Teodoro E. López Calderón
| Teodoro Esteban López Calderón | |
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 Chief of Staff of the Spanish Navy |
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Assumed office 31 March 2017 |
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| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Prime Minister | Mariano Rajoy |
| Preceded by | Jaime Muñoz-Delgado |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Teodoro Esteban López Calderón May 3, 1954 Cartagena, Francoist Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | NATO Defense College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Spain
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| Service/branch |
 Spanish Navy
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| Years of service | 1973—present |
| Rank | General Admiral |
| Commands |
 41st Escort Squadron 2nd Group of Naval Action |
Teodoro Esteban López Calderón (born 3 May 1954, Cartagena, Francoist Spain) is an officer of the Spanish Navy who currently serves as its Chief of Staff, holding the rank of general admiral (Spanish: Almirante general). Up until his appointment to that post in March 2017, he served as the head of Defense Operations Command, responsible for overseeing military operations abroad.
López Calderón was born in 1954 in the city of Cartagena and joined the Spanish Navy in 1973. Throughout his naval career, he had command of the second anti-mine squadron, the frigate Catalonia, the 41st Escort Squadron, and the 2nd Group of Naval Action Forces. During the latter, López Calderón took part in Operation Active Endeavor, as the 2nd Group included the Spanish surface ships that were assigned to the mission. In addition, he was a technical adviser to the Minister of Defense and head of the Navy General Staff's strategic planning section. López Calderón was also the chief of Defense Operations Command on the General Staff.
He was accepted by the Council of Ministers as the replacement of General Admiral Jaime Muńoz-Delgado on 31 March 2017 as the new Chief of Staff of the Navy.
He is married with five children and also has two grandchildren. He can speak fluent English along with his native Spanish.
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