Ministry of National Defense (Chile)

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Ministry of National Defense
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional
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Ministry headquarters
Agency overview
Formed1932
Preceding agencies
  • • Ministry of War and Navy (1818–1924)
  • • Ministry of War (1924–1927,1927–1932)
  • • Ministry of Navy (1924–1927,1927–1932)
  • • Ministry of National Defense (1927)
  • • Ministry of War and Aviation (1932)
Type Ministry
Jurisdiction Government of Chile
HeadquartersZenteno 45 (esquina Alameda Bernardo O'Higgins)
Santiago
Ministers responsible
  • Maya Fernández, Minister of National Defense
  • Cristián de la Maza Riquelme, Undersecretary of Defense
  • Alfonso Vargas Lyng, Undersecretary of the Armed Forces
Child agency
Website Official website (in Spanish)

The Ministry of National Defense (Spanish : Ministerio de Defensa Nacional) is the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of "maintaining the independence and sovereignty" of Chile. It is also charged with planning, directing, coordinating, executing, controlling and informing the defense policies formulated by the President of Chile. The minister supervises all the Chilean armed forces. It is Chile's ministry of defence.

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History

During the first days of the independence movements, the senior "secretary" of the respective Junta would function as the Secretary of Government with administrative power over the army. The office officially first came to be on 17 March 1814, when then Supreme Director Francisco de la Lastra dictated the Constitutional Norms approved on that date. It was then named Secretariat of War. It was abolished the same year by the Spanish authorities when, after the Battle of Rancagua, they re-asserted royal power.

On 23 October 1818, after independence the secretariat was re-established, but this time with the inclusion of the Department of Navy as a "Secretariat of War and Navy" (1818–1837), though in common usage, the secretaries started to be called ministers when they held both secretariats (War and Navy) concurrently. Later on 1 February 1837 the office was officially renamed "Ministry of War and Navy" (1837–1932). In 1924, War and Navy were separated into two independent ministries, but on 8 July 1932 both branches were reunited again into one ministry renamed "Ministry of Defense", with the addition of the department of Aviation that had belonged to the Ministry of the Interior until that date.

On 28 October 1947, by Decree 2.320, it fell under the purview of this ministry the control of the Supreme Command of National Defense, the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the Central Purchasing Committee of the Armed Forces, the Civil Defense Forces and the Chilean chapter of the Red Cross. In 1960, the oversight was expanded to include the Superior Council on National Security (Consusena) and the Council of Commanders-in-Chief. According to Decree 200 of 15 April 1976, the oversight was again expanded to include the National Police (Carabineros and Investigaciones).

As indicated before, this ministry has undergone several reorganizations during its long history, reflected in its different names:

  • Ministry of War and Aviation and Ministry of Navy (1932)

Organization

The main dependencies of the Ministry are:

Titulars

Patria Vieja period

PictureNameEntered OfficeExited OfficeNotesAppointed by
Andrés Nicolás de Orjera 14 March 181423 July 1814Secretary of War Francisco de la Lastra
MRodriguezE.jpg Manuel Rodríguez Erdoyza 10 August 18142 October 1814Secretary of War Government Junta

