List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force

The following is a list of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force. The Chilean Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea de Chile) is the air force of Chile. The Chilean Air Force dates back to 1930.

Picture Rank Name Entered Office Exited Office Position
Air Commodore Arturo Merino Benítez 1930 1931 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Colonel of Aviation Adirio Jessen Ahumada 1932 1932 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Squadron Commander Ramón Vergara Montero 1932 1932 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Group Commander Marmaduque Grove Vallejos 1932 1932 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Diego Aracena Aguilar 1932 1939 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Armando Castro López 1939 1943 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Manuel Tovarías Arroyo 1943 1946 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Oscar Herreros Walker 1946 1947 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Aurelio Celedón Palma 1947 1952 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Armando Ortíz Ramírez 1952 1955 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Renato García Vergara 1955 1955 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Diego Barros Ortíz 1955 1961 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Eduardo Jensen Franke 1961 1964 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Máximo Errázuriz Ward 1964 1969 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Carlos Guerraty Villalobos 1969 1970 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General César Ruiz Danyau 1970 1973 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Gustavo Leigh Guzmán 1973 1978 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Fernando Matthei Aubel 1978 1991 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Ramón Vega Hidalgo 1991 1995 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Fernando Rojas Vender 1995 1999 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Patricio Ríos Ponce 1999 2002 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Osvaldo Sarabia Vilches 2002 2006 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Ricardo Ortega Perrier 2006 2010 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Jorge Rojas Ávila 2010 2014 Air Force Commander-in-chief
Air General Jorge Robles Mella 2014 Present Air Force Commander-in-chief

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