Alain Bouquin

Alain Bouquin (born 1958), was the General Commander of the French Foreign Legion from 1 July 2009 to 1 September 2011 succeeding to General Louis Pichot de Champfleury who commanded the Legion from 2006 to 2008.

Military career
General Alain Bouquin started his career by attending the Special Military School of St Cyr and graduated in the promotion Général Rollet. Then General Bouquin was affected for one year at the 4th Foreign Regiment (4e RE) in Castelnaudary in 1980, then at the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment in Calvi one year later. Until 1990, General Bouquin served as assistant officer, company leader and officer working at the Operation Instruction Bureau.

After serving for one year at the headquarters of the 3rd Corps., General Bouquin joined in 1991 the prestigious École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées as a trainee in order to obtain the EMSST Diploma. In 1993, he was a trainee at the Cours supérieur d'état-major and one year later trainee at Collège interarmées de Défense (CID).

From 1995 to 2000, General Bouquin served at l'état major des Armées (EMA), then at l'état-major des forces françaises stationed in Djibouti as chief of operations. In 2000, he took command over the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, while still on duty, he joined the CID as chief of operation simulation before become an auditor for the 54ème promotion du CHEM and the 57ème promotion de l'Institut des Hautes études de la Défense Nationale (IHEDN).

General Bouquin was the General Commander of the French Foreign Legion from 1 July 2009 to 1 September 2011.

Foreign operations

 * Tchad and Central African Republic (1984, 1986, 1988 and 1989)
 * Kosovo (2001)

Personal life
General Bouquin is married and has six children.

TV appearances

 * General Bouquin appeared in the documentary Warrior of the French Foreign Legion. At this period from 2000 to 2002, he was serving as colonel in French Foreign Legion, 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment. as the regiments commanding officer


 * General Bouquin appeared in the documentary "La face cachée de la Légion".