Rob Bauer
Rob Bauer | |
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Bauer in 2025 | |
| Born | 11 November 1962 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Allegiance | Netherlands |
| Branch | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Service years | 1981–2025 |
| Rank | Admiral (Lieutenant admiral) |
| Commands | Chair of the NATO Military Committee Chief of Defence Vice Chief of Defence Director of Plans for Operational Policy and Innovation HNLMS Johan de Witt HNLMS De Ruyter |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau |
| Spouse | Maaike Bauer |
| Children | 3 |
Robert Peter Bauer (born 11 November 1962) is a Dutch retired military officer of the Royal Netherlands Navy who served as Chair of the NATO Military Committee from 2021 to 2025, after succeeding Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach. Bauer formerly served as the Chief of Defence (Dutch: Commandant der Strijdkrachten) from October 2017 to April 2021, and as the Vice Chief of Defence of the Netherlands of the from 1 September 2015 to 13 July 2017. Bauer was also involved in counter-terrorist and anti-piracy operations in the Mediterranean Sea, and in the Horn of Africa.