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 to	Minister of Defence
Appointer	President of Chile
Formation	23 February 2010
First holder	Cristián Le Dantec

List of Chiefs

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Ref
1		Divisional general Cristián Le Dantec (born 1953)	23 February 2010	17 January 2011	328 days	Chilean Army	[1]
2		Divisional general Hernán Mardones	17 January 2011	25 November 2013	2 years, 312 days	Chilean Army	[2]
3		Vice Admiral José Miguel Romero	25 November 2013	31 December 2015	2 years, 36 days	Chilean Navy	[3]
4		Major General Arturo Merino Núñez (born 1960)	1 January 2016	5 November 2018	2 years, 308 days	Chilean Air Force	[4]
5		Vice Admiral Rodrigo Álvarez Aguirre (born 1961)	5 November 2018	Incumbent	2 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.