General Commander of the Military Forces (Colombia)

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Head of the Colombian military

General Commander of the Military Forces
Comandante General de las Fuerzas Militares de Colombia
Incumbent Helder Giraldo Bonilla [es] since 12 August 2022
Ministry of National Defense
Reports to	Minister of National Defense
Appointer	The President
Website	Official website

The General Commander of the Military Forces is the professional head of the Military Forces of Colombia. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Colombian military. The current commander is General Helder Giraldo Bonilla [es].

List of Chiefs

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No.	Picture	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Ref.
1		Pinilla, GustavoGeneral Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900–1975)	1950	1 June 1951	0–1 years	Colombian National Army	.
2		Gaitán, RéguloGeneral Régulo Gaitán	1 June 1951	31 May 1953	1 year	Colombian National Army	.
(1)		Pinilla, GustavoGeneral Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900–1975)	31 May 1953	June 1953	0 years	Colombian National Army	.
20		Zuniga, HernandoGeneral Hernando Camilo Zuniga	?	11 March 1996	?	Colombian National Army	.
21		Delgado, HoldanAdmiral Holdan Delgado	11 March 1996	1996	0 years	Colombian National Navy	[1]
22		Zuniga, HernandoGeneral Harold Bedoya Pizarro (1938–2017)	1996	24 July 1997	0–1 years	Colombian National Army	.
23		Mora, JorgeGeneral Jorge Enrique Mora [es] (born 1945)	2002	2004	1–2 years	Colombian National Army	[2]
24		Ovalle, CarlosGeneral Carlos Ospina Ovalle [es] (born 1947)	2004	15 August 2006	1–2 years	Colombian National Army	.
25		León, FreddyGeneral Freddy Padilla de León (born 1948)	15 August 2006	6 August 2010	3 years, 356 days	Colombian National Army	[3]
26		Cely, EdgarAdmiral Edgar Cely [es] (born 1952)	6 August 2010	9 September 2011	1 year, 34 days	Colombian National Navy	[4]
27		Navas, AlejandroGeneral Alejandro Navas [es] (born 1956)	9 September 2011	12 August 2013	1 year, 337 days	Colombian National Army	.
28		Barrero, LeonardoGeneral Leonardo Barrero [es] (born 1960)	12 August 2013	18 February 2014	190 days	Colombian National Army	.
29		Barragán, JuanGeneral Juan Pablo Rodríguez Barragán (born 1959)	18 February 2014	4 December 2017	3 years, 289 days	Colombian National Army	[5]
30		Ferrero, AlbertoGeneral Alberto José Mejía Ferrero (born 1963)	4 December 2017	14 December 2018	1 year, 10 days	Colombian National Army	.
31		Jiménez, LuisGeneral Luis Fernando Navarro Jiménez (born 1960)	14 December 2018	26 August 2022	3 years, 255 days	Colombian National Army	[6]
32		Giraldo Bonilla, HelderMajor General Helder Giraldo Bonilla [es] (born 1955)	12 August 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 226 days	Colombian National Army	[7][8]

References

1. ^ Ramírez, María Clemencia (2011). Between the Guerrillas and the State: The Cocalero Movement, Citizenship, and Identity in the Colombian Amazon. Duke University Press. p. 140. ISBN 9780822350156. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
2. ^ Amat, Yamid (26 September 2015). "El acuerdo tiene el aval de todos los militares". eltiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
3. ^ "General Freddy Padilla de León new Military Forces Commander - National Army". www.ejercito.mil.co. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
4. ^ "Almirante Édgar Cely, nuevo Comandante de las Fuerzas Militares". ajacartagena.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
5. ^ Monrroy, Juan Carlos (18 February 2014). "El general Juan Pablo Rodríguez es el nuevo comandante de las Fuerzas Militares". elcolombiano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
6. ^ "General Navarro assumes his position as Commander of the Military Forces". cgfm.mil.co. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
7. ^ "Major General Helder Giraldo assumes as Commander of the Military Forces". agencialogistica.gov.co. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
8. ^ "Major General Helder Fernan Giraldo Bonilla Is The New Commander Of The Colombian Military Forces". cgfm.mil.co. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.