Ministry of Defence (Guatemala)
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| Headquarters | Avenida La Reforma 1-45 zona 10, Guatemala |
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| Website | www.mindef.mil.gt |
The Ministry of National Defence (Spanish: Ministerio de la Defensa de la Nación) is the agency of the Guatemalan government responsible for the budget, training and policy of the military of Guatemala. Based in Guatemala City, the Defence Ministry is highly guarded, and the President of Guatemala frequently visits. Prior to 1945 the agency was titled the Secretariat of War (Secretaría de la Guerra).
As of 2014 the Minister of National Defence is Major General Manuel Augusto López Ambrosio.[1]
Structure
The ministry is headed by the Minister of National Defence, who reports to the President of Guatemala, the commander in chief of the armed forces.
List of Ministers of National Defence
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| # | Picture | Name | Term of Office | President(s) served under | |
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| Start | End | ||||
| Col. Carlos Paz Tejada | Juan José Arévalo | ||||
| Col. Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán | 1950 | 15 February 1950 | Juan José Arévalo | ||
| Col. José Angel Sánchez | 1954 | 1954 | |||
| Col. Enrique Close De León | 1955 | 1957 | Carlos Castillo Armas | ||
| Juán Francisco Oliva | 1957 | 1957 | |||
| Col. Guillermo Flores Avendaño[2] | 3 March 1958 | 1958 | José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes | ||
| Rubén González Siguí | 1960 | 1960 | José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes | ||
| Col. Alfredo Enrique Peralta Azurdia | 1960 | 30 March 1963 | José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes | ||
| Col. Rafael Arriaga Bosque | 1 July 1966 | 26 March 1968 | Julio César Méndez Montenegro | ||
| Rolando Chinchilla Aguilar | 28 March 1968 | 19 February 1969 | Julio César Méndez Montenegro | ||
| Brig. Gen. Doroteo Reyes Santa Cruz | 19 February 1969 | after 1 April 1970 | Julio César Méndez Montenegro | ||
| Leonel Vassaux Martínez | before July 1970 | after 1 January 1972 | Julio César Méndez Montenegro | ||
| Brig. Gen. Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García | January 1972 | 1974 | Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio | ||
| Brig. Gen. Fausto David Rubio Coronado | 1974 | after 1 April 1975 | Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio | ||
| Gen. Fernando Romeo Lucas García | 1 July 1975 | after 1 January 1977 | Gen. Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García | ||
| Gen. Otto Guillermo Spiegeler Noriega | 1 February 1977 | 15 January 1980 | Gen. Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García | ||
| Gen. Ángel Aníbal Guevara Rodríguez[3] | 15 January 1980 | 9 August 1981 | Gen. Fernando Romeo Lucas García | ||
| Gen. Luís René Mendoza Palomo | 1981 | 1981 | Gen. Fernando Romeo Lucas García | ||
| Brig. Gen. José Efraín Ríos Montt | 1982 | 1982 | Gen. Fernando Romeo Lucas García | ||
| Gen. Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores | 1 September 1982 | after 15 August 1985 | Gen. José Efraín Ríos Montt | ||
| 8 August 1985 | 14 January 1986 | Gen. Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores | |||
| Gen. Jaime Hernández Méndez | 14 January 1986 | 31 January 1987 | Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo | ||
| Gen. Héctor Alejandro Gramajo Morales | 31 January 1987 | 21 May 1990 | Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo | ||
| Gen. Juán Leonel Bolaños Chávez | 21 May 1990 | after 5 September 1990 | Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo | ||
| Gen. Luis Enrique Mendoza García[4] | 14 January 1991 | 13 December 1991 | Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías | ||
| Gen. José Domingo García Samayoa | 13 December 1991 | 7 June 1993 | Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías Ramiro de León Carpio | ||
| Gen. Jorge Roberto Perussina Rivera[5] | 7 June 1993 | 28 June 1993 | Ramiro de León Carpio | ||
| Gen. Mario René Enríquez Morales[6] | 1 July 1993 | 9 October 1995 | Ramiro de León Carpio | ||
| Maj. Gen. Marco Antonio González Taracena[7] | 9 October 1995 | 13 January 1996 | Ramiro de León Carpio | ||
| Maj. Gen. Julio Arnoldo Balconi Turcios[7][8] | 14 January 1996 | 3 July 1997 | Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen | ||
| Brig. Gen. Héctor Mario Barrios Celada | 3 July 1997 | 30 June 1999 | Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen | ||
| Gen. Marco Tulio Espinoza[9] | 30 June 1999 | 14 January 2000 | Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen | ||
| Col. Juan de Dios Estrada Velásquez[10] | 18 January 2000 | 9 January 2001 | Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera | ||
| Maj. Gen. Eduardo Arévalo Lacs | 9 January 2001 | 2001-12-10 | Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera | ||
| Gen. Leonel Méndez Estrada | 2001-12-10 | 2002-08-26 | Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera | ||
| Robin Malconi Moran Muñoz | 2002-08-26 | January 2004 | Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera | ||
| Brig. Gen. César Augusto Méndez Pinelo | January 2004 | 7 January 2005 | Óscar José Rafael Berger Perdomo | ||
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Maj. Gen. Carlos Humberto Aldana Villanueva[11] | 7 January 2005 | 2 November 2005 | Óscar José Rafael Berger Perdomo | |
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Brig. Gen. Francisco Bermúdez Amado[12][13] | 2 November 2005 | 29 December 2006 | Óscar José Rafael Berger Perdomo | |
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Maj. Gen. Ronaldo Cecilio Leiva Rodríguez[14] | 29 December 2006 | 14 January 2008 | Óscar José Rafael Berger Perdomo | |
| Brig. Gen. Marco Tulio García Franco[15][16] | 15 January 2008 | 21 December 2008 | Álvaro Colom Caballeros | ||
| Maj. Gen. Abraham Valenzuela Gonzalez[16] | 21 December 2008 | September 2011 | Álvaro Colom Caballeros | ||
| Maj. Gen. Juan José Ruiz Morales | September 2011 | 14 January 2012 | Álvaro Colom Caballeros | ||
| Brig. Gen. Ulises Noé Anzueto Girón | 14 January 2012 | 16 July 2013 | Otto Fernando Pérez Molina | ||
| Maj. Gen. Manuel Augusto López Ambrosio[17] | 16 July 2013 | 16 July 2015 | Otto Fernando Pérez Molina | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Alto Mando del Ejército de Guatemala" (in Spanish). Ejército de Guatemala. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ "Outgoing Provisional Chief Named Defense Minister". New York Times. 4 March 1958. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ↑ "Guatemalan Aide Resigns". New York Times. 9 August 1981. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ↑ Christian, Shirley (13 December 1991). "Guatemalans Irked by U.S. Pressure in Killing". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ↑ "Guatemala's De Leon". Los Angeles Times. 21 July 1993. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- ↑ "Guatemalan defense minister resigns after massacre". CNN. 10 October 1995. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- 1 2 "President Arzu: A New Stage Begins". Envío Magazine. February 1996. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- ↑ "Guatemala’s Top 2 Military Chiefs Are Fired". Los Angeles Times. 5 July 1997. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ↑ "Guatemala: President Alvaro Arzu Appoints General Accused In Gerardi Assassination To Head Defense Ministry". NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs. 22 July 1999. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ↑ Flakus, Greg (18 January 2000). "Guatemala Military Reform". Voice of America. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ↑ Guoz, Abner (9 January 2005). "Ministerio de la Defensa Nacional" (in Spanish). ElPeriódico de Guatemala. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ↑ "Francisco Bermúdez asume como nuevo ministro de la Defensa" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. 3 November 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ↑ Arrecis, Francisco González (21 December 2006). "Francisco Bermúdez presenta renuncia" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ↑ Francisco González Arrecis (29 December 2006). "Leiva Rodríguez será ministro de Defensa" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. Archived from the original on 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ↑ Osorio, J., Rodríguez, L. and Alvarado, Y. H. (16 January 2008). "Álvaro Colom demanda lealtad del Ejército" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- 1 2 Por Ricardo Quinto y Jéssica Osorio (22 December 2008). "Presidente destituye al alto mando del Ejército". Prensa Libre. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ↑ Juárez, E. (16 July 2013). "Asume nuevo Ministro de la Defensa Nacional" (in Spanish). La Hora.
Sources
- CIA Chiefs Of State
- New York Times archives
- National Security Archives - The Guatemalan Military
External links
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