Ministers of War and Navy

PictureNameEntered OfficeExited OfficeNotesAppointed by
JIgnacioZenteno.jpg José Ignacio Zenteno del Pozo 18 February 18178 October 1820 Bernardo O'Higgins
José Antonio Rodríguez Aldea 8 October 18207 January 1823Secretary of War
Joaquín Echeverría Larraín 28 January 1823Secretary of Navy
Fernando Elizalde 7 January 1823Secretary of War
AgustinVialSantelices.jpg Agustín Vial Santelices 28 January 18234 April 1823Secretary of War Government Junta
MEgana.jpg Mariano Egaña Fabres Secretary of Navy
Juan de Dios Rivera 4 April 182312 July 1824 Ramón Freire
Santiago Fernández Barriga 12 July 182422 February 1825
José Ignacio Eyzaguirre Arechavala 22 February 182518 June 1825Secretary of War
FRVicuna.jpg Francisco Ramón Vicuña Larraín Secretary of Navy
Rafael Correa de Saa Lazón 18 June 18259 October 1825Secretary of War
Juan de Dios Vial del Río Secretary of Navy
José María Novoa López 9 October 182521 June 1826
Tomás Obejero 21 June 182626 September 1826Interim
LdelaCruz.jpg Luis de la Cruz y Goyeneche 26 September 18268 March 1827 Agustín Eyzaguirre
José Manuel Borgoño Núñez y Silva 8 March 182716 July 1829 Ramón Freire
José Santiago Muñoz Bezanilla 16 July 18299 November 1829 Francisco Ramón Vicuña
José Antonio Pérez de Cotapos 9 November 18297 December 1829
Jose Maria Benavente.jpg José María Benavente Bustamante 20 February 183025 September 1830Appointed by Francisco Ruiz-Tagle
Reappointed by José Tomás Ovalle
JoseMariaCruz.jpg José María de la Cruz Prieto 25 September 183024 March 1831Appointed by
Reappointed by Fernando Errázuriz Aldunate
DPortalesP.jpg Diego Portales Palazuelos 24 March 183131 August 1831Appointed by
Reappointed by José Joaquín Prieto Vial
Bartolomé Mujica 31 August 183119 September 1831Secretary of War
Manuel José Calderón Secretary of Navy
DPortalesP.jpg Diego Portales Palazuelos 19 September 18314 December 1832
Ramón de la Cavareda Trucíos 4 December 183221 April 1835
DPortalesP.jpg Diego Portales Palazuelos 21 April 18357 June 1836
Ramón de la Cavareda Trucíos 7 June 183627 March 1841
MMonttTorres.jpg Manuel Montt Torres 27 March 184118 September 1841Interim
JoseMariaCruz.jpg José María de la Cruz Prieto 18 September 184120 April 1842 Manuel Bulnes Prieto
JSAldunate.jpg José Santiago Aldunate Toro 20 April 184218 September 1846
José Manuel Borgoño Núñez 18 September 18468 April 1848
Pedro Nolasco Vidal 8 April 184818 September 1851
JFGanaLopez.png José Francisco Gana 18 September 185113 January 1853 Manuel Montt Torres
Pedro Nolasco Vidal 13 January 185318 September 1856
JFGanaLopez.png José Francisco Gana 18 September 185629 September 1857
Manuel García Banqueda 29 September 18579 July 1862Appointed by
Reappointed by José Joaquín Pérez Mascayano
Marcos Maturana del Campo.jpg Marcos Maturana del Campo 9 July 186230 March 1865
José Manuel Pinto Arias 30 March 18658 September 1866
FedericoErrazuriz.JPG Federico Errázuriz Zañartu 8 September 186613 November 1868
Francisco Echaurren García-Huidobro 13 November 18682 August 1870
José Ramón Lira Calvo 2 August 187018 September 1871
AnibalPinto.jpg Aníbal Pinto Garmendia 18 September 18713 April 1875 Federico Errázuriz Zañartu
IgnacioZentenoGana.jpg Ignacio Zenteno Gana 3 April 187519 April 1875
MSanchezFontecilla.jpg Mariano Sánchez Fontecilla 19 April 187518 September 1876
BPratsPerez.jpg Belisario Prats Pérez 18 September 187627 October 1877 Aníbal Pinto
Manuel García de la Huerta Pérez 27 October 18775 August 1878
