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Professional head of the Argentine Armed Forces

Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas
Incumbent
Brigadier General Xavier Isaac
since January 2, 2024
Ministry of Defense
AbbreviationJEMCFFAA
Member ofJoint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces
Reports toMinister of Defense
Formation29 January 1949
First holderVíctor Jaime Majó [es]

The Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces (Spanish: El jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas; JEMCFFAA) is the professional head of the Argentine Armed Forces. The JEMCFFAA is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Argentine military. It is the highest rank military position in the country.

The current JEMCFFAA is Brigadier General Xavier Isaac. He was appointed by President Javier Milei on January 2, 2024, by Decree 120/2023.

List

There have been a number of officers serving as the JEMCFFAA:

No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1 Víctor Jaime Majó Majó, VíctorLieutenant General
Víctor Jaime Majó [es]
(1881–1959)
29 January 19491 October 19501 year, 245 days Argentine Army
2 Aristóbulo ReyesReyes, AristóbuloBrigadier Major
Aristóbulo Reyes
6 October 195022 December 19522 years, 77 days Argentine Air Force
3 Carlos A. Garzoni Garzoni, CarlosCounter Admiral
Carlos A. Garzoni [es]
(1900–1982)
23 December 195231 December 19542 years, 8 days Argentine Navy
4 Ángel Juan Manni Manni, ÁngelDivision General
Ángel Juan Manni [es]
(1900–1999)
1 January 19558 October 1955280 days Argentine Army
5 Benjamín Rattenbach Rattenbach, BenjamínDivision General
Benjamín Rattenbach [es]
(1898–1984)
20 December 195517 October 1956302 days Argentine Army
6 Francisco A. Imaz Imaz, FranciscoBrigadier General
Francisco A. Imaz [es]
(1906–1993)
18 October 19566 December 195649 days Argentine Army
7 Heriberto Ahrens Ahrens, HeribertoBrigadier General
Heriberto Ahrens [es]
(1908–1994)
6 December 195629 May 19581 year, 174 days Argentine Air Force
8 Vicente BarojaBaroja, VicenteCounter Admiral
Vicente Baroja
24 July 195823 July 1959364 days Argentine Navy
9 Juan Bautista PiccaPicca, JuanBrigadier General
Juan Bautista Picca
1 August 195920 January 19633 years, 172 days Argentine Army
10 Carlos BertoglioBertoglio, CarlosBrigadier Major
Carlos Bertoglio
21 January 196331 December 19652 years, 344 days Argentine Air Force
11 Carlos Coda Coda, CarlosAdmiral
Carlos Coda [es]
(1918–2004)
31 December 196511 December 1966345 days Argentine Navy
12 Jorge Alberto BoffiBoffi, Jorge AlbertoVice Admiral
Jorge Alberto Boffi
28 December 196622 December 1967359 days Argentine Navy
13 José Jaime ToscanoToscano, José JaimeDivision General
José Jaime Toscano
22 December 196713 November 19691 year, 326 days Argentine Army
14 Ricardo SalasSalas, RicardoBrigadier Major
Ricardo Salas
15 December 196916 December 19701 year, 1 day Argentine Air Force
15 Ezequiel Martínez Martínez, EzequielBrigadier Major
Ezequiel Martínez [es]
(1924–2019)
1 March 19711 October 1971214 days Argentine Air Force
16 Hermes QuijadaQuijada, HermesCounter Admiral
Hermes Quijada
(1920–1973)
22 December 19713 November 1972317 days Argentine Navy
17 Osvaldo CacciatoreCacciatore, OsvaldoBrigadier
Osvaldo Cacciatore
(1924–2007)
3 November 197219 February 1973108 days Argentine Air Force
18 Carlos Álvarez Álvarez, CarlosVice Admiral
Carlos Álvarez [es]
(1924–2003)
19 February 197312 June 1973113 days Argentine Navy
19 Pablo AratiArati, PabloCounter Admiral
Pablo Arati
12 June 19737 December 1973178 days Argentine Navy
20 Luis BettiBetti, LuisDivision General
Luis Betti
27 December 197329 December 19741 year, 2 days Argentine Army
21 Ernesto Della CroceDella Croce, ErnestoDivision General
