staff
  
  ## Honours
  
  ### National honours
  
  * Romanian Royal Family: 52nd Knight of the Royal Decoration of the Cross of the Romanian Royal House
  * Romanian Republic: Recipiennt of the Faithful Service Cross
  
  ### Foreign honours
  
  * France: Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Teodor Frunzeti is married and has one child.
  
  