Commander of the Navy (Belgium) explained

Post:	Commander
Body:	the Navy
Flag:	Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg
Flagborder:	yes
Flagcaption:	Ensign of the Navy
Incumbent:	Jan De Beurme
Incumbentsince:	28 September 2020
Reports To:	Chief of Defence Admiral Benelux
Formation:	1831 1939
Abolished:	1862

The Commander of the Belgian Navy is the head of the Naval operations and the administrative head in the Belgian Navy, and is under the Chief of Defence. The current commander is Jan De Beurme.

List of officeholders

1939–present

	Portrait	Name	Term of office
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Flotilla admiral L. J. J. Robins	1 July 1955	31 March 1962		^[1]
		Flotilla admiral Louis F. R. Petijean	1 April 1962	19 December 1963
		Flotilla admiral L. L. J. Lurquin	20 December 1963	31 March 1973
		Flotilla admiral Vam J. P. L. Van Dyck	1 April 1973	30 September 1980
		Vice admiral Avi A. J. P. Schlim	1 October 1980	31 December 1985
		Vice admiral Edmond Poullet	1 January 1986	30 September 1989
		Vice admiral Jozef De Wilde	1 October 1989	31 December 1992
		Vice admiral Willy Herteleer	1 January 1993	30 September 1995
		Vice admiral Michel Verhulst	1 October 1995	30 June 2001
		Vice admiral Michel Hellemans	1 July 2001	31 December 2001
		Divisional admiral Willy Goethals	1 January 2002	31 December 2005
		Divisional admiral Jean-Paul Robyns	1 January 2006	30 June 2011
		Divisional admiral Michel Hofman	30 June 2011	6 May 2015
		Divisional admiral Georges Heeren	6 May 2015	20 September 2016		^[2]
		Divisional admiral Wim Robberecht	20 September 2016	28 September 2020
		Divisional admiral Jan De Beurme	28 September 2020	Incumbent		^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amiraux de la Marine . marinebelge.be . 6 January 2022 . fr.
2. News: Admiral Wim Robberecht is the new Chief of the Belgian Navy . 6 January 2022 . Navy Recognition.
3. News: Gain . Nathan . Admiral Jan De Beurme Is The Belgian Navy's New Chief Of Staff . 6 January 2022 . navalnews.com . Naval News . 2 October 2020.