CSaavedraRodriguez.jpg Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez 5 August 187817 April 1879
Basilio Urrutia Vásquez 17 April 187920 August 1879
RSotomayorBaeza.jpg Rafael Sotomayor Baeza 20 August 187916 June 1880
ELillo.jpg Eusebio Lillo Robles 16 June 188015 July 1880
JoseFranciscoVergara.jpg José Francisco Vergara Echevers 15 July 188018 September 1881
CCastellonL.jpg Carlos Castellón Larenas 18 September 188118 January 1884 Domingo Santa María
PLynch.jpg Patricio Lynch y Solo de Zaldívar 18 January 18847 May 1884
CarlosAntunez.jpg Carlos Antúnez González 7 May 188418 September 1886
Evaristo Sánchez Fontecilla 18 September 188630 November 1886 José Manuel Balmaceda
Nicolás Peña Vicuña 30 November 188628 June 1887
Manuel García de la Huerta Pérez 28 June 188713 April 1888
Evaristo Sánchez Fontecilla 13 April 18882 November 1888
Ramon Donoso Vergara.jpg Ramón Donoso Vergara 2 November 18881 May 1889
José Miguel Valdés Carrera 1 May 188911 June 1889
Abraham König Velásquez 11 June 188923 October 1889
IsmaelValdesValdes.jpg Ismael Valdés Valdés 23 October 18897 November 1889
LBarrosBorgono.jpg Luis Barros Borgoño 7 November 188921 January 1890
JVelasquezB.jpg José Velásquez Bórquez 21 January 18907 August 1890
FErrazurizEchaurren.jpg Federico Errázuriz Echaurren 7 August 189015 October 1890
Jose Francisco Gana Castro - BCN.jpg José Francisco Gana Castro 15 October 189029 March 1891
JVelasquezB.jpg José Velásquez Bórquez 29 March 189129 August 1891
Adolfo Holley.jpg Adolfo Holley Urzúa 7 September 189126 December 1891 Revolutionary Junta of Iquique
Ventura Blanco Viel 26 December 189114 March 1892 Jorge Montt
LBarrosBorgono.jpg Luis Barros Borgoño 14 March 18929 July 1892
Luis Arteaga 9 July 189222 September 1892
FranciscoAntonioPintoCruz.jpg Francisco Antonio Pinto Cruz 22 September 189222 April 1893
Isidoro Errázuriz 22 April 18938 August 1893
Manuel Villamil Blanco 8 August 18936 October 1893
Juan Antonio Orrego 6 October 189326 April 1894
Santiago Aldunate Bascuñan 26 April 18947 December 1894
Carlos Rivera Jofré 7 December 18941 August 1895
IsmaelValdesValdes.jpg Ismael Valdés Valdés 1 August 189524 November 1895
LBarrosBorgono.jpg Luis Barros Borgoño 24 November 189518 September 1896
MBulnesPinto.jpg Manuel Bulnes Pinto 18 September 189626 November 1896 Federico Errázuriz Echaurren
EFernandezAlbano.jpg Elías Fernández Albano 26 November 189626 June 1897
Benjamín Vergara 26 June 189725 August 1897
Carlos Palacios Zapata 25 August 189723 December 1897
Patricio Larraín Alcalde 23 December 18975 May 1898
VenturaBlancoViel.jpg Ventura Blanco Viel 5 May 189819 December 1898
CarlosConchaSubercaseaux.jpg Carlos Concha Subercaseaux 19 December 189827 June 1899
JavierAngelFigueroa.jpg Javier Angel Figueroa Larraín 27 June 18992 September 1899
CarlosConchaSubercaseaux.jpg Carlos Concha Subercaseaux 2 September 189927 November 1899
Ricardo Matte Pérez 27 November 18993 November 1900
ArturoBesaNavarro.jpg Arturo Besa Navarro 3 November 190014 March 1901
Vicente Palacios Baeza 14 March 19011 May 1901
Wenceslao Bulnes 1 May 190118 September 1901
BeltranMathieuAndrews.jpg Beltrán Mathieu Andrews 18 September 19016 May 1902 Germán Riesco
Víctor Manuel Lamas 6 May 190220 November 1902
Francisco Baeza 20 November 19024 April 1903
Ricardo Matte Pérez 4 April 19031 September 1903
Carlos Besa Navarro 1 September 190323 October 1903
Luis Barros Méndez 23 October 190310 January 1904
AnibalCruzDiaz.jpg Aníbal Cruz Díaz 10 January 190412 March 1904
