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.
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. | 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 | [2] | |
| 2 | Divisional general Hernán Mardones | 17 January 2011 | 25 November 2013 | 2 years, 312 days | Chilean Army | [3] | |
| 3 | Vice admiral José Miguel Romero | 25 November 2013 | 31 December 2015 | 2 years, 36 days |  Chilean Navy | [4] | |
| 4 | Aviation general Arturo Merino Núñez (born 1960) | 1 January 2016 | 5 November 2018 | 2 years, 308 days |  Chilean Air Force | [5] | |
| 5 | Vice admiral Rodrigo Álvarez Aguirre (born 1961) | 5 November 2018 | 13 November 2020 | 2 years, 8 days | Chilean Navy | [6] | |
| 6 | Divisional general Javier Iturriaga del Campo (born 1965) | 13 November 2020 | 8 March 2022 | 1 year, 115 days | Chilean Army | [1] | |
| 7 | Divisional general Guillermo Paiva Hernandez | 9 March 2022 | 22 September 2022 | 197 days | Chilean Army | [1] | |
| 8 | Vice admiral José Luis Fernández Morales | 23 September 2022 | 24 November 2022 | 62 days | Chilean Navy | [1] | |
| 9 | Aviation general José Nogueira León | 24 November 2022 | 5 December 2022 | 11 days | Chilean Air Force | [1] | |
| 10 | Aviation general Jean Pierre Desgroux Ycaza | 5 December 2022 | 20 November 2023 | 350 days | Chilean Air Force | [1] | |
| 11 | Vice admiral Pablo Niemann Figari | 20 November 2023 | Incumbent | 159 days | Chilean Navy | [1] |
![Cristián Le Dantec [es]](http://oksuvcw.org/?page_id=199&rdp_we_resource=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ANo_image.png)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Asume nuevo Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto". Ministry of Defence. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto, General de División, Cristián Le Dantec Gallardo". ejercito.cl. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010.
- ^ Cooperativa.cl (19 January 2011). "General Hernán Mardones es el nuevo jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto" (in Spanish). Cooperativa.cl. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "VA Rodrigo Álvarez Aguirre". armada.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2019.
