Military
Representative of Spain
Lt.
Gen Luis Felu
2000 - 2003
Lt. Gen Luis Felíu was promoted to
Lieutenant General and appointed Commander of
the Spanish Land Manoeuvre Force in November
1998. Previously, he served as Deputy Chief
of the Army Staff.
Lt. Gen Luis Felíu was born the 31st
December of 1939. He joined the Army in 1956
as a cadet in the Military Academy (Zaragoza).
Along his career he has got a long international
experience including his post of Head of Communications
and Information Systems Division of the IMS
and later as Director NHQC3S when this NATO
Body was first established. He also has an important
command experience including his appointment
as Deputy Commander UN Forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina
(UNPROFOR BH COMMAND) in Kiseljak, year 1993
and command of the Strategic Signals Regiment
n° 22 of the Spanish Army.
Lt. Gen Luis Felíu is a graduate of
the Spanish and UK Army Staff College and NATO
Defence College. He has also completed several
national and NATO courses in areas like Signals,
EW, Parachutist, Commando Operations, Command
of Mountain Units and others.
Lt. Gen Luis Felíu is married to Estela
Hernandez Seoane. They are parents of three
children.
Service
Record
| Year |
Appointment |
Post |
| 1960-1965 |
Military Mountain School |
Instructor Officer |
| 1965-1966 |
Eng./Signals Mountain Bn |
Staff Officer |
| 1970-1976 |
Engineers/Signals School |
Instructor Officer |
| 1976-1980 |
Army Signals Directorate |
Branch Chief |
| 1980-1982 |
Eng./Signals Battalion XII |
Staff Officer |
| 1982-1984 |
EW Battalion |
Deputy Commander |
| 1985-1987 |
Army Staff |
Intelligence Div. Staff Officer |
| 1987-1990 |
Spanish Embassy in Sweden |
Defence Attaché |
| 1990-1992 |
Strategic Signals Regt. 22rd |
Commander |
| 1992-1993 |
Defence Staff (Signals Branch) |
Branch Chief |
| 1993-1994 |
UNPROFOR BH Command (Riseljak) |
Deputy Commander |
| 1994 |
Army Signals Command |
Commander |
| 1994 |
NATO HQ (Brussels) IMS |
Assistant Director CIS/
Director NHQ C3 Staff |
| 1997 |
Army Staff |
Deputy COS |
| 1998 |
Land Manoeuvre
Force |
Commander |
Military
Education
| Year |
Course |
| 1993 |
NADEFCOL |
| 1985 |
UK Army Staff College |
| 1983 |
NATO Intelligence and EW Course in USA |
| 1973 |
FR Advanced Signals Course |
| 1969-1970 |
Signals Officer Course |
| 1966-1969 |
Army Staff College |
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