Humberto Oviedo

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Army General Humberto Oviedo
General Humberto Oviedo (2014)
Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army
In office 9 March 2014 – 9 March 2018
Appointed by	Sebastián Piñera
Preceded by	Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba
Succeeded by	Ricardo Martínez
Personal details
Born	28 July 1959 Santiago, Chile
Spouse	Marianne Virginia Stegmann Matthei
Children	3
Occupation	Military officer
Military service
Branch/service	Army

General Humberto Patricio Oviedo Arriagada (born Santiago 28 July 1959) is a retired Chilean military veteran and held the position of Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army from 9 March 2014 to 9 March 2018.

After graduating from the National Institute in 1974,^[1] Oviedo began his military career in 1975, graduating in 1978 from the Military School of Chilean independence leader Bernardo O'Higgins as second lieutenant of the infantry weapon, with the first antiquity of his promotion. In 1993 he joined the Army War Academy , and in 1995 he was titled as a staff officer.^[2]

On November 19, 2013, he was appointed as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Army by President Sebastián Piñera.^[3] He assumed the office on March 9, 2014 and remained until March 9, 2018, being succeeded by Ricardo Martínez.

Together with other former commanders in chief, Oviedo must testify as a witness for the investigation of the alleged fraud through the Mutual Assistance Fund of the Army.^[4][5]