Gustavo Adolfo González Jure (born 25 May 1955) is a retired Chilean police officer and lawyer who served as General Director of Carabineros de Chile from 2011 to 2015. He was appointed by President Sebastián Piñera following the resignation of Eduardo Gordon and remained in office during the second presidency of Michelle Bachelet.
Early life and education González was born in Santiago, Chile, on 25 May 1955. His father, Gustavo González Lagos, was also a general in Carabineros. He attended the Internado Nacional Barros Arana before beginning his police career.
Alongside his career in Carabineros, González studied law at the University of Chile, graduating with a degree in Legal and Social Sciences. He was admitted to practise law by the Supreme Court of Chile in September 1988.
He is also a graduate of the Academy of Police Sciences and completed postgraduate studies in law, politics and criminology, specialising in procedural law, at the University of Salamanca in Spain. González subsequently taught criminal procedural law.
Police career González entered the Carabineros School in 1974 and graduated as a second lieutenant of Order and Security. His early assignments included operational service at police stations in Providencia, La Granja, Las Condes and La Pintana.
In 1989, he entered the institution's Higher Institute of Police Sciences, now the Academy of Police Sciences, qualifying as a graduate officer the following year. He subsequently worked as an adviser in strategic planning.
As a colonel, González served as director of the Academy of Police Sciences. During the implementation of Chile's criminal procedure reform, he headed the Carabineros department responsible for adapting the institution to the new criminal justice system. His legal background also led him to teach and publish on criminal procedure and its application to police work.
González was promoted to general in 2003 and became director of Criminal Investigation and Drugs. In 2005, he was promoted to General Inspector and appointed National Director of Personnel. Following the death of General Director José Bernales in 2008, González became General Deputy Director of Carabineros, the institution's second-highest-ranking position.
General Director of Carabineros Following the resignation of General Director Eduardo Gordon Valcárcel in September 2011, González temporarily assumed leadership of Carabineros. On 8 September, President Sebastián Piñera designated him as Gordon's permanent successor.
González formally received command of the institution at a ceremony held at the Carabineros School on 15 September 2011. During the ceremony, Piñera presented him with the command baton and the Collar of the Grand Cross.
During his four-year tenure, González placed particular emphasis on public order and security and on strengthening the institution's operational presence. His period in command spanned the final years of Piñera's first administration and the beginning of Bachelet's second government.
In August 2015, President Bachelet appointed General Inspector Bruno Villalobos as his successor. González remained in office until 8 September 2015, when Villalobos assumed command.
Publications González has written works related to police law and criminal procedure, including:
Interpretación del Estatuto del Personal de Carabineros de Chile. Reforma Procesal Penal, el Ministerio Público, el Juicio Oral. Su incidencia en las funciones policiales.
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