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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; 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.

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 current JEMCFFAA is Brigadier General Xavier Isaac. He was appointed by President Javier Milei on January 2, 2024, by Decree 120/2023.[1]

List

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

No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1Majó, VíctorLieutenant General
Víctor Jaime Majó [es]
(1881–1959)		29 January 19491 October 19501 year, 245 days  Argentine Army
2Reyes, AristóbuloBrigadier Major
Aristóbulo Reyes		6 October 195022 December 19522 years, 77 days  Argentine Air Force
3Garzoni, CarlosCounter Admiral
Carlos A. Garzoni [es]
(1900–1982)		23 December 195231 December 19542 years, 8 days  Argentine Navy
4Manni, ÁngelDivision General
Ángel Juan Manni [es]
(1900–1999)		1 January 19558 October 1955280 days  Argentine Army
5Rattenbach, BenjamínDivision General
Benjamín Rattenbach [es]
(1898–1984)		20 December 195517 October 1956302 days  Argentine Army
6Imaz, FranciscoBrigadier General
Francisco A. Imaz [es]
(1906–1993)		18 October 19566 December 195649 days  Argentine Army
7Ahrens, HeribertoBrigadier General
Heriberto Ahrens [es]
(1908–1994)		6 December 195629 May 19581 year, 174 days  Argentine Air Force
8Baroja, VicenteCounter Admiral
Vicente Baroja		24 July 195823 July 1959364 days  Argentine Navy
9Picca, JuanBrigadier General
Juan Bautista Picca		1 August 195920 January 19633 years, 172 days  Argentine Army
10Bertoglio, CarlosBrigadier Major
Carlos Bertoglio		21 January 196331 December 19652 years, 344 days  Argentine Air Force
11Coda, CarlosAdmiral
Carlos Coda [es]
(1918–2004)		31 December 196511 December 1966345 days  Argentine Navy
12Boffi, Jorge AlbertoVice Admiral
Jorge Alberto Boffi		28 December 196622 December 1967359 days  Argentine Navy
13Toscano, José JaimeDivision General
José Jaime Toscano		22 December 196713 November 19691 year, 326 days  Argentine Army
14Salas, RicardoBrigadier Major
Ricardo Salas		15 December 196916 December 19701 year, 1 day  Argentine Air Force
15Martínez, EzequielBrigadier Major
Ezequiel Martínez [es]
(1924–2019)		1 March 19711 October 1971214 days  Argentine Air Force
16Quijada, HermesCounter Admiral
Hermes Quijada
(1920–1973)		22 December 19713 November 1972317 days  Argentine Navy
17Cacciatore, OsvaldoBrigadier
Osvaldo Cacciatore
(1924–2007)		3 November 197219 February 1973108 days  Argentine Air Force
18Álvarez, CarlosVice Admiral
Carlos Álvarez [es]
(1924–2003)		19 February 197312 June 1973113 days  Argentine Navy
19Arati, PabloCounter Admiral
Pablo Arati		12 June 19737 December 1973178 days  Argentine Navy
20Betti, LuisDivision General
Luis Betti		27 December 197329 December 19741 year, 2 days  Argentine Army
21Della Croce, ErnestoDivision General
Ernesto Della Croce		30 December 197421 May 1975142 days  Argentine Army
22Videla, Jorge RafaelBrigadier General
Jorge Rafael Videla
(1925–2013)		4 July 197527 August 197554 days  Argentine Army
23Betti, EduardoBrigadier General
Eduardo Betti [es]		9 September 197518 January 1976131 days  Argentine Army
24Padilla, Justo GuillermoVice Admiral
Justo Guillermo Padilla [es]
(1924–2012)		19 January 197622 February 19771 year, 34 days  Argentine Navy
25Torti, Julio AntonioCounter Admiral
Julio Antonio Torti [es]
(1924–2016)		23 February 197715 December 1977295 days  Argentine Navy
26Apella, Pablo OsvaldoCounter Admiral
Pablo Osvaldo Apella [es]
(1926–2019)		15 December 197724 January 19791 year, 40 days  Argentine Navy
27Romero, José MaríaBrigadier
José María Romero [es]
(1926–1993)		25 January 197931 December 1979341 days  Argentine Air Force
28Liendo, Horacio TomásDivision General
Horacio Tomás Liendo
(1924–2007)		2 January 198029 March 19811 year, 86 days  Argentine Army
29Reston, LlamilDivision General
Llamil Reston
(1926–2019)		30 March 198110 December 1981255 days  Argentine Army
30Suárez del Cerro, LeopoldoVice Admiral
Leopoldo Suárez del Cerro [es]
(1928–2003)		10 December 19819 September 1982273 days  Argentine Navy
30Büsser, Carlos Alberto CésarCounter Admiral
Carlos Büsser
(1928–2012)		20 September 198215 December 19831 year, 86 days  Argentine Navy
31Fernández Torres, JulioLieutenant General
Julio Fernández Torres [es]
(1928–2014)		16 December 19837 March 19851 year, 81 days  Argentine Army
32Waldner, Teodoro GuillermoBrigadier General
Teodoro Waldner
(1927–2014)		8 March 198511 July 19894 years, 125 days  Argentine Air Force
33Osses, EmilioAdmiral
Emilio Osses [es]
(1933–2016)		12 July 198923 August 19923 years, 42 days  Argentine Navy
34Antonietti, AndrésBrigadier General
Andrés Antonietti [es]
(born 1933)		1 September 199230 November 199290 days  Argentine Air Force
35Díaz, MarioLieutenant General
Mario Cándido Díaz [es]
(1933–2001)		30 November 199223 October 19963 years, 328 days  Argentine Army
36Enrico, JorgeAdmiral
Jorge Enrico [es]
(born 1940)		23 October 199627 August 1997308 days  Argentine Navy
37Zabala, Carlos MaríaLieutenant General
Carlos María Zabala [es]
(1939–2008)		27 August 19979 December 19992 years, 104 days  Argentine Army
38Mugnolo, JuanLieutenant General
Juan Carlos Mugnolo [es]
(1939–2013)		9 December 199920 May 20033 years, 162 days  Argentine Army
39Chevalier, JorgeBrigadier General
Jorge Chevalier
(born 1946)		20 May 200326 June 201310 years, 37 days  Argentine Air Force
40Carena, LuisLieutenant General
Luis María Carena [es]
(1957–2024)		26 June 201326 January 20162 years, 214 days  Argentine Army
41Sosa, BariLieutenant General
Bari del Valle Sosa [es]
(born 1959)		26 January 201627 February 20204 years, 32 days  Argentine Army
42Paleo, JuanLieutenant General
Juan Martín Paleo
(born 1962)		27 February 20202 January 20243 years, 309 days  Argentine Army
43Isaac, XavierBrigadier General
Xavier Isaac
(born 1962)		2 January 2024Incumbent324 days  Argentine Air Force

See also

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References

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  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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