Roberto Guillard Marinot
Roberto Guillard Marinot | |
|---|---|
| Intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region | |
| In office 30 August 1983 – 1986 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Carol Urzúa |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Badiola |
| Minister of Housing and Urbanism | |
| In office 22 April 1982 – 10 August 1983 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Jaime Estrada Leigh |
| Succeeded by | Modesto Collados |
| Director of the Chilean Army War Academy | |
| In office 1978–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Alejandro Medina Lois |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Meirelles Müller |
| Undersecretary of War | |
| In office 23 December 1975 – 12 January 1978 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Óscar Coddou Vivanco |
| Succeeded by | Julio Bravo Valdés |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1931 |
| Died | August 21, 2013 (aged 81–82) |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Spouse | María Eugenia Palma |
| Alma mater | Bernardo O'Higgins Military School |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Chilean Army |
| Rank | Army General |
Roberto Guillard Marinot (1931 – 21 August 2013) was a Chilean military officer who held ministerial, regional, and institutional leadership positions during his career.[1]
Biography
Guillard was trained at the Bernardo O'Higgins Military School and pursued a career in the Chilean Army, attaining the rank of army general. During his early service he held staff, instructional, and command assignments.
On 11 September 1973, holding the rank of lieutenant colonel, he read military communiqués from the Ministry of National Defense.[2]
Guillard later served as Undersecretary of War (1975–1978) and Director of the Army War Academy (1978–1979).[3]
He was promoted to army general in 1982.[1]
Guillard died in Santiago on 21 August 2013 at the age of 81.[4]
Public career
In 1975 Guillard was appointed Undersecretary of War, serving until 1978.[1] In 1978 he became Director of the Army War Academy.
On 22 April 1982 he was appointed Minister of Housing and Urbanism, a position he held until 10 August 1983.[1]
From 1983 to 1986 he served as Intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region.[1]
Over the course of his career he also served as a director of the Chilean Telephone Company, acting intendant of the former Province of Santiago, military attaché in the United States, and director of the National Mobilization Directorate between 1988 and 1990.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Luis Valencia Avaria (1986). Anales de la República. Santiago: Editorial Andrés Bello.
- ^ a b "Profile of Roberto Guillard". The Clinic. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Ejército de Chile (1986). Academia de Guerra 1886–1986. p. 117.
- ^ "Obituary: Roberto Guillard Marinot". El Mercurio. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2022.