Peter van Uhm

General
Peter van Uhm
General Peter van Uhm
	Peter van Uhm in 2008
Chief of Defence
	In office; 17 April 2008 – 28 June 2012
Preceded by	General Dick Berlijn
Succeeded by	General Tom Middendorp
Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army
	In office; 5 September 2005 – 13 March 2008
Preceded by	Lieutenant general Marcel Urlings
Succeeded by	Lieutenant general Rob Bertholee
Personal details
Born	15 June 1955; Nijmegen, Netherlands
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	1972–2012
Rank	General
Commands	Chief of Defence ; Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army ; 11th Airmobile Brigade
Battles/wars	Cold War; United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon; Bosnian War SFOR; ; War on Terror Iraq War; War in Afghanistan; ;

Petrus Johannes Mathias "Peter" van Uhm (born 15 June 1955) is a retired Royal Netherlands Army general. He served as Chief of Defence of the Armed forces of the Netherlands from 17 April 2008 until 28 June 2012. He previously served as the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army from 5 September 2005 until 13 March 2008.

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