# List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Army

This article lists the commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Army. The Chilean Army (Spanish: Ejército de Chile) is the land force of Chile. The Chilean Army dates back to 1810.
The current Commander-in-Chief is Army General Javier Iturriaga del Campo. He was appointed by former President Sebastián Piñera on 9 March 2022.

## Independence and national organization (1810–1830)

| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| Army Commander-in-chief ||||||
| 1 | Verdugo, JoséBrigadier José Miguel Carrera Verdugo (1785–1821) | 31 March 1813 | 23 November 1813 | 237 days |
| 2 | Verdugo, JoséColonel Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (1778–1842) | 27 November 1813 | 2 September 1814 | 279 days |
| (1) | Verdugo, JoséBrigadier José Miguel Carrera Verdugo (1785–1821) | 28 August 1814 | 2 October 1814 | 35 days |
| 3 | Matorras, JoséCaptain General José de San Martín Matorras (1778–1850) | 5 June 1817 | 27 April 1819 | 1 year, 326 days |
| (2) | Verdugo, JoséCaptain General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (1778–1842) | 27 April 1819 | 28 January 1823 | 3 years, 276 days |
| 4 | Serrano, RamónCaptain General Ramón Freire Serrano (1787–1851) | 21 February 1823 | 2 April 1830 | 7 years, 40 days |

## Conservative and liberal republics (1830–1891)

| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| Army Commander-in-chief ||||||
| 1 | Vial, JoséDivisional General José Joaquín Prieto Vial (1830–1894) | 2 April 1830 | 18 September 1841 | 11 years, 169 days |
| 2 | Prieto, ManuelDivisional General Manuel Bulnes Prieto (1799–1866) | 18 September 1841 | 18 October 1866 † | 25 years, 30 days |
| Senior General Officer ||||||
| 3 | Campo, MarcosDivisional General Marcos Maturana del Campo (1802–1871) | 18 October 1866 | 21 December 1870 | 4 years, 64 days |
| 4 | Jarpa, JuanDivisional General Juan Jarpa [es] (1804–1876) | 8 August 1871 | 31 December 1875 | 4 years, 145 days |
| 5 | Jarpa, JuanDivisional General Basilio Urrutia [es] (1816–1881) | 31 December 1875 | 7 April 1879 | 3 years, 97 days |
| Field Commander-in-chief ||||||
| 6 | Cuevas, JustoDivisional General Justo Arteaga Cuevas (1805–1882) | 8 April 1879 | 18 July 1879 | 101 days |
| 7 | Arriagada, ErasmoDivisional General Erasmo Escala Arriagada (1826–1884) | 18 July 1879 | 28 March 1880 | 254 days |
| 8 | González, ManuelDivisional General Manuel Baquedano González (1823–1897) | 3 April 1880 | 3 May 1881 | 1 year, 30 days |
| Inspector General ||||||
| 9 | Rodríguez, CornelioDivisional General Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez (1821–1891) | 3 May 1881 | 19 December 1883 | 2 years, 230 days |
| 10 | Baeza, EmilioDivisional General Emilio Sotomayor Baeza (1826–1894) | 4 January 1884 | 22 August 1888 | 4 years, 231 days |
| Field Commander-in-chief ||||||
| 11 | Castro, JoséDivisional General José Francisco Gana Castro (1828–1894) | 22 August 1888 | 4 September 1891 | 3 years, 13 days |

