Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | |
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Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas | |
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since January 2, 2024 | |
Ministry of Defense | |
Abbreviation | JEMCFFAA |
Member of | Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces |
Reports to | Minister of Defense |
Formation | 29 January 1949 |
First holder | Víctor Jaime Majó |
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.[1]
List
[edit]There have been a number of officers serving as the JEMCFFAA:[2]
No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
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1 | Víctor Jaime Majó (1881–1959) | Lieutenant General29 January 1949 | 1 October 1950 | 1 year, 245 days | ![]() | |
2 | Aristóbulo Reyes | Brigadier Major6 October 1950 | 22 December 1952 | 2 years, 77 days | ![]() | |
3 | Carlos A. Garzoni (1900–1982) | Counter Admiral23 December 1952 | 31 December 1954 | 2 years, 8 days | ![]() | |
4 | Ángel Juan Manni (1900–1999) | Division General1 January 1955 | 8 October 1955 | 280 days | ![]() | |
5 | Benjamín Rattenbach (1898–1984) | Division General20 December 1955 | 17 October 1956 | 302 days | ![]() | |
6 | Francisco A. Imaz (1906–1993) | Brigadier General18 October 1956 | 6 December 1956 | 49 days | ![]() | |
7 | Heriberto Ahrens (1908–1994) | Brigadier General6 December 1956 | 29 May 1958 | 1 year, 174 days | ![]() | |
8 | Vicente Baroja | Counter Admiral24 July 1958 | 23 July 1959 | 364 days | ![]() | |
9 | Juan Bautista Picca | Brigadier General1 August 1959 | 20 January 1963 | 3 years, 172 days | ![]() | |
10 | Carlos Bertoglio | Brigadier Major21 January 1963 | 31 December 1965 | 2 years, 344 days | ![]() | |
11 | Carlos Coda (1918–2004) | Admiral31 December 1965 | 11 December 1966 | 345 days | ![]() | |
12 | Jorge Alberto Boffi | Vice Admiral28 December 1966 | 22 December 1967 | 359 days | ![]() | |
13 | José Jaime Toscano | Division General22 December 1967 | 13 November 1969 | 1 year, 326 days | ![]() | |
14 | Ricardo Salas | Brigadier Major15 December 1969 | 16 December 1970 | 1 year, 1 day | ![]() | |
15 | Ezequiel Martínez (1924–2019) | Brigadier Major1 March 1971 | 1 October 1971 | 214 days | ![]() | |
16 | Hermes Quijada (1920–1973) | Counter Admiral22 December 1971 | 3 November 1972 | 317 days | ![]() | |
17 | Osvaldo Cacciatore (1924–2007) | Brigadier3 November 1972 | 19 February 1973 | 108 days | ![]() | |
18 | Carlos Álvarez (1924–2003) | Vice Admiral19 February 1973 | 12 June 1973 | 113 days | ![]() | |
19 | Pablo Arati | Counter Admiral12 June 1973 | 7 December 1973 | 178 days | ![]() | |
20 | Luis Betti | Division General27 December 1973 | 29 December 1974 | 1 year, 2 days | ![]() | |
21 | Ernesto Della Croce | Division General30 December 1974 | 21 May 1975 | 142 days | ![]() | |
22 | Jorge Rafael Videla (1925–2013) | Brigadier General4 July 1975 | 27 August 1975 | 54 days | ![]() | |
23 | Eduardo Betti | Brigadier General9 September 1975 | 18 January 1976 | 131 days | ![]() | |
24 | Justo Guillermo Padilla (1924–2012) | Vice Admiral19 January 1976 | 22 February 1977 | 1 year, 34 days | ![]() | |
25 | Julio Antonio Torti (1924–2016) | Counter Admiral23 February 1977 | 15 December 1977 | 295 days | ![]() | |
26 | Pablo Osvaldo Apella (1926–2019) | Counter Admiral15 December 1977 | 24 January 1979 | 1 year, 40 days | ![]() | |
27 | José María Romero (1926–1993) | Brigadier25 January 1979 | 31 December 1979 | 341 days | ![]() | |
28 | Horacio Tomás Liendo (1924–2007) | Division General2 January 1980 | 29 March 1981 | 1 year, 86 days | ![]() | |
29 | Llamil Reston (1926–2019) | Division General30 March 1981 | 10 December 1981 | 255 days | ![]() | |
30 | Leopoldo Suárez del Cerro (1928–2003) | Vice Admiral10 December 1981 | 9 September 1982 | 273 days | ![]() | |
30 | Carlos Büsser (1928–2012) | Counter Admiral20 September 1982 | 15 December 1983 | 1 year, 86 days | ![]() | |
31 | Julio Fernández Torres (1928–2014) | Lieutenant General16 December 1983 | 7 March 1985 | 1 year, 81 days | ![]() | |
32 | Teodoro Waldner (1927–2014) | Brigadier General8 March 1985 | 11 July 1989 | 4 years, 125 days | ![]() | |
33 | Emilio Osses (1933–2016) | Admiral12 July 1989 | 23 August 1992 | 3 years, 42 days | ![]() | |
34 | Andrés Antonietti (born 1933) | Brigadier General1 September 1992 | 30 November 1992 | 90 days | ![]() | |
35 | Mario Cándido Díaz (1933–2001) | Lieutenant General30 November 1992 | 23 October 1996 | 3 years, 328 days | ![]() | |
36 | Jorge Enrico (born 1940) | Admiral23 October 1996 | 27 August 1997 | 308 days | ![]() | |
37 | Carlos María Zabala (1939–2008) | Lieutenant General27 August 1997 | 9 December 1999 | 2 years, 104 days | ![]() | |
38 | Juan Carlos Mugnolo (1939–2013) | Lieutenant General9 December 1999 | 20 May 2003 | 3 years, 162 days | ![]() | |
39 | Jorge Chevalier (born 1946) | Brigadier General20 May 2003 | 26 June 2013 | 10 years, 37 days | ![]() | |
40 | Luis María Carena (1957–2024) | Lieutenant General26 June 2013 | 26 January 2016 | 2 years, 214 days | ![]() | |
41 | Bari del Valle Sosa (born 1959) | Lieutenant General26 January 2016 | 27 February 2020 | 4 years, 32 days | ![]() | |
42 | Juan Martín Paleo (born 1962) | Lieutenant General27 February 2020 | 2 January 2024 | 3 years, 309 days | ![]() | |
43 | Xavier Isaac (born 1962) | Brigadier General2 January 2024 | Incumbent | 243 days | ![]() |
See also
[edit]- Argentine Armed Forces
- Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Army
- Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Navy
- Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force
References
[edit]- ^ "Decreto 120/2023". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Listado de Autoridades desde su creación hasta la actualidad". www.fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.