AscanioBascunan.jpg Ascanio Bascuñan Santa María 12 March 190412 April 1904
Joaquín Muñoz Hurtado12 April 190430 October 1904
AscanioBascunan.jpg Ascanio Bascuñan Santa María 30 October 190418 March 1905
Ramón Corvalán Melgarejo 18 March 19051 August 1905
LUribeO.jpg Luis Uribe Orrego 1 August 190521 October 1905
Manuel Fóster Recabarren 21 October 190519 March 1906
Manuel Covarrubias 19 March 19067 May 1906
Salvador Vergara 7 May 190618 September 1906
Belisario Prats Bello 18 September 190629 October 1906 Pedro Montt
José Francisco Fabres 29 October 190612 June 1907
Alejandro Lira 12 June 190725 October 1907
Belisario Prats Bello 25 October 190729 August 1908
AnibalRodriguez.jpg Aníbal Rodríguez Herrera 29 August 190822 January 1909
DZanartuRio.jpg Darío Zañartu del Río 22 January 190915 June 1909
Roberto Huneeus Gana 15 June 190915 September 1909
AnibalRodriguez.jpg Aníbal Rodríguez Herrera 15 September 190925 June 1910
Carlos Larraín Claro 25 June 191023 December 1910
Arístides Pinto Concha 23 December 191011 January 1911 Ramón Barros Luco
Ramón León Luco 11 January 191111 July 1911
AnibalRodriguez.jpg Aníbal Rodríguez Herrera 11 July 191115 August 1911
AlejandroHuneeus.jpg Alejandro Huneeus García-Huidobro 15 August 191123 January 1912
Alejandro Rosselot 23 January 191229 May 1912
Luis Devoto 29 May 19128 August 1912
Claudio Vicuña Subercaseaux 8 August 191213 January 1913
JMatteGormaz.jpg Jorge Matte Gormaz 13 January 191316 November 1913
Ramón Corvalán Melgarejo 16 November 19136 September 1914
Alfredo Barros Errázuriz  [ es ]6 September 191415 December 1914
Ricardo Cox Méndez 15 December 19147 June 1915
Guillermo Soublette 7 June 191523 December 1915
Salvador Vergara 23 December 19158 January 1916 Juan Luis Sanfuentes
CornelioSaavedraMontt.jpg Cornelio Saavedra Montt 8 January 19161 July 1916
JBoonen.jpg Jorge Boonen Rivera 1 July 191620 November 1916
Oscar Urzúa Jaramillo 20 November 191614 July 1917
Pedro Nicolás Montenegro 14 July 191713 October 1917
Oscar Viel Cavero 13 October 191718 January 1918
Luis Vicuña Cifuentes 18 January 191822 April 1918
Jorge Valdivieso Blanco 22 April 19186 September 1918
Víctor Robles 6 September 191828 November 1918
EBermudezPaz.jpg Enrique Bermúdez de la Paz 28 November 191823 September 1919
AnibalRodriguez.jpg Aníbal Rodríguez Herrera 23 September 19198 November 1919
Germán Ignacio Riesco Errázuriz 8 November 191929 March 1920
Régulo Valenzuela 29 March 192016 June 1920
Pedro Opazo.jpg Pedro Opazo Letelier 16 June 19201 July 1920
LErrazurizLazcano.jpg Ladislao Errázuriz Lazcano 1 July 192023 December 1920
Carlos Silva Cruz 23 December 192012 May 1921 Arturo Alessandri
Enrique Balmaceda Toro 12 May 192116 August 1921
Remigio Medina 16 August 19213 November 1921
Samuel Claro Lastarria 3 November 192122 March 1922
Ignacio Marchant Scott 22 March 19221 April 1922
Roberto Sánchez García de la Huerta1 April 192229 August 1922
Hernán Correa Roberts 29 August 192221 December 1922
José Onofre Bunster Villagra 21 December 192212 January 1923
Gustavo Silva Campo 12 January 192316 March 1923
Jorge Andrés Guerra Álvarez de Toledo 16 March 192315 June 1923
Altamirano.jpg Luis Altamirano Talavera 15 June 19234 January 1924
Alfredo Ewing 4 January 19241 February 1924
Luis Brieba 1 February 192422 July 1924
Luis Gaspar Mora Sotomayor 22 July 19245 September 1924
JuanPabloBennett.jpg Juan Pablo Bennett Argandoña 5 September 192411 September 1924
LuisGomezCarreno.jpg Luis Gómez Carreño 12 September 192419 December 1924 September Junta