## Parliamentary republic (1891–1925)

| No. | Inspector General | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | Arriagada, MarcoDivisional General Marco Aurelio Arriagada [es] (1830–1894) | 14 September 1891 | 28 August 1894 † | 2 years, 348 days |
| 2 | Urzúa, AdolfoDivisional General Adolfo Holley Urzúa (1833–1914) | 28 August 1894 | 13 October 1900 | 6 years, 46 days |
| 3 | Korner, EmilioDivisional General Emilio Korner (1846–1920) | 13 October 1900 | 19 April 1910 | 9 years, 188 days |
| 4 | Korner, EmilioDivisional General Jorge Boonen Rivera (1858–1921) | 19 April 1910 | 26 April 1921 | 11 years, 7 days |
| 5 | Concha, ArístidesDivisional General Arístides Pinto Concha [es] (1859–1924) | 26 April 1921 | 13 February 1922 | 293 days |
| 6 | Talavera, LuisDivisional General Luis Altamirano Talavera (1867–1938) | 13 February 1922 | 28 November 1924 | 2 years, 289 days |
| 7 | Encina, PedroDivisional General Pedro Pablo Dartnell Encina (1873–1944) | 28 November 1924 | 23 January 1925 | 56 days |
| 8 | Ciris, MarianoDivisional General Mariano Navarrete Ciris [es] (1866–1940) | 31 January 1925 | 10 November 1925 | 283 days |

## Presidential republic (1925–1973)

| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| Inspector General ||||||
| 1 | Vega, JuanDivisional General Juan Emilio Ortiz Vega [es] (1869–1939) | 11 November 1925 | 7 January 1927 | 1 year, 57 days |
| 2 | Díaz, FranciscoDivisional General Francisco Javier Díaz Valderrama [es] (1877–1950) | 18 February 1927 | 20 March 1930 | 3 years, 2 days |
| 3 | Charpin, PedroDivisional General Pedro Charpin Rival [es] (1876–1958) | 21 March 1930 | 7 November 1930 | 231 days |
| Army Commander-in-chief ||||||
| 4 | Blanche, BartoloméDivisional General Bartolomé Blanche Espejo (1879–1970) | 7 November 1930 | 4 August 1931 | 270 days |
| (3) | Charpin, PedroDivisional General Pedro Charpin Rival [es] (1876–1956) | 5 August 1931 | 22 August 1931 | 17 days |
| 5 | Téllez, IndalicioDivisional General Indalicio Téllez Cárcamo [es] (1876–1964) | 25 August 1931 | 11 June 1932 | 291 days |
| 6 | Moreno, AgustínDivisional General Agustín Moreno Ladrón de Guevara [es] (1879–1964) | 15 June 1932 | 2 August 1932 | 1 year, 48 days |
| 7 | Otero, LuisDivisional General Luis Otero Mujica (1879–1940) | 3 August 1932 | 26 December 1932 | 145 days |
| 8 | Vignola, PedroDivisional General Pedro Vignola Cortés [es] (1879–1941) | 26 December 1932 | 21 December 1933 | 360 days |
| 9 | Urrutia, MarcialDivisional General Marcial Urrutia Urrutia [es] (1882–19??) | 23 December 1933 | 27 March 1934 | 94 days |
| 10 | Novoa, ÓscarDivisional General Óscar Novoa Fuentes [es] (1886–1978) | 27 March 1934 | 20 December 1938 | 4 years, 268 days |
| 11 | Fuentes, CarlosDivisional General Carlos Fuentes Rabe [es] (1887–1974) | 26 December 1938 | 23 August 1940 | 1 year, 241 days |
| 12 | Escudero, ÓscarDivisional General Óscar Escudero Otárola [es] (1891–1957) | 23 August 1940 | 8 March 1943 | 2 years, 197 days |
| 13 | Espinoza, ArturoDivisional General Arturo Espinoza Mujica [es] (1890–19??) | 12 August 1943 | 11 October 1944 | 1 year, 60 days |
| 14 | Portales, AlfredoDivisional General Alfredo Portales Mourgues [es] (1892–19??) | 8 November 1944 | 12 November 1944 | 1 year, 4 days |
| 15 | Fuentes, ÓscarDivisional General Óscar Fuentes Pantoja [es] (1895–19??) | 12 November 1945 | 29 November 1946 | 1 year, 17 days |
| 16 | Barrios, GuillermoDivisional General Guillermo Barrios Tirado [es] (1893–1967) | 29 November 1946 | 2 August 1947 | 246 days |
| 17 | Cañas, RamónDivisional General Ramón Cañas Montalva [es] (1896–1977) | 2 August 1947 | 8 October 1949 | 2 years, 67 days |
| (16) | Barrios, GuillermoDivisional General Guillermo Barrios Tirado [es] (1893–1967) | 8 October 1949 | 9 January 1950 | 93 days |
| 18 | Fernández, RafaelDivisional General Rafael Fernández Reyes (1897–1964) | 9 January 1950 | 28 October 1952 | 2 years, 293 days |
| 19 | Danús, SantiagoDivisional General Santiago Danús Peña [es] (1896–19??) | 3 November 1952 | 11 March 1953 | 128 days |
| 20 | Mezzano, CarlosDivisional General Carlos Mezzano Camino [es] (1902–1991) | 11 March 1953 | 10 June 1954 | 1 year, 91 days |
| 21 | Hidalgo, EnriqueDivisional General Enrique Franco Hidalgo [es] (1900–1988) | 11 June 1954 | 17 March 1955 | 279 days |
| 22 | Araya, RaúlDivisional General Raúl Araya Stiglich [es] (1901–1989) | 17 March 1955 | 8 May 1956 | 1 year, 52 days |
| 23 | Vidal, LuisDivisional General Luis Vidal Vargas [es] (1904–19??) | 8 May 1956 | 3 November 1958 | 2 years, 179 days |
| 24 | Vidal, RenéDivisional General René Vidal Merino [es] (1901–1987) | 3 November 1958 | 13 November 1958 | 10 days |
| 25 | Izurieta, ÓscarDivisional General Óscar Izurieta Molina (1909–1990) | 14 November 1958 | 3 November 1964 | 5 years, 355 days |
| 26 | Parada, BernardinoDivisional General Bernardino Parada Moreno [es] (1908–1968) | 4 November 1964 | 4 July 1967 | 2 years, 242 days |
| 27 | Miqueles, LuisDivisional General Luis Miqueles Caridi (1911–2000) | 5 July 1967 | 3 May 1968 | 303 days |
| 28 | Castillo, SergioDivisional General Sergio Castillo Aránguiz [es] (1912–2012) | 3 May 1968 | 24 October 1969 | 1 year, 174 days |
| 29 | Schneider, RenéDivisional General René Schneider Chereau (1913–1970) | 27 October 1969 | 22 October 1970 | 360 days |
| 30 | Prats, CarlosDivisional General Carlos Prats González (1915–1974) | 26 October 1970 | 23 August 1973 | 2 years, 301 days |

