List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy

Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Navy
Coat of arms of the Chilean Navy
Incumbent Admiral since 18 June 2021
Chilean Navy
Reports to	Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence
Seat	Valparaíso
Appointer	President of Chile
Term length	4 years
Formation	1817
First holder	Rudecindo Alvarado

This article lists the commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy. The Chilean Navy (Spanish: Armada de Chile) is the naval force of Chile. The Chilean Navy dates back to 1817.

The current Commander-in-Chief is Admiral . He was appointed by President Sebastian Piñera on 18 June 2021.^[1]

List[]

Valparaíso governor (1812–1818)[]

No.	Picture	Valparaíso governor	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Lastra, FranciscoColonel Francisco de la Lastra (1777–1852)	1812	1814	1–2 years
2		Alvarado, RudecindoLieutenant Colonel Rudecindo Alvarado (1792–1852)	1817	1872	0 years
(1)		Lastra, FranciscoColonel Francisco de la Lastra (1777–1852)	1817	1818	0–1 years

Navy General Commander (1818–1897)[]

Portrait	Rank	Name	Took office	Left office
		Manuel Blanco Encalada	1818	1821
	Colonel	José Ignacio Zenteno del Pozo	1821	1825
	General	Francisco de la Lastra de la Sotta	1825	1829
	Division General	José María de la Cruz Prieto	1829	1831
			1831	1833
	Colonel of Militia	Diego Portales Palazuelos	1833	1834
	Colonel		1834	1837
	Colonel		1837	1842
	Division General	José María de la Cruz Prieto	1842	1843
	Commodore	Robert Winthrop Simpson	1843	1844
	Division General	José Joaquín Prieto Vial	1844	1845
	Navy Captain	Robert Winthrop Simpson	1845	1846
	General		1846	1847
	Vice Admiral	Manuel Blanco Encalada	1847	1852
	Rear Admiral	Robert Winthrop Simpson	1852	1853
			1853	1856
			1856	1858
			1858	1858
			1859	1859
	General		1859	1859
	Colonel	Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez	1860	1860
	General	José Santiago Aldunate Toro	1861	1864
			1864	1865
			1865	1865
		Juan Ramón Lira	1865	1866
			1867	1867
	Commodore		1867	1868
		Juan Ramón Lira	1868	1868
	Commodore	José Anacleto Goñi Prieto	1869	1870
			1870	1876
			1876	1879
	Rear Admiral	José Anacleto Goñi Prieto	1879	1880
			1880	1880
	Commodore		1881	1883
			1884	1885
	Rear Admiral	Juan José Latorre Benavente	1886	1887
	Rear Admiral	Luis Uribe Orrego	1887	1889
	Rear Admiral	Juan Williams Rebolledo	1890	1891
	Rear Admiral		1891	1891
	Rear Admiral		1892	1892
	Rear Admiral		1893	1897

Navy General Director (1897–1927)[]

Portrait	Rank	Name	Took office	Left office
	Vice Admiral	Jorge Montt Álvarez	1897	1913
	Vice Admiral		1913	1916
	Vice Admiral		1916	1916
	Vice Admiral		1916	1922
	Vice Admiral	Francisco Nef Jara	1922	1924
	Vice Admiral		1924	1925
	Vice Admiral		1925	1925
	Vice Admiral		1925	1927

Navy Inspector General (1927–1932)[]

No.	Picture	Navy Inspector General	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Saavedra, JoséVice Admiral	1927	1928	0–1 years
2		Wiegand, FelipeRear Admiral	1928	1929	0–1 years
3		García, AlejandroRear Admiral	1929	1930	0–1 years
4		Marchant, HipolitoVice Admiral	1930	1931	0–1 years
(3)		García, AlejandroRear Admiral	1931	1931	0 years
(4)		Marchant, HipolitoVice Admiral	1931	1932	0–1 years
5		Schröeders, EdgardoRear Admiral	1932	1932	0 years

Navy General Director (1932–1938)[]

No.	Picture	Navy General Director	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Jouanne, CarlosRear Admiral	1932	1932	0 years
2		Jaramillo, LuisRear Admiral	1932	1932	0 years
3		Ceas, CalistoRear Admiral	1932	1932	0 years
4		Reyes, OlegarioVice Admiral	1932	1938	5–6 years

Navy Commander-in-chief (1938–present)[]

Portrait	Rank	Name	Took office	Left office
	Vice Admiral		1938	1938
	Vice Admiral	Luis Alvarez Jaramillo	1938	1938
	Vice Admiral		1938	1943
	Vice Admiral	Vicente Merino Bielich	1943	1947
	Vice Admiral		1947	1948
	Vice Admiral		1948	1952
	Vice Admiral		1952	1952
	Vice Admiral		1952	1954
	Vice Admiral		1954	1958
	Vice Admiral		1958	1962
	Admiral		1962	1964
	Admiral		1964	1966
	Admiral		1966	1968
	Admiral		1968	16 October 1970
	Admiral		16 October 1970	3 November 1970
	Admiral		1970	11 September 1973 (deposed)
	Admiral	José Toribio Merino Castro	11 September 1973	8 March 1990
	Admiral	Jorge Martínez Busch	8 March 1990	14 November 1997
	Admiral	Jorge Arancibia Reyes	14 November 1997	18 June 2001
	Admiral		18 June 2001	18 June 2005
	Admiral		18 June 2005	18 June 2009
	Admiral	Edmundo González Robles	18 June 2009	18 June 2013
	Admiral		18 June 2013	18 June 2017
	Admiral	Julio Leiva Molina	18 June 2017	Incumbent
	Admiral		18 June 2021	Incumbent

See also[]

• Chilean Navy
• List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Army
• List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force

References[]