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
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 [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

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

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
1		Majó, VíctorLieutenant General Víctor Jaime Majó [es] (1881–1959)	29 January 1949	1 October 1950	1 year, 245 days	Argentine Army
2		Reyes, AristóbuloBrigadier Major Aristóbulo Reyes	6 October 1950	22 December 1952	2 years, 77 days	Argentine Air Force
3		Garzoni, CarlosCounter Admiral Carlos A. Garzoni [es] (1900–1982)	23 December 1952	31 December 1954	2 years, 8 days	Argentine Navy
4		Manni, ÁngelDivision General Ángel Juan Manni [es] (1900–1999)	1 January 1955	8 October 1955	280 days	Argentine Army
5		Rattenbach, BenjamínDivision General Benjamín Rattenbach [es] (1898–1984)	20 December 1955	17 October 1956	302 days	Argentine Army
6		Imaz, FranciscoBrigadier General Francisco A. Imaz [es] (1906–1993)	18 October 1956	6 December 1956	49 days	Argentine Army
7		Ahrens, HeribertoBrigadier General Heriberto Ahrens [es] (1908–1994)	6 December 1956	29 May 1958	1 year, 174 days	Argentine Air Force
8		Baroja, VicenteCounter Admiral Vicente Baroja	24 July 1958	23 July 1959	364 days	Argentine Navy
9		Picca, JuanBrigadier General Juan Bautista Picca	1 August 1959	20 January 1963	3 years, 172 days	Argentine Army
10		Bertoglio, CarlosBrigadier Major Carlos Bertoglio	21 January 1963	31 December 1965	2 years, 344 days	Argentine Air Force
11		Coda, CarlosAdmiral Carlos Coda [es] (1918–2004)	31 December 1965	11 December 1966	345 days	Argentine Navy
12		Boffi, Jorge AlbertoVice Admiral Jorge Alberto Boffi	28 December 1966	22 December 1967	359 days	Argentine Navy
13		Toscano, José JaimeDivision General José Jaime Toscano	22 December 1967	13 November 1969	1 year, 326 days	Argentine Army
14		Salas, RicardoBrigadier Major Ricardo Salas	15 December 1969	16 December 1970	1 year, 1 day	Argentine Air Force
15		Martínez, EzequielBrigadier Major Ezequiel Martínez [es] (1924–2019)	1 March 1971	1 October 1971	214 days	Argentine Air Force
16		Quijada, HermesCounter Admiral Hermes Quijada (1920–1973)	22 December 1971	3 November 1972	317 days	Argentine Navy
17		Cacciatore, OsvaldoBrigadier Osvaldo Cacciatore (1924–2007)	3 November 1972	19 February 1973	108 days	Argentine Air Force
18		Álvarez, CarlosVice Admiral Carlos Álvarez [es] (1924–2003)	19 February 1973	12 June 1973	113 days	Argentine Navy
19		Arati, PabloCounter Admiral Pablo Arati	12 June 1973	7 December 1973	178 days	Argentine Navy
20		Betti, LuisDivision General Luis Betti	27 December 1973	29 December 1974	1 year, 2 days	Argentine Army
21		Della Croce, ErnestoDivision General Ernesto Della Croce	30 December 1974	21 May 1975	142 days	Argentine Army
22		Videla, Jorge RafaelBrigadier General Jorge Rafael Videla (1925–2013)	4 July 1975	27 August 1975	54 days	Argentine Army
23		Betti, EduardoBrigadier General Eduardo Betti [es]	9 September 1975	18 January 1976	131 days	Argentine Army
24		Padilla, Justo GuillermoVice Admiral Justo Guillermo Padilla [es] (1924–2012)	19 January 1976	22 February 1977	1 year, 34 days	Argentine Navy
25		Torti, Julio AntonioCounter Admiral Julio Antonio Torti [es] (1924–2016)	23 February 1977	15 December 1977	295 days	Argentine Navy
26		Apella, Pablo OsvaldoCounter Admiral Pablo Osvaldo Apella [es] (1926–2019)	15 December 1977	24 January 1979	1 year, 40 days	Argentine Navy
27		Romero, José MaríaBrigadier José María Romero [es] (1926–1993)	25 January 1979	31 December 1979	341 days	Argentine Air Force
28		Liendo, Horacio TomásDivision General Horacio Tomás Liendo (1924–2007)	2 January 1980	29 March 1981	1 year, 86 days	Argentine Army
29		Reston, LlamilDivision General Llamil Reston (1926–2019)	30 March 1981	10 December 1981	255 days	Argentine Army
30		Suárez del Cerro, LeopoldoVice Admiral Leopoldo Suárez del Cerro [es] (1928–2003)	10 December 1981	9 September 1982	273 days	Argentine Navy
30		Büsser, Carlos Alberto CésarCounter Admiral Carlos Büsser (1928–2012)	20 September 1982	15 December 1983	1 year, 86 days	Argentine Navy
31		Fernández Torres, JulioLieutenant General Julio Fernández Torres [es] (1928–2014)	16 December 1983	7 March 1985	1 year, 81 days	Argentine Army
32		Waldner, Teodoro GuillermoBrigadier General Teodoro Waldner (1927–2014)	8 March 1985	11 July 1989	4 years, 125 days	Argentine Air Force
33		Osses, EmilioAdmiral Emilio Osses [es] (1933–2016)	12 July 1989	23 August 1992	3 years, 42 days	Argentine Navy
34		Antonietti, AndrésBrigadier General Andrés Antonietti [es] (born 1933)	1 September 1992	30 November 1992	90 days	Argentine Air Force
35		Díaz, MarioLieutenant General Mario Cándido Díaz [es] (1933–2001)	30 November 1992	23 October 1996	3 years, 328 days	Argentine Army
36		Enrico, JorgeAdmiral Jorge Enrico [es] (born 1940)	23 October 1996	27 August 1997	308 days	Argentine Navy
37		Zabala, Carlos MaríaLieutenant General Carlos María Zabala [es] (1939–2008)	27 August 1997	9 December 1999	2 years, 104 days	Argentine Army
38		Mugnolo, JuanLieutenant General Juan Carlos Mugnolo [es] (1939–2013)	9 December 1999	20 May 2003	3 years, 162 days	Argentine Army
39		Chevalier, JorgeBrigadier General Jorge Chevalier (born 1946)	20 May 2003	26 June 2013	10 years, 37 days	Argentine Air Force
40		Carena, LuisLieutenant General Luis María Carena [es] (1957–2024)	26 June 2013	26 January 2016	2 years, 214 days	Argentine Army
41		Sosa, BariLieutenant General Bari del Valle Sosa [es] (born 1959)	26 January 2016	27 February 2020	4 years, 32 days	Argentine Army
42		Paleo, JuanLieutenant General Juan Martín Paleo (born 1962)	27 February 2020	2 January 2024	3 years, 309 days	Argentine Army
43		Isaac, XavierBrigadier General Xavier Isaac (born 1962)	2 January 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 225 days	Argentine Air Force

See also

• Argentina portal

• 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