Javier Iturriaga del Campo
Javier Eduardo Iturriaga del Campo (born 26 October 1965) is a Chilean military general.
Javier Iturriaga del Campo | |
|---|---|
| Commander-in-chief of the Chile Army | |
| Assumed office 9 March 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Martínez Menanteau |
| Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence of Chile | |
| In office 13 November 2020 – 9 March 2022 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Rodrigo Álvarez Aguirre |
| Chief of Defence of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago | |
| In office 19 October 2019 – 1 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Ricotti Velásquez |
| Military attaché of Chile in Brazil | |
| In office January 2014 – December 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1965 Santiago, Chile |
| Parent(s) | Dante Iturriaga Gloria del Campo Ortiz |
| Alma mater | Bernardo O'Higgins Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Chile |
| Branch/service | Chilean Army |
| Years of service | 1980–present |
| Rank | Army General |
He obtained a Bachelor's degree in military science and a master's degree in the same area with a major in planning and strategic management from Chilean Army War Academy.
He is known for having been appointed Chief for National Defense of Santiago Metropolitan Region by President Sebastián Piñera during the state of emergency that he decreted in 2019–20 riots famously known as Estallido Social de Chile.
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