Post: | Commander |
Body: | the Mexican Army |
Incumbent: | Celestino Ávila Astudillo |
Incumbentsince: | 4 July 2022 |
Department: | Mexican Army |
Reports To: | Chief of the National Defense Staff |
Appointer: | Secretary of National Defense |
First: | Eufemio Alberto Ibarra Flores |
The Commander of the Mexican Army (Spanish; Castilian: Comandante del Ejército Mexicano) is the professional head of the Mexican Army. The position was established following major reforms to the Mexican Armed Forces in 2020.
Portrait | Name | Term of office | |||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Divisional general Eufemio Alberto Ibarra Flores | 13 August 2020 | 4 July 2022 | [1] | |||
2 | Divisional general Celestino Ávila Astudillo | 4 July 2022 | Incumbent | [2] |