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 was born in San Fernando.

[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 November 19, 2020, he became the general director of the Carabineros, a degree conceived by President Sebastián Piñera.