List of chiefs of the general staff of the Argentine Army

This article lists the chiefs of the General Staff of the Argentine Army and their preceding offices, between 1962 and the present day. The Argentine Army (Spanish: Ejército Argentino) is the land force of Argentina.

Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Army
Jefe del Estado Mayor General del Ejército
Seal of the Argentine Army
Incumbent Division General Carlos Alberto Presti since 2 January 2024
Argentine Army
Reports to	Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Appointer	President of Argentina

The current Chief of the Army General Staff is Division General Carlos Alberto Presti. He was appointed by President Javier Milei on 2 January 2024 by Decree 119/2023.

List

No.	Portrait	Name	Title	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Onganía, JuanLieutenant General Juan Carlos Onganía (1914–1995)	Commander-in-Chief of the Army	22 September 1962	25 November 1965	3 years, 64 days
2		Pistarini, PascualLieutenant General Pascual Pistarini (1915–1999)	Commander-in-Chief of the Army	25 November 1965	28 June 1966	215 days
3		Alsogaray, JulioLieutenant General Julio Alsogaray (1918–1994)	Commander-in-Chief of the Army	28 June 1966	26 August 1968	2 years, 59 days
4		Lanusse, AlejandroLieutenant General Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (1918–1996)	Commander-in-Chief of the Army	26 August 1968	25 May 1973	4 years, 272 days
5		Carcagno, JorgeLieutenant General Jorge Carcagno (1922–1983)	Commander-in-Chief of the Army	25 May 1973	19 December 1973	208 days
6		Anaya, LeandroLieutenant General Leandro Anaya (1922–2009)	General Commander of the Army	19 December 1973	13 May 1975	1 year, 145 days
7		Laplane, AlbertoLieutenant General Alberto Numa Laplane (1924–1988)	General Commander of the Army	13 May 1975	27 August 1975	106 days
8		Videla, JorgeLieutenant General Jorge Rafael Videla (1925–2013)	General Commander of the Army	27 August 1975	31 July 1978	2 years, 338 days
9		Viola, RobertoLieutenant General Roberto Eduardo Viola (1924–1994)	Commander-in-Chief of the Army	31 July 1978	29 March 1981	2 years, 241 days
10		Galtieri, LeopoldoLieutenant General Leopoldo Galtieri (1926–2003)	Commander-in-Chief of the Army	29 March 1981	18 June 1982	1 year, 81 days
11		Nicolaides, CristinoLieutenant General Cristino Nicolaides (1925–2011)	Commander-in-Chief of the Army	18 June 1982	10 December 1983	1 year, 175 days
12		Arguindegui, JorgeDivision General Jorge Arguindegui (1930–1997)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	10 December 1983	4 July 1984	207 days
13		Jorge, RicardoDivision General Ricardo Pianta (1927–2014)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	4 July 1984	24 March 1985	263 days
14		Ereñú, HéctorLieutenant General Héctor Ríos Ereñú (1930–2017)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	24 March 1985	2 December 1987	2 years, 253 days
15		Caridi, JoséLieutenant General José Caridi (1930–2012)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	2 December 1987	21 December 1988	1 year, 19 days
16		Gassino, FranciscoLieutenant General Francisco Gassino (1931–2017)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	21 December 1988	8 July 1989	199 days
17		Cáceres, IsidroLieutenant General Isidro Cáceres (1934–1990)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	12 July 1989	21 March 1990 †	252 days
18		Bonnet, MartínLieutenant General Martín Bonnet (1934–2020)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	26 March 1990	31 October 1991	1 year, 219 days
19		Balza, MartínLieutenant General Martín Balza (born 1933)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	4 November 1991	10 December 1999	8 years, 36 days
20		Brinzoni, RicardoLieutenant General Ricardo Brinzoni (1945–2005)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	10 December 1999	28 May 2003	3 years, 169 days
21		Bendini, RobertoLieutenant General Roberto Bendini (1945–2022)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	28 May 2003	19 September 2008	5 years, 114 days
22		Pozzi, LuisLieutenant General Luis Alberto Pozzi (born 1948)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	19 September 2008	28 June 2013	4 years, 282 days
23		Milani, CésarLieutenant General César Milani (born 1954)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	3 July 2013	24 June 2015	1 year, 356 days
24		Cundom, RicardoLieutenant General Ricardo Cundom (born 1955)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	24 June 2015	25 January 2016	215 days
25		Suñer, DiegoLieutenant General Diego Suñer (born 1955)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	25 January 2016	15 February 2018	2 years, 21 days
26		Pasqualini, ClaudioLieutenant General Claudio Pasqualini (born 1960)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	15 February 2018	28 February 2020	2 years, 13 days
27		Cejas, Agustín HumbertoLieutenant General Agustín Humberto Cejas (born 1964)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	28 February 2020	15 December 2021	1 year, 290 days
28		Pereda, GuillermoLieutenant General Guillermo Pereda (born 1964)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	15 December 2021	2 January 2024	2 years, 18 days
29		Presti, Carlos AlbertoDivision General Carlos Alberto Presti (born 1966)	Chief of the General Staff of the Army	2 January 2024	Incumbent	359 days

See also

• Argentine Army
• Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Navy
• Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force