Chief of the General Staff (Guatemala)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Highest ranking position in the Armed Forces of Guatemala
Reports toMinister of National Defense
Formation14 November 1890
DeputyDeputy Chief of the General Staff
WebsiteOfficial website
| Chief of the General Staff | |
|---|---|
| Jefe del Estado Mayor | |
 Shoulder rank insignia for the Chief of the General Staff | |
.svg) | |
Incumbent since 1 December 2025José Giovani Martínez Milián | |
| Reports to | Minister of National Defense |
| Formation | 14 November 1890 |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| Website | Official website |
The Chief of the General Staff (Spanish: Jefe del Estado Mayor) is the professional head of the Guatemalan Armed Forces. They are responsible for the administration and operational control of the military. It is the highest achievable commissioned officer rank that may be attained in the Guatemalan Armed Forces.
General Staff (14 November 1890–12 June 1930)
- ?
Army Staff (12 June 1930–5 September 1968)
- ?
General Staff of the Army (5 September 1968–23 March 1983)
| No.[1] | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 |  |
Brigadier general Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García (1930–2009) |
July 1970 | July 1972 | 2 years |
| 2 | Brigadier general Fausto David Rubio Coronado |
July 1972 | January 1973 | 6 months | |
| 3 |  |
Brigadier general Efraín Ríos Montt (1926–2018) |
January 1973 | April 1973 | 3 months |
| 4 | Brigadier general Fernando Romeo Lucas García (1924–2006) |
July 1973 | July 1976 | 3 years | |
| 5 | Otto Guillermo Spliegler Noriega | July 1976 | February 1977 | 7 months | |
| 6 | Divisional general David Cancinos Barrios (1920–1979) |
February 1977 | 11 June 1979 | 2 years, 4 months | |
| 7 |  |
Ángel Aníbal Guevara (born 1924) |
June 1979 | January 1980 | 7 months |
| 8 | Luís René Mendoza Palomo | January 1980 | June 1981 | 1 year, 5 months | |
| 9 | Manuel Benedicto Lucas García | 15 August 1981 | 24 March 1982 | 6 months | |
| 10 | Héctor Mario López Fuentes (1930–2015) |
March 1982 | October 1983 | 1 year, 6 months | |
National Defense Staff (23 March 1983–present)
| Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Defence branch | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
 |
Divisional general Rodolfo Lobos Zamora |
October 1983 | September 1985 | 1 year, 11 months |  Guatemalan Army |
[2][3] |
| Brigadier general Héctor Gramajo (1940–2004) |
January 1986 | February 1987 | 1 year, 1 month | Guatemalan Army |
[4] | |
.png) |
Brigadier general Hellmuth René Casados Ramírez |
14 January 2012 | 4 June 2013 | 1 year, 141 days | Guatemalan Army |
[5][6] |
 |
Divisional general Manuel Augusto López Ambrocio |
4 June 2013 | 16 July 2013 | 42 days | Guatemalan Army |
[6][7] |
.png) |
Divisional general Rudy Ortiz (1963–2014) |
16 July 2013 | 20 August 2014 † | 1 year, 35 days | Guatemalan Air Force |
[7][8] |
.jpg) |
Divisional general Carlos Eduardo Estrada Pérez (born 1936) |
27 August 2014 | 31 July 2015 | 338 days | Guatemalan Army |
[9][10] |
.jpg) |
Brigadier general Alfredo Sosa Díaz |
31 July 2015 | 22 January 2016 | 175 days | Guatemalan Army |
[10][11] |
.jpg) |
Divisional general Juan Manuel Pérez Ramírez |
22 January 2016 | 1 August 2017 | 1 year, 191 days | Guatemalan Army |
[11][12] |
.jpg) |
Divisional general Erick Cano Zamora |
1 August 2017 | 6 March 2018 | 217 days | Guatemalan Army |
[12][13] |
 |
Divisional general Julio César Paz Bone (born 1966) |
6 March 2018 | 21 June 2019 | 1 year, 107 days | Guatemalan Air Force |
[13][14] |
.png) |
Divisional general Albin Enrique Dubois |
20 June 2019 | 19 December 2019 | 182 days | Guatemalan Army |
|
 |
Admiral Erick Alejandro Sanchez |
20 December 2019 | 14 January 2020 | 25 days | Guatemalan Navy |
|
 |
Brigadier general Hugo Roberto Urbina Marroquín |
15 January 2020 | 18 December 2020 | 338 days | Guatemalan Army |
[15] |
.jpg) |
Brigadier general Walfre Omar Carranza España |
19 December 2020 | 31 May 2022 | 1 year, 163 days | Guatemalan Air Force |
[15] |
.jpg) |
Brigadier general William Arnulfo López |
19 December 2020 | 14 January 2024 | 1 year, 228 days | Guatemalan Army |
[16] |
 |
Brigadier general Carlos Antonio Medina |
18 January 2024 | 8 May 2024 | 111 days | Guatemalan Army |
|
 |
Brigadier general Hermelindo Choz Soc |
8 May 2024 | 27 June 2025 | 1 year, 50 days | Guatemalan Army |
|
| Divisional general Erwin Rolando Gómez Barrera |
27 June 2025 | 30 November 2025 | 156 days | Guatemalan Army |
||
| Divisional general José Giovani Martínez Milián |
1 December 2025 | 101 days | Guatemalan Army |
|||
References
- ↑ "El Estado Mayor Presidencial en Guatemala: Una aproximación" (PDF). myrnamack.org.gt (in Spanish). November 2011. pp. 30–31, 37, 40. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "World Roundup". The Pittsburgh Press. 1983-10-22. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
- ↑ "El Estado Mayor Presidencial en Guatemala: Una aproximación" (PDF). myrnamack.org.gt (in Spanish). November 2011. p. 44. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "El Estado Mayor Presidencial en Guatemala: Una aproximación" (PDF). myrnamack.org.gt (in Spanish). November 2011. p. 52. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "Futuro ministro de Defensa de Pérez Molina, ascendido a general en Guatemala". lainformacion.com (in Spanish). 5 December 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- 1 2 "ACTUALIZACIÓN: Nombran a nuevo Jefe de Estado Mayor". La Hora (in Spanish). 4 June 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- 1 2 Soy502 (20 August 2014). "Muere en accidente aéreo Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa". soy502.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Guatemala's armed forces chief Rudy Ortiz dies in crash". bbc.com/news. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "Nuevo jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa es juramentado". republica.gt (in Spanish). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- 1 2 Urizar, Acisclo (31 July 2015). "Cambios en Ministerio de la Defensa Nacional" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- 1 2 Soy502 (22 January 2016). "Cambios en el Ejército: nombran nuevo Jefe del Estado Mayor" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - 1 2 Contreras, Geovanni (1 August 2017). "Érick Servando Cano Zamora es el nuevo jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- 1 2 Godoy, Juan Diego (6 March 2018). "Asume Julio César Paz Bone como nuevo Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa Nacional". republica.gt (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "CEREMONIAL DE DESPEDIDA DEL JEFE DE ESTADO MAYOR DE LA DEFENSA NACIONAL". mindef.mil.gt (in Spanish). Ministry of National Defense. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- 1 2 Arana, Lourdes. "Nombran nuevo Jefe del Estado Mayor, denuncian vinculación con diputado Ubico". lahora.gt (in Spanish). La Hora. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "William Arnulfo López asume como nuevo jefe del Estado Mayor". elperiodico.com.gt (in Spanish). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.