Ministers of War

PictureNameEntered OfficeExited OfficeNotesAppointed by
Emiliano Ortiz Vega 19 December 192423 January 1925 September Junta
CarlosIbanezDC.jpg Carlos Ibáñez del Campo 29 January 192522 February 1927 January Junta
Emiliano Ortiz Vega 22 February 192723 May 1927 Emiliano Figueroa
Carlos Frödden Lorenzen 23 May 192721 June 1927Minister of National Defense Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
BBlanche.jpg Bartolomé Blanche Espejo 21 June 19277 November 1930
PedroCharpin.png Pedro Charpin Rival 7 November 193026 July 1931
Carlos Sáez Morales 26 July 193114 August 1931Appointed by Pedro Opazo
Reappointed by Juan Esteban Montero
Enrique Bravo Ortiz 14 August 19313 September 1931
Carlos Vergara Montero 3 September 19315 March 1932 Manuel Trucco

Ministers of Navy

PictureNameEntered OfficeExited OfficeNotesAppointed by
LuisGomezCarreno.jpg Luis Gómez Carreño 19 December 192423 January 1925 September Junta
Braulio Bahamonde 29 January 192523 December 1925 January Junta
Arturo Swett Otaegui 23 December 192522 February 1927 Emiliano Figueroa
Carlos Frödden Lorenzen 22 February 192723 May 1927
23 May 192721 June 1927Minister of National Defense Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
21 June 19275 August 1930
Edgardo von Schröeders Sarratea 5 August 193027 April 1931
Hipólito Marchant Morales 27 April 193126 July 1931
Calisto Rogers Ceas 26 July 19313 September 1931Appointed by Pedro Opazo
Reappointed by Juan Esteban Montero
Enrique Spoerer Jardel 3 September 19315 March 1932 Manuel Trucco

Ministers of National Defense (First Creation)

PictureNameEntered OfficeExited OfficeNotesAppointed by
Miguel Urrutia Barboza 9 March 19327 April 1932 Juan Esteban Montero
Ignacio Urrutia Manzano 7 April 19324 June 1932
Marmaduque Grove.jpg Marmaduque Grove Vallejo 5 June 193217 June 1932 Socialist Junta
APugaOsorio.jpg Arturo Puga Osorio 17 June 19328 July 1932

Ministers of War and Aviation

PictureNameEntered OfficeExited OfficeNotesAppointed by
Pedro Lagos Lagos 8 July 193214 September 1932 Carlos Dávila
Luis Otero Mujica 14 September 19323 October 1932 Bartolomé Blanche
Carlos Sáez Morales 3 October 193224 December 1932 Abraham Oyanedel

Ministers of Navy

PictureNameEntered OfficeExited OfficeNotesAppointed by
Francisco Nieto 8 July 193212 August 1932 Carlos Dávila
Alberto Barbosa Baeza 12 August 193213 August 1932
José Manuel Montalva Barrientos 13 August 19323 October 1932
Arturo Swett Otaegui 3 October 193224 December 1932 Abraham Oyanedel

Ministers of National Defense (Second Creation, 1932–1990)

