Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina)

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

Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas
Incumbent
General Juan Martín Paleo
since 27 February 2020
Ministry of Defense
AbbreviationJEMCFFAA
Member ofJoint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces
Reports toMinister of Defense
Formation29 January 1949
First holderVíctor Jaime Majó

The current JEMCFFAA is General Juan Martín Paleo. He was appointed by President Alberto Fernández on 27 February 2020, by Decree 178/2020.[1]

List

There have been a number of officers serving as the JEMCFFAA:[2]

No. Portrait NameTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branch
1
Majó, VíctorLieutenant colonel
Víctor Jaime Majó
(1881–1959)		29 January 19491 October 19501 year, 245 days Argentine Army
2
Reyes, AristóbuloBrigadier Major
Aristóbulo Reyes		6 October 195022 December 19522 years, 77 days Argentine Air Force
3
Garzoni, CarlosRear admiral
Carlos Garzoni		23 December 195231 December 19542 years, 8 days Argentine Navy
4
Manni, ÁnjelDivision General
Ánjel Juan Manni		1 January 19558 October 1955280 days Argentine Army
5
Rattenbach, BenjamínDivision General
Benjamín Rattenbach
(1898–1984)		20 December 195517 October 1956302 days Argentine Army
6
Imaz, FranciscoBrigadier General
Francisco A. Imaz
(1906–1993)		18 October 19566 December 195649 days Argentine Army
7
Ahrens, HeribertoBrigadier General
Heriberto Ahrens
(1908–1994)		6 December 195629 May 19581 year, 174 days Argentine Air Force
8
Baroja, VicenteRear admiral
Vicente Baroja		24 July 195823 July 1959364 days Argentine Navy
9
Picca, JuanBrigadier General
Juan Bautista Picca		1 August 195920 January 19633 years, 172 days Argentine Army
10
Bertoglio, CarlosBrigadier Major
Carlos Bertoglio		21 January 196331 December 19652 years, 344 days Argentine Air Force
11
Coda, CarlosCaptain
Carlos Guido Coda		31 December 196511 December 1966345 days Argentine Navy
12
Boffi, Jorge AlbertoVice Admiral
Jorge Alberto Boffi		28 December 196622 December 1967359 days Argentine Navy
13
Toscano, José JaimeDivision General
José Jaime Toscano		22 December 196713 November 19691 year, 326 days Argentine Army
14
Salas, RicardoBrigadier Major
Ricardo Salas		15 December 196916 December 19701 year, 1 day Argentine Air Force
15
Martínez, EzequielBrigadier Major
Ezequiel Martínez
(1924–2019)		1 March 19711 October 1971214 days Argentine Air Force
16
Quijada, HermesRear admiral
Hermes Quijada
(1920–1973)		22 December 19713 November 1972317 days Argentine Navy
17
Cacciatore, OsvaldoBrigadier
Osvaldo Cacciatore
(1924–2007)		3 November 197219 February 1973108 days Argentine Air Force
18
Álvarez, CarlosVice Admiral
Carlos Álvarez
(1924–2003)		19 February 197312 June 1973113 days Argentine Navy
19
Arati, PabloRear admiral
Pablo Arati		12 June 19737 December 1973178 days Argentine Navy
20
Betti, LuisDivision General
Luis Betti		27 December 197329 December 19741 year, 2 days Argentine Army
21
Della Croce, ErnestoDivision General
Ernesto Della Croce		30 December 197421 May 1975142 days Argentine Army
22
Videla, Jorge RafaelBrigadier General
Jorge Rafael Videla
(1925–2013)		4 July 197527 August 197554 days Argentine Army
23
Betti, EduardoBrigadier General
Eduardo Betti		9 September 197518 January 1976131 days Argentine Army
24
Padilla, Justo GuillermoVice Admiral
Justo Guillermo Padilla		19 January 197622 February 19771 year, 34 days Argentine Navy
25
Torti, Julio AntonioRear Admiral
Julio Antonio Torti		23 February 197715 December 1977295 days Argentine Navy
26
Apella, Pablo OsvaldoRear Admiral
Pablo Osvaldo Apella		15 December 197724 January 19791 year, 40 days Argentine Navy
27
Romero, José MaríaBrigadier
José María Romero		25 January 197931 December 1979341 days Argentine Air Force
28
Liendo, Horacio TomásDivision General
Horacio Tomás Liendo
(1924–2007)		2 January 198029 March 19811 year, 86 days Argentine Army
29
Reston, LlamilDivision General
Llamil Reston
(1926–2019)		30 March 198110 December 1981255 days Argentine Army
30
Suárez del Cerro, LeopoldoVice Admiral
Leopoldo Suárez del Cerro
(1928–2003)		10 December 19819 September 1982273 days Argentine Navy
30
Büsser, Carlos Alberto CésarRear Admiral
Carlos Büsser
(1928–2012)		20 September 198215 December 19831 year, 86 days Argentine Navy
31
Fernández Torres, JulioLieutenant General
Julio Fernández Torres
(1928–2014)		16 December 19837 March 19851 year, 81 days Argentine Army
32
Waldner, Teodoro GuillermoBrigadier General
Teodoro Waldner
(1927–2014)		8 March 198511 July 19894 years, 125 days Argentine Air Force
33
Osses, Emilio JoséAdmiral
Emilio José Osses		12 July 198923 August 19923 years, 42 days Argentine Navy
34
Antonietti, AndrésBrigadier General
Andrés Antonietti		1 September 199230 November 199290 days Argentine Air Force
35
Díaz, MarioLieutenant General
Mario Cándido Díaz
(1933–2001)		30 November 199223 October 19963 years, 328 days Argentine Army
36
Enrico, JorgeAdmiral
Jorge Enrico
(born 1940)		23 October 199627 August 1997308 days Argentine Navy
37
Zabala, Carlos MaríaLieutenant General
Carlos María Zabala
(1939–2008)		27 August 19979 December 19992 years, 104 days Argentine Army
38
Mugnolo, JuanLieutenant General
Juan Carlos Mugnolo
(1939–2013)		9 December 199920 May 20033 years, 162 days Argentine Army
39
Chevalier, JorgeBrigadier General
Jorge Chevalier
(born 1946)		20 May 200326 June 201310 years, 37 days Argentine Air Force
40
Carena, LuisLieutenant General
Luis María Carena
(born 1955)		26 June 201326 January 20162 years, 214 days Argentine Army
41
Sosa, BariLieutenant General
Bari del Valle Sosa
(born 1959)		26 January 201627 February 20204 years, 32 days Argentine Army
42
Paleo, JuanLieutenant General
Juan Martín Paleo
(born 1962)		27 February 2020Incumbent344 days Argentine Army

See also

References
  1. "Decreto 178/2020". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  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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