This article lists the general directors of Carabineros de Chile. Carabineros de Chile () are the Chilean national police force, who have jurisdiction over the entire national territory of Chile, and dates back to 1927.
The current General Director is General Ricardo Yáñez. He was appointed by President Sebastián Piñera on 19 November 2020.
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Cuerpo de Carabineros General Commander (1924–1927) Portrait Rank Name Took office Left office Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Ibáñez del Campo 27 February 1924 21 July 1927
Cuerpo de Carabineros General Director (1927–1931) Portrait Rank Name Took office Left office Brigadier General Aníbal Parada 1927 1928 Army Colonel Julio Olivares 1928 1929 Brigadier General Agustín Moreno 1929 1929 Brigadier General Fernando Sepúlveda 1929 1930 Brigadier General Ambrosio Viaux 1930 1931
Carabineros de Chile General Director (1931–present) Portrait Rank Name Took office Left office General Manuel Concha Pedregal 1931 1932 General Humberto Arriagada 1932 1938 General Oscar Reeves 1938 1942 General Pedro Silva Calderón 1942 1944 General Eduardo Maldonado 1944 1947 General Reynaldo Espinoza 1947 1950 General Humberto Meneses 1950 1952 General Jorge Ardiles 1952 1958 General Arturo Queirolo 1958 1964 General Vicente Huerta 1964 1970 General José María Sepúlveda 1970 11 September 1973(deposed) General César Mendoza 11 September 1973 2 August 1985(resigned) General Rodolfo Stange 2 October 1985 16 October 1995 General Fernando Cordero 16 October 1995 27 November 1997 General Manuel Ugarte 27 November 1997 27 November 2001 General Alberto Cienfuegos 27 November 2001 27 November 2005 General Alejandro Bernales 27 November 2005 29 May 2008 General Eduardo Gordon Valcárcel 29 May 2008 2 September 2011 General Gustavo González Jure 8 September 2011 8 September 2015 General Bruno Villalobos 8 September 2015 12 March 2018 General Hermes Soto 29 March 2018 22 December 2018 General Mario Rozas 22 December 2018 19 November 2020 General Ricardo Yáñez 19 November 2020 27 September 2024 General Marcelo Araya 27 September 2024 Incumbent
See also Carabineros de Chile La Moneda Palace Guard Ministry of National Defense (Chile) Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (Chile)
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