Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence (Chile)
Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence | |
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Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa de Chile | |
Ministry of Defense | |
Reports to | Minister of Defence |
Appointer | President of Chile |
Formation | 23 February 2010 |
First holder |
The Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence (Spanish: Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa de Chile) is the professional head of the Armed Forces of Chile. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Chilean military. The current Chief is Major general Javier Iturriaga del Campo.
List of Chiefs[]
No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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1 | (born 1953) | Divisional general23 February 2010 | 17 January 2011 | 328 days | ![]() | [1] | |
2 | 17 January 2011 | 25 November 2013 | 2 years, 312 days | ![]() | [2] | ||
3 | 25 November 2013 | 31 December 2015 | 2 years, 36 days | ![]() | [3] | ||
4 | Arturo Merino Núñez (born 1960) | Major general1 January 2016 | 5 November 2018 | 2 years, 308 days | ![]() | [4] | |
5 | Rodrigo Álvarez Aguirre (born 1961) | Vice admiral5 November 2018 | 13 November 2020 | 2 years, 8 days | ![]() | [5] | |
6 | Javier Iturriaga del Campo (born 1965) | Major general13 November 2020 | Incumbent | 1 year, 130 days | ![]() | [6] |
References[]
- ^ "Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto, General de División, Cristián Le Dantec Gallardo". ejercito.cl. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010.
- ^ Cooperativa.cl (19 January 2011). "General Hernán Mardones es el nuevo jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto" (in Spanish). Cooperativa.cl. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Ommati, Marcos (21 August 2014). "Chile: A Regional Leader in Civil-Military Cooperation". dialogo-americas.com. Diálogo Americas. Retrieved 9 March 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Cook, Geraldine (16 February 2018). "Strategic Planning with Interagency Focus". dialogo-americas.com. Diálogo Americas. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "VA Rodrigo Álvarez Aguirre". armada.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Presidente Piñera designa al General Javier Iturriaga del Campo como nuevo Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto". defensa.com (in Spanish). 16 November 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
Categories:
- Military of Chile
- Chiefs of defence