Christophe Prazuck

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Christophe Julien Roman Prazuck (French pronunciation: [kʁistɔf pʁazyk]; born 11 October 1960) is a French retired admiral who served as Chief of Staff of the French Navy from 13 July 2016 to 31 August 2020. In 2021 he was appointed director of the Institut de l'Océan at Sorbonne University. The son of contre-amiral Stéphane Prazuck, Christophe Prazuck entered to the École navale in September 1979. After the application school on the Jeanne d'Arc, he was assigned from 1982 to 1984 on the patroller Altaïr then on the Amphibious disembarking transport ship Champlain, based in Réunion. He remained primarily in the zone around the Indian Ocean until his next posting as second commanding officer of the patroller Épée in Mayotte. From 1984 to 1989, Prazuck joined the Submarine Forces, serving first on the Ouessant, then on the Doris as an operations officer; he was then an officer marked armes at the commission of practical studies. From 1989 to 1991, Prazuck was a candidate at the United States Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California, where he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Physical oceanography. Following that formation, he directed naval environmental cell of Toulouse. In 1994, Prazuck became second in command of the command and supply ship Var, before assuming command of the amphibious ship Camplain the following year. In 1996, Prazuck integrated the Inter-arm Defense College (École de guerre), and became chief of the operations group (CGO) on board the anti-submarine frigate Tourville.