Ricardo Yáñez

Ricardo Alex Yáñez Reveco (born September 27, 1966)^[1] is a general officer of the Chilean Carabineros. He is the current General Director of the Carabineros, replacing Mario Rozas on November 19, 2020.

Ricardo Yáñez
Born	Ricardo Alex Yáñez Reveco (1966-09-27) September 27, 1966 (age 58) San Fernando, Chile
Alma mater	School of Carabineros
Occupation	Official general of Carabineros de Chile

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yáñez and the second or maternal family name is Reveco.

Biography

Ricardo Yáñez was born in San Fernando. He studied at two institutions, the Jorge Muñoz Silva School from first to sixth grade, and at the San Fernando Institute from seventh grade to fourth grade.^[2]

He entered the Carabineros School in 1985,^[3] and entered the Carabineros de Chile on January 1, 1986.^[4] On December 16, 1988, he was promoted to Second Lieutenant, a position with which he worked for 30 years at the Viña del Mar. On December 16, 2017, he was promoted to General, and was located in Tarapacá. On November 19, 2020, he became the general director of the Carabineros, a degree conceived by President Sebastián Piñera.^[5]