Since April 1, 2019, Lieutenant General Michael Vetter has been Head of the Cyber/Information Technology Department and
Chief Information Officer at the Federal Ministry of Defense in Berlin.
He joined the Air Force as an officer candidate on July 1, 1982. From 1983 to 1986, he studied economics and
and organizational sciences at the University of the German Armed Forces in Munich, graduating with a degree in business administration.
businessman.
Lieutenant General Vetter was deployed at various levels in staff units, for example in the
Air Transport Command, in the Air Force Support Command and – in various assignments – in the Federal Ministry of Defense.
in the Federal Ministry of Defense.
From 2003 to 2005, he was the Adjutant to the Chief of Staff of the German Air Force.
As commander, he led the Air Force Maintenance Regiment 2 in Diepholz from 2005 to 2007 as well as
the Bundeswehr Logistics Center in Wilhelmshaven from 2012 to 2017, where he was responsible for the
worldwide logistical support for the Bundeswehr.
From May to December 2013, Lieutenant General Vetter was in the ISAF Regional Command North in Mazar-e-
Sharif/Afghanistan and in this function was also responsible for the redeployment of the German
ISAF deployment contingent.
In 2017, he became the first Chief of Staff of the newly established Cyber and Information Space Command of the
Bundeswehr. From 2017 to 2018, he also performed the duties of Deputy Inspector of Cyber and Information Space.
and Information Space.
In addition to attending the national General Staff/Admiral Staff Service course at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College
of the German Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Vetter also attended the Royal College of Defense Studies in London and
attended the Senior Course of the Defense Resources Management Institute at the United States Navy
Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
Lieutenant General Vetter is married to Yasmin Stein-Vetter. They live in Diepholz/Lower Saxony and
have six adult children.