Patrick de Rousiers (born (1955-05-11)11 May 1955 in Dijon, France), is a retired French Air Force general.

In June 1979, he joined Escadron de reconnaissance 1/33 Belfort stationed at Strasbourg - Entzheim Air Base, flying the Mirage IIIR.

Upon completion of all professional qualifications, he was appointed commander of an Escadrille of Escadron de reconnaissance 2/33 Savoie which was scheduled to transition of the Mirage F1CR.

After returning from his African deployment, he was posted to Escadron de chasse 2/4 La Fayette, operating Mirage IIIE/AN52.

In the Fall of 1990, he was in command of the first Mirage F1 CR detachment deployed to Saudi Arabia, during Operation Desert Shield.

[2] On 2 September 1999, General de Rousiers assumed command of Nancy – Ochey Air Base From October to December 2001, during the war in Afghanistan, he was a member of the first French operational detachment to United States Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base.

In September 2004, he became Head, Euro-Atlantic Division in the Defense Staff in Paris in charge of EU, NATO and UN relations.

[2] On 6 November 2012, General de Rousiers became the permanent Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC).