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Ministry of Defence (Guatemala)

Government ministry of Guatemala

Ministry of Defence (Guatemala)
Summary

Government ministry of Guatemala

FieldValue
agency_nameMinistry of National Defence
sealMinisterio de la Defensa Nacional Guatemala.png
seal_width75px
seal_captionSeal of the Minister of Defence
logoFlag for the Minister of Defence (Guatemala).svg
logo_size140px
logo_captionFlag of the Minister of Defence
imageLogotipo-MINDEF-2024-2028_AZUL_V.png
image_captionMinistry logo
headquartersAvenida La Reforma 1-45 zona 10, Guatemala City, Guatemala
minister1_nameGen. Henry Saenz Ramos
website

The Ministry of National Defence () 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).

the Minister of National Defence is Major General Henry Saenz Ramos.

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.

Organisation chart of the Ministry of Defence

List of ministers of national defence

PictureNameTerm of officePresident(s) served underStartEnd
Col. Carlos Paz TejadaJuan José Arévalo
[[File:Jacobo Arbenz 1945.jpg114x114pxArbenz]]Col. Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán15 March 194515 March 1951
Col. José Ángel Sánchez19541954Carlos Castillo Armas
Col. Enrique Close De León19551957
Juán Francisco Oliva19571957
[[File:Retrato militar de Guillermo Flores Avendaño.jpg121x121px]]Col. Guillermo Flores Avendaño3 March 19581958Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes
Rubén González Siguí19601960
[[File:Retrato militar de Enrique Peralta Azurdia.jpg116x116px]]Col. Alfredo Enrique Peralta Azurdia196030 March 1963
Col. Rafael Arriaga Bosque1 July 196626 March 1968Julio César Méndez Montenegro
Rolando Chinchilla Aguilar28 March 196819 February 1969
Brig. Gen. Doroteo Reyes Santa Cruz19 February 1969after 1 April 1970
[[File:Official portrait of Leonel Vassaux Martinez, Minister of Defence.jpg117x117px]]Brig. Gen. Leonel Vassaux Martínezbefore July 1970after 1 January 1972
[[File:Retrato de Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García como Ministro de la Defensa Nacional (1970-1974).jpg125x125px]]Brig. Gen. Kjell Eugenio Laugerud GarcíaJanuary 19721974Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio
[[File:Retrato de Fausto David Rubio Coronado.jpg117x117px]]Brig. Gen. Fausto David Rubio Coronado1974after 1 April 1975
Gen. Fernando Romeo Lucas García1 July 1975after 1 January 1977Gen. Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García
Gen. Otto Guillermo Spiegeler Noriega1 February 197715 January 1980
[[File:Ángel Aníbal Guevara.jpg108x108px]]Gen. Ángel Aníbal Guevara Rodríguez15 January 19809 August 1981Gen. Fernando Romeo Lucas García
Gen. Luís René Mendoza Palomo19811981
[[Image:Rios Montt.png114x114px]]Brig. Gen. José Efraín Ríos Montt19821982
[[File:Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores.jpg91x91px]]Gen. Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores1 September 1982after 15 August 1985Gen. José Efraín Ríos Montt
8 August 198514 January 1986Gen. Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores
Gen. Jaime Hernández Méndez14 January 198631 January 1987Vinicio Cerezo
[[File:Retrato de Héctor Alejandro Gramajo Morales, Ministro de la Defensa Nacional (1987-1990).jpg125x125px]]Gen. Héctor Alejandro Gramajo Morales31 January 198721 May 1990
Gen. Juán Leonel Bolaños Chávez21 May 1990after 5 September 1990
Gen. Luis Enrique Mendoza García14 January 199113 December 1991Jorge Serrano Elías
Gen. José Domingo García Samayoa13 December 19917 June 1993Jorge Serrano Elías
Ramiro de León Carpio
Gen. Jorge Roberto Perussina Rivera7 June 199328 June 1993Ramiro de León Carpio
Gen. Mario René Enríquez Morales1 July 19939 October 1995
url=http://www.envio.org.ni/articulo/1933title=President Arzu: A New Stage Beginsdate=February 1996publisher=Envío Magazineaccessdate=2008-08-15}}9 October 199513 January 1996
url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-05-mn-9847-story.htmltitle=Guatemala's Top 2 Military Chiefs Are Fireddate=5 July 1997work=Los Angeles Timesaccess-date=2008-08-11}}14 January 19963 July 1997Álvaro Arzú
Brig. Gen. Héctor Mario Barrios Celada3 July 199730 June 1999
Gen. Marco Tulio Espinoza30 June 199914 January 2000
Col. Juan de Dios Estrada Velásquez18 January 20009 January 2001Alfonso Portillo
Maj. Gen. Eduardo Arévalo Lacs9 January 200112 December 2001
Gen. Leonel Méndez Estrada10 December 200126 August 2002
Robin Malconi Moran Muñoz26 August 2002January 2004
Brig. Gen. César Augusto Méndez PineloJanuary 20047 January 2005Óscar Berger
[[Image:Carlos Humberto Aldana Villanueva 050323-F-7203T-331.jpg123x123pxAldana]]Maj. Gen. Carlos Humberto Aldana Villanueva7 January 20052 November 2005
[[File:Francisco Bermúdez Amado, Ministro de la Defensa Nacional.jpg122x122pxBermúdez]]Brig. Gen. Francisco Bermúdez Amado2 November 200529 December 2006
[[File:Retrato de Ronaldo Cecilio Leiva Rodriguez, Ministro de la Defensa Nacional (2006-2008).jpg108x108pxLeiva]]Maj. Gen. Ronaldo Cecilio Leiva Rodríguez29 December 200614 January 2008
[[File:Marco Tulio García Franco, Ministro de la Defensa Nacional.jpg114x114px]]Brig. Gen. Marco Tulio García Franco15 January 200821 December 2008Álvaro Colom
[[File:Abraham Valenzuela González, Ministro de la Defensa Nacional.jpg114x114px]]Maj. Gen. Abraham Valenzuela Gonzalez21 December 2008September 2011
[[File:Juan José Ruiz Morales, Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa Nacional.jpg114x114px]]Maj. Gen. Juan José Ruiz MoralesSeptember 201114 January 2012
[[File:Ulises Noé Anzueto Girón, Ministro de la Defensa Nacional.png130x130px]]Brig. Gen. Ulises Noé Anzueto Girón14 January 201216 July 2013Otto Pérez Molina
[[File:Retrato de Manuel Augusto López Ambrocio, Ministro de la Defensa Nacional (2013-2015).png135x135px]]Maj. Gen. Manuel Augusto López Ambrosio16 July 201316 July 2015
[[File:Retrato oficial de Williams Agberto Mansilla Fernández, Ministro de la Defensa Nacional (2016-2017).jpg117x117px]]Gen. Williams Agberto Mansilla Fernández16 July 20151 October 2017Otto Pérez Molina
Alejandro Maldonado
Jimmy Morales
[[File:Retrato oficial de Luis Miguel Ralda Moreno, Ministro de la Defensa Nacional (2017-2019).png120x120px]]Gen. Luis Miguel Ralda Moreno2 October 201719 December 2019Jimmy Morales
[[File:Albin Dubois 2013 (cropped).jpg133x133px]]Gen. Albin Enrique Dubois Ramírez19 December 201914 January 2020
[[File:Retrato oficial de Juan Carlos Alemán Soto, Ministro de la Defensa Nacional (2020-2021).jpg111x111px]]Gen. Juan Carlos Alemán Soto14 January 202021 December 2021Alejandro Giammattei
[[File:Retrato oficial de Henry Yovani Reyes Chigua, Ministro de la Defensa Nacional.png111x111px]]Gen. Henry Yovani Reyes Chigua21 December 202114 January 2024
[[File:General Henry Saenz Ministro de Defensa.png121x121px]]Gen. Henry Saenz Ramos15 January 2024IncumbentBernardo Arévalo

References

Sources

References

  1. "Presidente Bernardo Arévalo juramenta a su gabinete de Gobierno".
  2. (4 March 1958). "Outgoing Provisional Chief Named Defense Minister". New York Times.
  3. (9 August 1981). "Guatemalan Aide Resigns". New York Times.
  4. Christian, Shirley. (13 December 1991). "Guatemalans Irked by U.S. Pressure in Killing". New York Times.
  5. (21 July 1993). "Guatemala's De Leon". Los Angeles Times.
  6. (10 October 1995). "Guatemalan defense minister resigns after massacre". CNN.
  7. (February 1996). "President Arzu: A New Stage Begins". Envío Magazine.
  8. (5 July 1997). "Guatemala's Top 2 Military Chiefs Are Fired". Los Angeles Times.
  9. (22 July 1999). "Guatemala: President Alvaro Arzu Appoints General Accused In Gerardi Assassination To Head Defense Ministry". NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs.
  10. Flakus, Greg. (18 January 2000). "Guatemala Military Reform". Voice of America.
  11. Guoz, Abner. (9 January 2005). "Ministerio de la Defensa Nacional". ElPeriódico de Guatemala.
  12. (3 November 2005). "Francisco Bermúdez asume como nuevo ministro de la Defensa". Prensa Libre.
  13. Arrecis, Francisco González. (21 December 2006). "Francisco Bermúdez presenta renuncia". Prensa Libre.
  14. Francisco González Arrecis. (29 December 2006). "Leiva Rodríguez será ministro de Defensa". Prensa Libre.
  15. Osorio, J., Rodríguez, L. and Alvarado, Y. H.. (16 January 2008). "Álvaro Colom demanda lealtad del Ejército". Prensa Libre.
  16. Por Ricardo Quinto y Jéssica Osorio. (22 December 2008). "Presidente destituye al alto mando del Ejército". Prensa Libre.
  17. Juárez, E.. (16 July 2013). "Asume nuevo Ministro de la Defensa Nacional". La Hora.
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