During the day this Thursday, the abrupt departure of the head of National Defense, Jorge Parga, was announced. In his replacement, the Government of President Gabriel Boric reported the name of the replacement: Rear Admiral of the Navy, Juan Pablo Zúñiga Alvayay.
In this way, Zúñiga will occupy the position of Parga, who, just two days after taking office, was removed at the request of the Minister of Defense, Maya Fernández, “at the request of the President of the Republic, Gabriel Boric Font”, detailed in a statement.
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“In his place, through Decree No. 189 of 2022 of the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security, Rear Admiral of the Navy Juan Pablo Zúñiga Alvayay is appointed,” said the document signed by the Ministry of Defense.
The new leader for the Biobío and Arauco regions, graduated in 1989 as Midshipman and is a specialist in General Staff, in addition to holding a Master’s degree in Naval and Maritime Sciences.
Throughout his career, Zúñiga spent time at the Chilean Embassy in Spain, working as a technical inspector for the construction of Scorpene submarines. Also, he worked as a joint naval attache and later as head of the Chilean Naval Mission in London.
Although the reasons for Parga’s departure are not yet known, it is presumed that the decision was influenced by the statements of support he gave to an official convicted of the death of Manuel Rebolledo, a 23-year-old who was run over by a Navy truck. in the context of the social outbreak in 2019.
in conversation with ThirdParga did not refer to leaving the post, pointing out that “the decision belongs to the President of the Republic and I have nothing to comment on it.”
“I am obliged to assume what the President of the Republic determines if that is my condition. I have nothing to say, nor is it my opinion,” he concluded.
