Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence (Chile)

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Chief of the Joint Staff of Defence
Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa de Chile
since 20 November 2023
Ministry of Defense
Reports toMinister of Defence
Appointer President of Chile
Formation23 February 2010
First holder Cristián Le Dantec  [ es ]

The Chief of the Joint Staff of Defence (Spanish : Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa de Chile) is the professional head of the Chilean Armed Forces. The Chief is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Chilean military.

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The current Chief is Vice Admiral Pablo Niemann Figari. He was appointed by President Gabriel Boric on 20 November 2023. [1]

List of Chiefs

No.PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchRef.
1
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Dantec, CristiánDivisional general
Cristián Le Dantec  [ es ]
(born 1953)		23 February 201017 January 2011328 daysFlag of the Chilean Army.svg  Chilean Army [2]
2
MINISTRO DE DEFENSA PEDRO CATERIANO SE REUNIO CON JEFE DE ESTADO MAYOR DE CHILE (9037662816) (cropped).jpg
Mardones, HernánDivisional general
Hernán Mardones 		17 January 201125 November 20132 years, 312 daysFlag of the Chilean Army.svg  Chilean Army [3]
3
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Romero, JoséVice admiral
José Miguel Romero 		25 November 201331 December 20152 years, 36 daysNaval Jack of Chile.svg  Chilean Navy [4]
4
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Nuñez, Arturo Aviation general
Arturo Merino Núñez
(born 1960)		1 January 20165 November 20182 years, 308 daysFlag of the Chilean Air Force.svg  Chilean Air Force [5]
5
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Aguirre, RodrigoVice admiral
Rodrigo Álvarez Aguirre
(born 1961)		5 November 201813 November 20202 years, 8 daysNaval Jack of Chile.svg  Chilean Navy [6]
6
General de Division Javier Iturriaga del Campo (2020).jpg
Campo, JavierDivisional general
Javier Iturriaga del Campo
(born 1965)		13 November 20208 March 20221 year, 115 daysFlag of the Chilean Army.svg  Chilean Army [1]
7
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Paiva, GuillermoDivisional general
Guillermo Paiva Hernandez 		9 March 202222 September 2022197 daysFlag of the Chilean Army.svg  Chilean Army [1]
8
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Fernández , José LuisVice admiral
José Luis Fernández Morales 		23 September 202224 November 202262 daysNaval Jack of Chile.svg  Chilean Navy [1]
9
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Nogueira, León Aviation general
José Nogueira León 		24 November 20225 December 202211 daysFlag of the Chilean Air Force.svg  Chilean Air Force [1]
10
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Desgroux, Jean Aviation general
Jean Pierre Desgroux Ycaza 		5 December 202220 November 2023350 daysFlag of the Chilean Air Force.svg  Chilean Air Force [1]
11
General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attends brunch at Ambassador Bernadette Meehan's, U.S. Ambassador to Chile, residence in Santiago, Chile, August 27, 2024 - 11.jpg
Niemann, PabloVice admiral
Pablo Niemann Figari 		20 November 2023Incumbent1 year, 315 daysNaval Jack of Chile.svg  Chilean Navy [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Asume nuevo Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto". Ministry of Defence. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto, General de División, Cristián Le Dantec Gallardo". ejercito.cl. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010.
  3. ↑ Cooperativa.cl (19 January 2011). "General Hernán Mardones es el nuevo jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto" (in Spanish). Cooperativa.cl. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  4. ↑ 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 ]
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "VA Rodrigo Álvarez Aguirre". armada.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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