PictureNameEntered OfficeExited OfficeNotesAppointed by
EmilioBelloCodesido.jpg Emilio Bello Codecido 24 December 19329 April 1938 Arturo Alessandri
Francisco Garcés Gana 9 April 193825 September 1938Interim
EmilioBelloCodesido.jpg Emilio Bello Codecido 25 September 193824 December 1938
Alberto Cabero Díaz 24 December 193813 April 1939 Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Guillermo Labarca Hubertson 13 April 193926 December 1939
Alfredo Duhalde Vasquez.jpg Alfredo Duhalde Vásquez 26 December 193924 October 1940
Juvenal Hernández Jaque 24 October 194010 June 1941
Carlos Valdovinos Valdovinos 10 June 194121 November 1941
Juvenal Hernández Jaque 21 November 19412 April 1942 Jerónimo Méndez
Alfredo Duhalde Vasquez.jpg Alfredo Duhalde Vásquez 2 April 19421944 Juan Antonio Ríos
Oscar Escudero Otarola 19441945
Arnaldo Carrasco 19451946
Manuel Bulnes Sanfuentes 1946April 1947 Gabriel González Videla
Juvenal Hernández Jaque April 1947August 1947
GBarriosTirado.png Guillermo Barrios Tirado August 19473 November 1952
Abdón Parra 3 November 19521954 Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Tobías Barros Ortiz 19541955
Benjamín Videla 19551955
Francisco O'Ryan Orrego 19551957
Adrián Barrientos 19573 November 1958
Luis Vidal Vargas 3 November 19581958 Jorge Alessandri
Carlos Vial Infante 19581961
Joaquín Fernández y Fernández 19611961
Julio Pereira 19611963
Carlos Vial Infante 19633 November 1964
Juan De Dios Carmona 3 November 19641969 Eduardo Frei Montalva
Tulio Marambio 19691970
Sergio Ossa Pretot 19703 November 1970
Alejandro Ríos Valdivia 3 November 19707 January 1972 Salvador Allende
José Tohá González 7 January 19725 July 1973
Clodomiro Almeyda BCN.jpg Clodomiro Almeyda Medina 5 July 19739 August 1973
Carlosprats.PNG Carlos Prats González 9 August 197323 August 1973
Orlando Letelier, Washingron DC, 1976 (de Marcelo Montecino).jpg Orlando Letelier Del Solar 28 August 197311 September 1973
Patricio Carvajal.jpg Patricio Carvajal Prado 11 September 19731974 Augusto Pinochet
Oscar Bonilla Bradánovich 19741975
Hermán Brady Roche 19751978
Cesar Benavides.jpg César Raúl Benavides 19781980
Carlos Forestier Hansen 19801982
Washington Carrasco Fernández 19821983
Patricio Carvajal.jpg Patricio Carvajal Prado 198311 March 1990

Ministers of National Defense (1990–present)

PictureNameEntered OfficeExited OfficePartyAppointed by
Patricio Rojas Saavedra11 March 199011 March 1994 DC Patricio Aylwin
EPerezYoma.jpg Edmundo Pérez Yoma 11 March 19941998 DC Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
JoseFlorencioGuzman.jpg José Florencio Guzmán 19981998 DC
RTroncoso.jpg Raúl Troncoso Castillo19981999 DC
EPerezYoma.jpg Edmundo Pérez Yoma 199911 March 2000 DC
MFernandez.jpg Mario Fernández Baeza 11 March 20007 January 2002 DC Ricardo Lagos
MBacheletJ.jpg Michelle Bachelet Jeria 7 January 20021 October 2004 PS
Jaime Ravinet.jpg Jaime Ravinet De La Fuente 1 October 200411 March 2006 DC
Vivianne Blanlot.jpeg Vivianne Blanlot Soza 11 March 200627 March 2007 PPD Michelle Bachelet
Jose Goni 080408-N-2855B-062 0ZK4F.jpg José Goñi 27 March 200712 March 2009 PPD
Francisco Vidal.jpg Francisco Vidal Salinas 12 March 200911 March 2010 PPD
Jaime Ravinet.jpg Jaime Ravinet de la Fuente 11 March 201014 January 2011Ind. Sebastián Piñera
Andres Allamand.jpg Andrés Allamand Zavala 16 January 20115 November 2012 RN
Rodrigo Hinzpeter.jpg Rodrigo Hinzpeter Kirgberg 5 November 201211 March 2014 RN
Jorge Burgos Varela, ministro de defensa.jpg Jorge Burgos Varela 11 March 201411 May 2015 DC Michelle Bachelet
Jose Antonio Gomez Urrutia, ministro de justicia.jpg José Antonio Gómez Urrutia 11 May 201511 March 2018 PR
ALBERTO ESPINA.jpg Alberto Espina Otero 11 March 201828 July 2020 RN Sebastián Piñera
Mario Guillermo Desbordes Jimenez.jpg Mario Desbordes Jiménez 28 July 202018 December 2020 RN
BALDO PROKURICA.jpg Baldo Prokurica 18 December 202011 March 2022 RN
Maya Alejandra Fernandez Allende (2018).jpg Maya Fernández 11 March 2022Incumbent PS Gabriel Boric

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