Chief of the General Staff (Guatemala)

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Chief of the General Staff
Jefe del Estado Mayor
Shoulder rank insignia for the Chief of the General Staff
Incumbent
William Arnulfo López
since 31 May 2022
Reports toMinister of Defence
Formation14 November 1890
DeputyDeputy Chief of the General Staff
WebsiteOfficial 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.

List of officeholders[edit]

General Staff (14 November 1890–12 June 1930)[edit]

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Army Staff (12 June 1930–5 September 1968)[edit]

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General Staff of the Army (5 September 1968–23 March 1983)[edit]

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)[edit]

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]
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]
Divisional general
Rudy Ortiz
(1963–2014) 		16 July 2013 20 August 2014 † 1 year, 35 days  Guatemalan Air Force [7][8]
Divisional general
Carlos Eduardo Estrada Pérez
(born 1936) 		27 August 2014 31 July 2015 338 days  Guatemalan Army [9][10]
Brigadier general
Alfredo Sosa Díaz 		31 July 2015 22 January 2016 175 days  Guatemalan Army [10][11]
Divisional general
Juan Manuel Pérez Ramírez 		22 January 2016 1 August 2017 1 year, 191 days  Guatemalan Army [11][12]
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]
Brigadier general
Hugo Roberto Urbina Marroquín 		15 January 2020 19 December 2020 ?  Guatemalan Army [15]
Brigadier general
Walfre Omar Carranza España 		19 December 2020 31 May 2022 1 year, 163 days  Guatemalan Air Force [15]
Brigadier general
William Arnulfo López 		19 December 2020 Incumbent 1 year, 322 days  Guatemalan Army [16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "World Roundup". The Pittsburgh Press. 1983-10-22. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  3. ^ "El Estado Mayor Presidencial en Guatemala: Una aproximación" (PDF). myrnamack.org.gt (in Spanish). November 2011. p. 44. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ^ "El Estado Mayor Presidencial en Guatemala: Una aproximación" (PDF). myrnamack.org.gt (in Spanish). November 2011. p. 52. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Futuro ministro de Defensa de Pérez Molina, ascendido a general en Guatemala". lainformacion.com (in Spanish). 5 December 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b "ACTUALIZACIÓN: Nombran a nuevo Jefe de Estado Mayor". La Hora (in Spanish). 4 June 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b 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)
  8. ^ "Guatemala's armed forces chief Rudy Ortiz dies in crash". bbc.com/news. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Nuevo jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa es juramentado". republica.gt (in Spanish). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ^ a b Urizar, Acisclo (31 July 2015). "Cambios en Ministerio de la Defensa Nacional" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  11. ^ a b 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)
  12. ^ a b 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.
  13. ^ a b 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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ a b Arana, Lourdes. "Nombran nuevo Jefe del Estado Mayor, denuncian vinculación con diputado Ubico". lahora.gt (in Spanish). La Hora. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  16. ^ "William Arnulfo López asume como nuevo jefe del Estado Mayor". elperiodico.com.gt (in Spanish). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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