Michail Kostarakos
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General Kostarakos as Chairman of the EUMC
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| Born | February 1956 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Allegiance |
 Greece
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| Service/ |
 Hellenic Army
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| Years of service | 1978 - |
| Rank |
 General
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| Spouse(s) | Katerina Sgourou |
General Michail Kostarakos (Greek: Μιχαήλ Κωσταράκος, born 1956) is a Hellenic Army officer who serves as Chairman of the European Union Military Committee from 6 November 2015. He served as Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff in 2011–2015.
Michail Kostarakos was born in Thessaloniki in February 1956. He is the son of Major General Dimitrios Kostarakos, who fought in the Korean War. He completed his school studies in the University of Thessaloniki's Experimental School, before enrolling in the Hellenic Army Academy in 1974, from which he graduated in 1978 as a Second Lieutenant of Artillery. Kostarakos served in various posts in both field and especially anti-aircraft artillery (the MIM-23 Hawk system), attended various schools and academies (including the US Army's Hawk course at Fort Bliss), as well as in senior staff positions in NATO's International Military Staff, the KFOR's Joint Operation Center, and Greece's NDC-GR.
As a field officer (Brigadier General in 2006), he commanded the 96th National Guard Higher Command at Chios, the 3rd Bureau and the Operations Command of the Hellenic Army General Staff, the 12th Mechanized Infantry Division, and finally the III Army Corps/NDC-GR, before being promoted to full General and assuming the post of Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff on 1 November 2011. On 13 November 2014 he was elected as the next Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, with a three-year tenure starting from November 2015.
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