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Antonio Martorell Lacave
Antonio Martorell Lacave in September 2021 (cropped).jpg
Lacave in 2021
Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy
In office
10 February 2021 – 31 March 2023
Monarch Felipe VI
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
Preceded by Teodoro Esteban López Calderón
Fausto Escrigas Rodríguez (acting)
Succeeded by TBA
Personal details
Born (1960-08-22)22 August 1960
Bilbao, Spain
Died 31 March 2023(2023-03-31) (aged 62)
Madrid, Spain
Children 3
Alma mater Marín’s Naval Academy
Military service
Allegiance  Spain
Branch/service  Spanish Navy
Years of service 1984—2023
Rank SP-09 Almirante General.svg Admiral General
Unit Spanish Navy Spain
Commands Cataluña (F73),

2nd Minesweeper Squadron, 1st MCM Squadron, Emblem of the Spanish Navy 41st Escort Squadron.svg 21 Escort Squadron, Emblem of the Spanish Navy 2nd Group of Naval Action.svg Naval Action Group 2, Operation Atalanta, Maritime HQ of Alta Availability,

Emblem of the Spanish Navy.svg Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy
Battles/wars Operation Active Endeavor

Antonio Martorell Lacave (22 August 1960 – 31 March 2023) was a Spanish Navy admiral general. Among other offices, he served as Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy since February 2021 until his death in March 2023.

Lacave was a veteran submarine, NATO and admiral general of the Spanish Navy (Spanish: Almirante general). He was born on 22 August 1960 in Bilbao. His father had served in Navy Corps of Engineers as a captain. He enrolled in Marín’s Naval Academy Pontevedra in 1979 and was commissioned as an officer after he graduated in 1984. He subsequently served on frigates, corvettes and minesweepers. He served as commander of the Minesweeper Miño and the NATO Standing Countermine Measures Group No. 2. He served in the Amphibious Assault Ship Castilla, 2nd Minesweeper Squadron as executive. He has lectured at the Armed Forces Higher School. He also served as chief in Torpedoes Workshop Cartagena Shipyard.

Lacave served in the Directorate-General for Defense Policy of the European Union as chief executive. He served at NATO Joint General HQ, Naples in the exercise division. After he was promoted to rear admiral in 2014, he served at the Logistics Division of the Naval Staff Defence HQ as head until April 2015.

Lacave commanded the Naval Action Group 2 for several years before becoming Admiral of Naval Action, and he oversaw Operation Atalanta and Maritime HQ of Alta as commander. He was promoted to vice admiral in 2020 and became Admiral of the fleet in May 2020.

Lacave became Chief of Staff of the Navy in February 2021, succeeding Admiral General Teodoro López Calderón (although Fausto Escrigas Rodríguez had been serving in an acting capacity at the time).

Lacave died from cancer in Madrid on 31 March 2023, at the age of 62.

Decorations

Badges

  • Spanish Armed Forces Peacekeeping Operations Merit Badge.svg Peace Operations Badge

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