Ernesto Della Croce
30 December 197421 May 1975142 days Argentine Army
22 Jorge Rafael VidelaVidela, Jorge RafaelBrigadier General
Jorge Rafael Videla
(1925–2013)
4 July 197527 August 197554 days Argentine Army
23 Eduardo Betti Betti, EduardoBrigadier General
Eduardo Betti [es]
9 September 197518 January 1976131 days Argentine Army
24 Justo Guillermo Padilla Padilla, Justo GuillermoVice Admiral
Justo Guillermo Padilla [es]
(1924–2012)
19 January 197622 February 19771 year, 34 days Argentine Navy
25 Julio Antonio Torti Torti, Julio AntonioCounter Admiral
Julio Antonio Torti [es]
(1924–2016)
23 February 197715 December 1977295 days Argentine Navy
26 Pablo Osvaldo Apella Apella, Pablo OsvaldoCounter Admiral
Pablo Osvaldo Apella [es]
(1926–2019)
15 December 197724 January 19791 year, 40 days Argentine Navy
27 José María Romero Romero, José MaríaBrigadier
José María Romero [es]
(1926–1993)
25 January 197931 December 1979341 days Argentine Air Force
28 Horacio Tomás LiendoLiendo, Horacio TomásDivision General
Horacio Tomás Liendo
(1924–2007)
2 January 198029 March 19811 year, 86 days Argentine Army
29 Llamil RestonReston, LlamilDivision General
Llamil Reston
(1926–2019)
30 March 198110 December 1981255 days Argentine Army
30 Leopoldo Suárez del Cerro Suárez del Cerro, LeopoldoVice Admiral
Leopoldo Suárez del Cerro [es]
(1928–2003)
10 December 19819 September 1982273 days Argentine Navy
30 Carlos BüsserBüsser, Carlos Alberto CésarCounter Admiral
Carlos Büsser
(1928–2012)
20 September 198215 December 19831 year, 86 days Argentine Navy
31 Julio Fernández Torres Fernández Torres, JulioLieutenant General
Julio Fernández Torres [es]
(1928–2014)
16 December 19837 March 19851 year, 81 days Argentine Army
32 Teodoro WaldnerWaldner, Teodoro GuillermoBrigadier General
Teodoro Waldner
(1927–2014)
8 March 198511 July 19894 years, 125 days Argentine Air Force
33 Emilio Osses Osses, EmilioAdmiral
Emilio Osses [es]
(1933–2016)
12 July 198923 August 19923 years, 42 days Argentine Navy
34 Andrés Antonietti Antonietti, AndrésBrigadier General
Andrés Antonietti [es]
(born 1933)
1 September 199230 November 199290 days Argentine Air Force
35 Mario Cándido Díaz Díaz, MarioLieutenant General
Mario Cándido Díaz [es]
(1933–2001)
30 November 199223 October 19963 years, 328 days Argentine Army
36 Jorge Enrico Enrico, JorgeAdmiral
Jorge Enrico [es]
(born 1940)
23 October 199627 August 1997308 days Argentine Navy
37 Carlos María Zabala Zabala, Carlos MaríaLieutenant General
Carlos María Zabala [es]
(1939–2008)
27 August 19979 December 19992 years, 104 days Argentine Army
38 Juan Carlos Mugnolo Mugnolo, JuanLieutenant General
Juan Carlos Mugnolo [es]
(1939–2013)
9 December 199920 May 20033 years, 162 days Argentine Army
39 Jorge ChevalierChevalier, JorgeBrigadier General
Jorge Chevalier
(born 1946)
20 May 200326 June 201310 years, 37 days Argentine Air Force
40 Luis María Carena Carena, LuisLieutenant General
Luis María Carena [es]
(1957–2024)
26 June 201326 January 20162 years, 214 days Argentine Army
41 Bari del Valle Sosa Sosa, BariLieutenant General
Bari del Valle Sosa [es]
(born 1959)
26 January 201627 February 20204 years, 32 days Argentine Army
42 Juan Martín PaleoPaleo, JuanLieutenant General
Juan Martín Paleo
(born 1962)
27 February 20202 January 20243 years, 309 days Argentine Army
43 Xavier IsaacIsaac, XavierBrigadier General
Xavier Isaac
(born 1962)
2 January 2024Incumbent1 year, 14 days Argentine Air Force

See also

References

  1. "Decreto 120/2023". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. "Listado de Autoridades desde su creación hasta la actualidad". www.fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
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