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

## List

| No. | 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 [es] (1922–2009) | General Commander of the Army | 19 December 1973 | 13 May 1975 | 1 year, 145 days |
| 7 | Laplane, AlbertoLieutenant General Alberto Numa Laplane [es] (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 [es] (1930–1997) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 10 December 1983 | 4 July 1984 | 207 days |
| 13 | Jorge, RicardoDivision General Ricardo Pianta [es] (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 [es] (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 [es] (1931–2017) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 21 December 1988 | 8 July 1989 | 199 days |
| 17 | Cáceres, IsidroLieutenant General Isidro Cáceres [es] (1934–1990) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 12 July 1989 | 21 March 1990 † | 252 days |
| 18 | Bonnet, MartínLieutenant General Martín Bonnet [es] (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 [es] (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 [es] (born 1955) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 24 June 2015 | 25 January 2016 | 215 days |
| 25 | Suñer, DiegoLieutenant General Diego Suñer [es] (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 [es] (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 [es] (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 [es] (born 1966) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 2 January 2024 | Incumbent | 300 days |