Oscar Escudero

Óscar Escudero Otárola (San Felipe, 22 March 1891 – Santiago, 4 August 1957) was a Chilean military officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army and as Minister of National Defense.

Biography

Escudero was the son of Pedro Escudero Guzmán and Lidia Otárola Aguirre. In 1920, he married Berta Quiroga Honorato, with whom he had three daughters. He graduated from the Bernardo O'Higgins Military Academy in 1906 and attained the rank of division general in 1939.

He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army from 1940 to 1943 and retired from military service in 1944.

He served as Minister of National Defense from 1943 to 1944 during the administration of President Juan Antonio Ríos. He subsequently served as Chilean ambassador to Paraguay from 1945 to 1948.