Jorge Martínez Busch

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

Jorge Martínez Busch
Designated member of the Senate of Chile
In office 11 March 1998 – 11 March 2006
Commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy
In office 9 March 1990 – 14 November 1997
Preceded by	José Toribio Merino
Succeeded by	Jorge Arancibia
President of the Government Junta of Chile
In office 8 March 1990 – 11 March 1990
Preceded by	José Toribio Merino
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	(1936-09-13)13 September 1936 San Bernardo, Chile
Died	14 November 2011(2011-11-14) (aged 75) Vina del Mar, Chile
Spouse	Carmen García Drummond
Children	Three
Parent(s)	Héctor Martínez Hilda Busch
Alma mater	Arturo Prat Naval Academy (BA) Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (MA)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Sailor
Military career
Allegiance	Chile
Service / branch	Chilean Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Commander in Chief of the Chilean Navy

Jorge Martínez Busch (13 September 1936 – 14 October 2011) was a Chilean Navy admiral and member of the Government Junta that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990. He served briefly as a member and the President the junta in 1990, after the retirement of admiral José Toribio Merino.[1] He also served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy from 1990 until 1997.

He completed a master's degree in global history at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.[2] Similarly, he has made many publications in scientific magazines of that institution.

Footnotes

1. Barros, Robert. Constitutionalism and Dictatorship: Pinochet, the Junta, and the 1980 Constitution., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002; pg. 259.
2. "Juan Antonio Coloma Speech – Tribute to Jorge Martínez Busch". Senate of Chile. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2021.