## Military regime and the present (1973–present)

| No. | Army Commander-in-chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | Pinochet, AugustoCaptain General Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006) | 23 August 1973 | 10 March 1998 | 24 years, 199 days |
| 2 | Izurieta, RicardoLieutenant General Ricardo Izurieta (1943–2014) | 11 March 1998 | 10 March 2002 | 3 years, 364 days |
| 3 | Cheyre, JuanLieutenant General Juan Emilio Cheyre (born 1947) | 11 March 2002 | 10 March 2006 | 3 years, 364 days |
| 4 | Ferrer, ÓscarArmy General Óscar Izurieta Ferrer [es] (born 1950) | 11 March 2006 | 9 March 2010 | 3 years, 363 days |
| 5 | Fuente-Alba, JuanArmy General Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba (born 1953) | 10 March 2010 | 9 March 2014 | 3 years, 364 days |
| 6 | Oviedo, HumbertoArmy General Humberto Oviedo (born 1959) | 10 March 2014 | 9 March 2018 | 3 years, 364 days |
| 7 | Menanteau, RicardoArmy General Ricardo Martínez Menanteau (born 1960) | 9 March 2018 | 9 March 2022 | 4 years |
| 8 | Iturriaga del Campo, JavierArmy General Javier Iturriaga del Campo (born 1965) | 9 March 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 233 days |