Gunther Lorenz

    

Gunther Lorenz
Official portrait, 2015
Born	(1955-12-30) 30 December 1955 Gulfport, Mississippi, Okaloosan CR, United Commonwealth
Allegiance	United Commonwealth
Service/branch	Continental Navy
Years of service	1974–2016
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Southern Command Southern Fleet/Naval Forces South
Awards	See awards and decorations
Alma mater	Continental Naval Academy Continental Naval War College
Central institution membership 2017–: Full member, 36th and 37th Central Committee of the Continentalist Party 2011–2016: Chairman, Joint Staff of the Central Military Commission

Gunther Heinrich Lorenz (born 30 December 1955) is a retired Continental Navy admiral who served as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the professional head of the Continental Armed Forces, from 2011 until 2016. Other senior posts he held include Commanding Admiral of Southern Command, of Southern Fleet (Naval Forces South), and of the Southern Submarine Force. Before becoming an admiral Lorenz served as the captain of multiple nuclear ballistic missile submarines, and was also director of Naval Reactors. Since 2017 he has been a member of the Central Committee of the Continentalist Party.