Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence (Chile)

The Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence 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 Vice Admiral Rodrigo Álvarez Aguirre.

Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence
Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de la Defensa de Chile
Incumbent
Vice Admiral Rodrigo Álvarez Aguirre
since 5 November 2018
Ministry of Defense
Reports toMinister of Defence
AppointerPresident of Chile
Formation23 February 2010
First holderCristián Le Dantec

List of Chiefs
No. Portrait NameTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchRef
1
Dantec, CristiánDivisional general
Cristián Le Dantec
(born 1953)		23 February 201017 January 2011328 days Chilean Army[1]
2
Mardones, HernánDivisional general
Hernán Mardones		17 January 201125 November 20132 years, 312 days Chilean Army[2]
3
Romero, JoséVice Admiral
José Miguel Romero		25 November 201331 December 20152 years, 36 days Chilean Navy[3]
4
Nuñez, ArturoMajor General
Arturo Merino Núñez
(born 1960)		1 January 20165 November 20182 years, 308 days Chilean Air Force[4]
5
Aguirre, RodrigoVice Admiral
Rodrigo Álvarez Aguirre
(born 1961)		5 November 2018Incumbent2 years, 91 days Chilean Navy[5]

References
  1. "Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto, General de División, Cristián Le Dantec Gallardo". ejercito.cl. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010.
  2. Cooperativa.cl (19 January 2011). "General Hernán Mardones es el nuevo jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto" (in Spanish). Cooperativa.cl. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. Ommati, Marcos (21 August 2014). "Chile: A Regional Leader in Civil-Military Cooperation". dialogo-americas.com. Diálogo Americas. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  4. 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.
  5. "VA Rodrigo Álvarez Aguirre". armada.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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