Ministry of Defence of Guatemala
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The Ministry of National Defence is the agency of the Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...

n government responsible for the budget, training and policy of the military of Guatemala
Military of Guatemala
The Military of Guatemala consists of National Army of Guatemala , the Guatemalan Navy and the Guatemalan Air Force ....

. Based in Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...

, the Defence Ministry is highly guarded, and the President of Guatemala
President of Guatemala
The title of President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1839, when that title was assumed by Mariano Rivera Paz...

 frequently visits. Prior to 1945 the agency was titled the Secretariat of War (Secretaría de la Guerra).

the Minister of National Defence is Brigadier General Marco Tulio Garcia Franco.

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

# Picture Name Term of Office President(s)
President of Guatemala
The title of President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1839, when that title was assumed by Mariano Rivera Paz...

 served under
Start End
Col. Carlos Paz Tejada Juan José Arévalo
Juan José Arévalo
Juan José Arévalo Bermejo was the first of the reformist presidents of Guatemala. Preceded by military junta interregnum after a definitive pro-democracy revolt in 1944...

Col. Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán
Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán
Colonel Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as Defense Minister of Guatemala from 1944–1951, and as President of Guatemala from 1951 to 1954....

1950 15 February 1950 Juan José Arévalo
Col. José Angel Sánchez 1954 1954
Col. Enrique Close De León 1955 1957 Carlos Castillo Armas
Carlos Castillo Armas
Carlos Castillo Armas was a Guatemalan Colonel who came to power in a CIA-orchestrated coup in 1954. He held the title of President of Guatemala from July 8, 1954 until his assassination in 1957.-The coup:...

Juán Francisco Oliva 1957 1957
Col. Guillermo Flores Avendaño
Guillermo Flores Avendaño
Colonel Guillermo Flores Avendaño was President of Guatemala from 27 October 1957 until 2 March 1958, when he was appointed Minister of Defence in the government of Miguel Ydígoras.-References:...

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
Julio César Méndez Montenegro
Julio César Méndez Montenegro was the Revolutionary Party President of Guatemala from 1 July 1966 to 1 July 1970. The only civilian to occupy Guatemala's presidency during the long period of military rule between 1954 and 1986, Méndez was not allowed to act independently of the military and was...

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
Gen. Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García was President of Guatemala from 1 July 1974 to 1 July 1978. He was the son of a Norwegian father and Guatemalan mother....

January 1972 1974 Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio was President of Guatemala from 1 July 1970 to 1 July 1974.Carlos Arana was born in Barberena, in the department of Santa Rosa....

Brig. Gen. Fausto David Rubio Coronado 1974 after 1 April 1975 Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio
Gen. Fernando Romeo Lucas García
Fernando Romeo Lucas García
Fernando Romeo Lucas García was the 25th President of Guatemala from 1 July 1978 to 23 March 1982...

1 July 1975 after 1 January 1977 Gen. Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García was President of Guatemala from 1 July 1974 to 1 July 1978. He was the son of a Norwegian father and Guatemalan mother....

Gen. Otto Guillermo Spiegeler Noriega 1 February 1977 15 January 1980 Gen. Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García
Gen. Ángel Aníbal Guevara Rodríguez 15 January 1980 9 August 1981 Gen. Fernando Romeo Lucas García
Fernando Romeo Lucas García
Fernando Romeo Lucas García was the 25th President of Guatemala from 1 July 1978 to 23 March 1982...

Gen. Luís René Mendoza Palomo 1981 1981 Gen. Fernando Romeo Lucas García
Gen. José Efraín Ríos Montt 1982 1982 Gen. Fernando Romeo Lucas García
Gen. Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores
Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores
Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores was the 27th President of Guatemala from 8 August 1983 to 14 January 1986. A member of the military, he was President of Guatemala during a time of increased repression and death squad activity...

1 September 1982 after 15 August 1985 Gen. José Efraín Ríos Montt
8 August 1985 14 January 1986 Gen. Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores
Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores
Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores was the 27th President of Guatemala from 8 August 1983 to 14 January 1986. A member of the military, he was President of Guatemala during a time of increased repression and death squad activity...

Gen. Jaime Hernández Méndez
Jaime Hernández Méndez
Jaime Hernández Méndez is a retired Brigadier General of the Guatemalan Army who served as the first Minister of Defense of the new Democratic period started with the free election of President Vinicio Cerezo Arevalo in 1986...

14 January 1986 31 January 1987 Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo
Gen. Héctor Alejandro Gramajo Morales
Hector Gramajo
Héctor Alejandro Gramajo Morales was a general in the Guatemalan Army who served as Defense Minister from 1987 to 1990. He also ran unsuccessfully as the Frente de Unidad Nacional's candidate for the presidency in 1995....

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 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
Ramiro de León Carpio
Ramiro de León Carpio was the President of Guatemala from 6 June 1993 until 14 January 1996.-Career:He studied law at the University of San Carlos and then at the Rafael Landívar University, where he ran the Sol Bolivariano newspaper...

Gen. Jorge Roberto Perussina Rivera 7 June 1993 28 June 1993 Ramiro de León Carpio
Gen. Mario René Enríquez Morales 1 July 1993 9 October 1995 Ramiro de León Carpio
Maj. Gen. Marco Antonio González Taracena 9 October 1995 13 January 1996 Ramiro de León Carpio
Maj. Gen. Julio Arnoldo Balconi Turcios 14 January 1996 3 July 1997 Álvaro Arzú
Álvaro Arzú
Álvaro Enrique Arzú Yrigoyen was the 32nd President of Guatemala from January 14, 1996 until January 14, 2000...

Brig. Gen. Héctor Mario Barrios Celada 3 July 1997 30 June 1999 Álvaro Arzú
Gen. Marco Tulio Espinoza 30 June 1999 14 January 2000 Álvaro Arzú
Col. Juan de Dios Estrada Velásquez 18 January 2000 9 January 2001 Alfonso Portillo
Alfonso Portillo
Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera is a Guatemalan politician. He served as the President of the Republic of Guatemala from 2000 to 2004....

Maj. Gen. Eduardo Arévalo Lacs 9 January 2001 2001-12-10 Alfonso Portillo
Gen. Leonel Méndez Estrada 2001-12-10 2002-08-26 Alfonso Portillo
Robin Malconi Moran Muñoz 2002-08-26 January 2004 Alfonso Portillo
Brig. Gen. César Augusto Méndez Pinelo January 2004 7 January 2005 Óscar Berger
Óscar Berger
Óscar José Rafael Berger Perdomo, born on 11 August 1946 in Guatemala City, is a former President of Guatemala.-Early years:Of Belgian descent, Berger was born to an upper class family with large sugar and coffee holdings...

Maj. Gen. Carlos Humberto Aldana Villanueva 7 January 2005 2 November 2005 Óscar Berger
Brig. Gen. Francisco Bermúdez Amado 2 November 2005 29 December 2006 Óscar Berger
Maj. Gen. Ronaldo Cecilio Leiva Rodríguez 29 December 2006 14 January 2008 Óscar Berger
Brig. Gen. Marco Tulio García Franco 15 January 2008 21 December 2008 Álvaro Colom
Álvaro Colom
Álvaro Colom Caballeros is the President of Guatemala for the 2008–2012 term and leader of the social-democratic National Unity of Hope .-Early years:...

Maj. Gen. Abraham Valenzuela Gonzalez 21 December 2008 Incumbent Álvaro Colom

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