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

This article lists the commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy. The Chilean Navy (Spanish: Armada de Chile) is the naval force of Chile. The Chilean Navy dates back to 1817.
The current Commander-in-Chief is Admiral Juan Andrés de la Maza Larrain. He was appointed by former President Sebastian Piñera on 18 June 2021.

## List
### Valparaíso governor (1812–1818)

| No. | Valparaíso governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | Lastra, FranciscoColonel Francisco de la Lastra (1777–1852) | 1812 | 1814 | 1–2 years |
| 2 | Alvarado, RudecindoLieutenant Colonel Rudecindo Alvarado (1792–1852) | 1817 | 1872 | 0 years |
| (1) | Lastra, FranciscoColonel Francisco de la Lastra (1777–1852) | 1817 | 1818 | 0–1 years |

### Navy General Commander (1818–1897)

| Rank | Name | Took office | Left office |
| Navy Captain 1st Class | Manuel Blanco Encalada | 1818 | 1821 |
| Colonel | José Ignacio Zenteno del Pozo | 1821 | 1825 |
| General | Francisco de la Lastra de la Sotta | 1825 | 1829 |
| Division General | José María de la Cruz Prieto | 1829 | 1831 |
| | José Matías López Orrego | 1831 | 1833 |
| Colonel of Militia | Diego Portales Palazuelos | 1833 | 1834 |
| Colonel | Ramón de la Cavareda Trucios | 1834 | 1837 |
| Colonel | Victorino Garrido | 1837 | 1842 |
| Division General | José María de la Cruz Prieto | 1842 | 1843 |
| Commodore | Robert Winthrop Simpson | 1843 | 1844 |
| Division General | José Joaquín Prieto Vial | 1844 | 1845 |
| Navy Captain | Robert Winthrop Simpson | 1845 | 1846 |
| General | José Santiago Aldunate Toro | 1846 | 1847 |
| Vice Admiral | Manuel Blanco Encalada | 1847 | 1852 |
| Rear Admiral | Robert Winthrop Simpson | 1852 | 1853 |
| | Julián Riesco Droguett | 1853 | 1856 |
| | Domingo Espiñera Riesco | 1856 | 1858 |
| | Manuel Valenzuela Castillo | 1858 | 1858 |
| | Jovino Novoa Vidal | 1859 | 1859 |
| General | Juan Vidaurre-Leal Morla | 1859 | 1859 |
| Colonel | Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez | 1860 | 1860 |
| General | José Santiago Aldunate Toro | 1861 | 1864 |
| | Juan Ramón Lira | 1864 | 1865 |
| | Vicente Villalón | 1865 | 1865 |
| | Juan Ramón Lira | 1865 | 1866 |
| | José María de la Cruz Salvo | 1867 | 1867 |
| Commodore | José Anacleto Goñi Prieto | 1867 | 1868 |
| | Juan Ramón Lira | 1868 | 1868 |
| Commodore | José Anacleto Goñi Prieto | 1869 | 1870 |
| | Francisco Echaurren García-Huidobro | 1870 | 1876 |
| | Eulogio Altamirano Aracena | 1876 | 1879 |
| Rear Admiral | José Anacleto Goñi Prieto | 1879 | 1880 |
| | Eulogio Altamirano Aracena | 1880 | 1880 |
| Commodore | Oscar Viel Toro | 1881 | 1883 |
| | Domingo Toro Herrera | 1884 | 1885 |
| Rear Admiral | Juan José Latorre Benavente | 1886 | 1887 |
| Rear Admiral | Luis Uribe Orrego | 1887 | 1889 |
| Rear Admiral | Juan Williams Rebolledo | 1890 | 1891 |
| Rear Admiral | Oscar Viel Toro | 1891 | 1891 |
| Rear Admiral | Francisco Javier Molinas Gacitúa | 1892 | 1892 |
| Rear Admiral | Luis Anacleto Castillo Goñi | 1893 | 1897 |

