# List of chiefs of the general staff of the Argentine Navy

This article lists the chiefs of the General Staff of the Argentine Navy and their preceding offices, between 1958 and the present day. The Argentine Navy (Spanish: Armada Argentina) is the naval force of Argentina.
The current Chief of the Navy General Staff is Vice Admiral Carlos María Allievi [es]. He was appointed by President Javier Milei on 2 January 2024 by Decree 124/2023.

## List

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term | Term | Term |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| Commander of the Naval Operations of the Navy (Comandante de Operaciones Navales de la Armada) ||||||
| 1 | | Admiral Adolfo B. Estévez [es] (1908–1982) | 1 May 1958 | 14 July 1959 | 1 year, 74 days |
| 2 | | Admiral Alberto P. Vago [es] (born 1910) | 15 July 1959 | 29 December 1961 | 2 years, 167 days |
| 3 | | Admiral Agustín Penas [es] (1910–1970) | 29 December 1961 | 2 October 1962 | 277 days |
| 4 | | Admiral Leandro Maloberti [es] (1912–2000) | 2 October 1962 | 11 December 1962 | 70 days |
| 5 | | Vice Admiral Enrique Grünwaldt [es] (1913–1986) | 12 December 1962 | 2 April 1963 | 111 days |
| 6 | | Vice Admiral Eladio Vázquez [es] (1916–2000) | 2 April 1963 | 26 October 1963 | 207 days |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Navy (Comandante en jefe de la Armada) ||||||
| 7 | | Admiral Benigno Varela [es] (1917–1996) | 29 October 1963 | 4 October 1968 | 4 years, 344 days |
| 8 | | Admiral Pedro Gnavi [es] (1917–1990) | 4 October 1968 | 3 January 1972 | 3 years, 91 days |
| 9 | | Admiral Carlos Coda [es] (1918–2004) | 3 January 1972 | 25 May 1973 | 1 year, 142 days |
| General Commander of the Navy (Comandante general de la Armada) ||||||
| 10 | | Admiral Carlos Álvarez [es] (1924–2003) | 25 May 1973 | 6 December 1973 | 195 days |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Navy (Comandante en jefe de la Armada) ||||||
| 11 | | Admiral Emilio Eduardo Massera (1925–2010) | 6 December 1973 | 15 September 1978 | 4 years, 283 days |
| 12 | | Admiral Armando Lambruschini (1924–2004) | 15 September 1978 | 11 September 1981 | 2 years, 361 days |
| 13 | | Admiral Jorge Anaya (1926–2008) | 11 September 1981 | 1 October 1982 | 1 year, 20 days |
| 14 | | Admiral Rubén Oscar Franco (born 1927) | 1 October 1982 | 5 December 1983 | 1 year, 65 days |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Navy (Jefe del Estado Mayor General de la Armada) ||||||
| 15 | | Admiral Ramón Arosa [es] (born 1931) | 16 December 1983 | 14 July 1989 | 5 years, 210 days |
| 16 | | Admiral Jorge Ferrer [es] (1933–2009) | 14 July 1989 | 13 July 1993 | 3 years, 364 days |
| 17 | | Admiral Enrique Molina Pico [es] (born 1938) | 13 July 1993 | 24 July 1996 | 3 years, 11 days |
| 18 | | Admiral Carlos Marrón [es] (1938–2003) | 24 July 1996 | 13 December 1999 | 3 years, 142 days |
| 19 | | Admiral Joaquín Stella [es] (1942–2017) | 13 December 1999 | 6 June 2003 | 3 years, 175 days |
| 20 | | Admiral Jorge Godoy (born 1946) | 6 June 2003 | 22 December 2011 | 8 years, 199 days |
| 21 | | Admiral Carlos Paz [es] (born 1953) | 22 December 2011 | 15 October 2012 | 298 days |
| 22 | | Admiral Daniel Alberto Martin [es] (born 1955) | 15 October 2012 | 3 July 2013 | 261 days |
| 23 | | Admiral Gastón Erice [es] (born 1955) | 3 July 2013 | 14 January 2016 | 2 years, 195 days |
| 24 | | Admiral Marcelo Srur (born 1957) | 14 January 2016 | 18 December 2017 | 1 year, 338 days |
| – | | Vice Admiral José Luis Villán [es] (born 1960) Acting | 18 December 2017 | 28 September 2018 | 284 days |
| 25 | | Admiral José Luis Villán [es] (born 1960) | 28 September 2018 | 28 February 2020 | 1 year, 153 days |
| 26 | | Admiral Julio Guardia (born 1962) | 28 February 2020 | 2 January 2024 | 3 years, 308 days |
| 27 | | Vice Admiral Carlos María Allievi [es] (born 1965) | 2 January 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 30 days |