### Navy General Director (1897–1927)

| Rank | Name | Took office | Left office |
| Vice Admiral | Jorge Montt Álvarez | 1897 | 1913 |
| Vice Admiral | Luis Alberto Goñi Simpson | 1913 | 1916 |
| Vice Admiral | Lindor Pérez Gacitúa | 1916 | 1916 |
| Vice Admiral | Joaquín Muñoz Hurtado | 1916 | 1922 |
| Vice Admiral | Francisco Nef Jara | 1922 | 1924 |
| Vice Admiral | Salustio Valdés Cortés | 1924 | 1925 |
| Vice Admiral | Luis Langlois Vidal | 1925 | 1925 |
| Vice Admiral | Juan Schroeder Peña | 1925 | 1927 |

### Navy Inspector General (1927–1932)

| No. | Navy Inspector General | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | Saavedra, JoséVice Admiral José Toribio Merino Saavedra | 1927 | 1928 | 0–1 years |
| 2 | Wiegand, FelipeRear Admiral Felipe Wiegand Rodríguez | 1928 | 1929 | 0–1 years |
| 3 | García, AlejandroRear Admiral Alejandro García Castelblanco | 1929 | 1930 | 0–1 years |
| 4 | Marchant, HipolitoVice Admiral Hipólito Marchant Morales | 1930 | 1931 | 0–1 years |
| (3) | García, AlejandroRear Admiral Alejandro García Castelblanco | 1931 | 1931 | 0 years |
| (4) | Marchant, HipolitoVice Admiral Hipólito Marchant Morales | 1931 | 1932 | 0–1 years |
| 5 | Schröeders, EdgardoRear Admiral Edgardo von Schröeders Sarratea | 1932 | 1932 | 0 years |

### Navy General Director (1932–1938)

| No. | Navy General Director | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | Jouanne, CarlosRear Admiral Carlos Jouanne | 1932 | 1932 | 0 years |
| 2 | Jaramillo, LuisRear Admiral Luis Alvarez Jaramillo | 1932 | 1932 | 0 years |
| 3 | Ceas, CalistoRear Admiral Calisto Rogers Ceas | 1932 | 1932 | 0 years |
| 4 | Reyes, OlegarioVice Admiral Olegario Reyes del Río | 1932 | 1938 | 5–6 years |

### Navy Commander-in-chief (1938–present)

| Rank | Name | Took office | Left office |
| Vice Admiral | Olegario Reyes del Río | 1938 | 1938 |
| Vice Admiral | Luis Alvarez Jaramillo | 1938 | 1938 |
| Vice Admiral | Julio Allard Pinto | 1938 | 1943 |
| Vice Admiral | Vicente Merino Bielich | 1943 | 1947 |
| Vice Admiral | Emilio Daroch Soto | 1947 | 1948 |
| Vice Admiral | Carlos Torres Hevia | 1948 | 1952 |
| Vice Admiral | Danilo Bassi Galleguillos | 1952 | 1952 |
| Vice Admiral | Enrique Lagreze Echavarría | 1952 | 1954 |
| Vice Admiral | Francisco O'Ryan Orrego | 1954 | 1958 |
| Vice Admiral | Leopoldo Fontaine Nakin | 1958 | 1962 |
| Admiral | Hernán Cubillos Leiva | 1962 | 1964 |
| Admiral | Jacobo Neumann Etienne | 1964 | 1966 |
| Admiral | Ramón Barros González | 1966 | 1968 |
| Admiral | Fernando Porta Angulo | 1968 | 16 October 1970 |
| Admiral | Hugo Tirado Barros | 16 October 1970 | 3 November 1970 |
| Admiral | Raúl Montero Cornejo | 1970 | 11 September 1973 (deposed) |
| Admiral | José Toribio Merino Castro | 11 September 1973 | 8 March 1990 |
| Admiral | Jorge Martínez Busch | 8 March 1990 | 14 November 1997 |
| Admiral | Jorge Arancibia Reyes | 14 November 1997 | 18 June 2001 |
| Admiral | Miguel Ángel Vergara Villalobos | 18 June 2001 | 18 June 2005 |
| Admiral | Rodolfo Codina Díaz | 18 June 2005 | 18 June 2009 |
| Admiral | Edmundo González Robles | 18 June 2009 | 18 June 2013 |
| Admiral | Enrique Larrañaga Martín | 18 June 2013 | 18 June 2017 |
| Admiral | Julio Leiva Molina | 18 June 2017 | 18 June 2021 |
| Admiral | Juan Andres de la Maza Larrain | 18 June 2021 | Incumbent |