# List of mayors and chiefs of government of Buenos Aires City

This is a list of mayors and chiefs of government of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital, since its federalization.
Its first Mayor (Spanish: Intendente, Intendant) was Torcuato de Alvear, who was appointed by President Julio Argentino Roca following the city's federalization. For the next 110 years, the intendant was directly appointed by the president, meaning that Buenos Aires had less autonomy than the smallest municipality.
Following the 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution, the city gained autonomous status. The title of the city's chief executive was changed to Chief of Government (Jefe de Gobierno), who was directly elected by universal suffrage. He was assisted by a Vice-Chief of Government (Vicejefe), elected on the same ticket. However, in popular usage, especially outside of Argentina, the chief and vice-chief are often called mayor and vice-mayor, respectively.
The chief and vice chief are elected on a single ticket for a term of four years, with possibility of reelection. The first directly elected Chief of Government to be elected was Fernando de la Rúa, who was elected president three years into his term.
In 2006, Chief Aníbal Ibarra was removed from his position following impeachment regarding the Cromagnon nightclub tragedy, leaving Vice-Chief Jorge Telerman to take over the office.
In the 24 June 2007 elections, Mauricio Macri was elected Chief of Government, winning in the second round with 60.96% of the votes against Daniel Filmus. Horacio Rodríguez Larreta became mayor in 2015, after defeating Michetti in the primary elections and Martín Lousteau in a ballotage.

## Mayors (1883–1996)

| # | Mayor | Entered office | Exited office | Appointed by President | Notes |
| 1 | Torcuato de Alvear | 10 May 1883 | 10 May 1887 | Julio A. Roca | |
| 2 | Antonio Crespo | 24 May 1887 | 14 August 1888 | Miguel Juárez Celman | |
| 3 | Guillermo Cranwell | 14 August 1888 | 10 May 1889 | Miguel Juárez Celman | Interim |
| 4 | Francisco Seeber | 10 May 1889 | 4 June 1890 | Miguel Juárez Celman | |
| 5 | Francisco F. Bollini | 22 June 1890 | 31 October 1892 | Carlos Pellegrini | |
| 6 | Juan José Montes de Oca | 31 October 1892 | 7 November 1892 | Luis Sáenz Peña | Interim |
| 7 | Miguel Cané | 7 November 1892 | 7 June 1893 | Luis Sáenz Peña | |
| 8 | Federico Pinedo | 20 June 1893 | 20 August 1894 | Luis Sáenz Peña | |
| 9 | Emilio Bunge | 14 September 1894 | 12 September 1986 | Luis Sáenz Peña | |
| 10 | Francisco Alcobendas | 12 September 1986 | 14 September 1898 | José E. Uriburu | |
| 11 | Martín Biedma | 14 September 1898 | 20 October 1898 | José E. Uriburu | Interim |
| 12 | Adolfo Bullrich | 20 October 1898 | 20 October 1902 | Julio A. Roca | |
| 13 | Alberto Casares | 20 October 1902 | 20 October 1904 | Julio A. Roca | |
| 14 | Carlos Roseti | 20 October 1904 | 16 March 1906 | Manuel Quintana | |
| 15 | Manuel Obarrio | 16 March 1906 | 22 March 1906 | José Figueroa Alcorta | Interim |
| 16 | Alberto Casares | 22 March 1906 | 9 November 1906 | José Figueroa Alcorta | |
| 17 | Manuel Obarrio | 10 November 1906 | 7 February 1907 | José Figueroa Alcorta | Interim |
| 18 | Carlos de Alvear | 8 February 1907 | 7 January 1908 | José Figueroa Alcorta | |
| 19 | Manuel Güiraldes | 25 January 1908 | 12 October 1910 | José Figueroa Alcorta | |
| 20 | Joaquín de Anchorena | 20 October 1910 | 24 October 1914 | Roque Sáenz Peña | |
| 21 | Enrique Palacio | 26 October 1914 | 23 February 1915 | Victorino de la Plaza | Interim |
| 22 | Arturo Gramajo | 23 February 1915 | 14 November 1916 | Victorino de la Plaza | |
| 23 | Joaquín Llambías | 14 November 1916 | 14 November 1919 | Hipólito Yrigoyen | |
| 24 | Saturnino García Anido | 15 November 1919 | 3 December 1919 | Hipólito Yrigoyen | Interim |
| 25 | José Luis Cantilo | 5 December 1919 | 25 October 1921 | Hipólito Yrigoyen | |
| 26 | Juan Bartneche | 26 October 1921 | 13 October 1922 | Hipólito Yrigoyen | |
| 27 | Virgilio Tedín Uriburu | 13 October 1922 | 15 October 1922 | Marcelo T. de Alvear | Interim |
| 28 | Carlos Noel | 16 October 1922 | 3 May 1927 | Marcelo T. de Alvear | |
| 29 | Horacio Casco | 3 May 1927 | 12 October 1928 | Marcelo T. de Alvear | |
| 30 | Adrián Fernández Casco | 12 October 1928 | 14 November 1928 | Hipólito Yrigoyen | Interim |
| 31 | José Luis Cantilo | 15 November 1928 | 6 September 1930 | Hipólito Yrigoyen | |
| 32 | José Guerrico | 18 September 1930 | 20 February 1932 | Félix Uriburu | |
| 33 | Rómulo Naón | 20 February 1932 | 19 November 1932 | Agustín P. Justo | |
| 34 | Mariano de Vedia y Mitre | 19 November 1932 | 19 February 1938 | Agustín P. Justo | |
| 35 | Arturo Goyeneche | 20 February 1938 | 26 November 1940 | Roberto M. Ortiz | |
| 36 | Raúl Savarese | 26 November 1940 | 6 December 1940 | Ramón Castillo | Interim |
| 37 | Carlos Alberto Pueyrredón | 6 December 1940 | 11 June 1943 | Ramón Castillo | |
| 38 | Ernesto E. Padilla | 12 June 1943 | 15 June 1943 | Pedro P. Ramírez | Interim |
| 39 | Basilio Pertiné | 15 June 1943 | 5 April 1944 | Pedro P. Ramírez | |
| 40 | César Caccia | 12 April 1944 | 3 June 1946 | Edelmiro Farrell | |
| 41 | Emilio Siri | 6 June 1946 | 16 November 1949 | Juan Perón | |
| 42 | Juan Debenedetti | 26 November 1949 | 19 February 1952 | Juan Perón | |
| 43 | Jorge Sabaté | 20 February 1952 | 26 October 1954 | Juan Perón | |
| 44 | Bernardo Gago | 27 October 1954 | 23 September 1955 | Juan Perón | |
| 45 | Miguel Madero | 26 September 1955 | 8 June 1956 | Eduardo Lonardi | |
| 46 | Luis María de la Torre Campos | 8 June 1956 | 25 January 1957 | Pedro E. Aramburu | |
| 47 | Eduardo Bergalli | 26 January 1957 | 18 September 1957 | Pedro E. Aramburu | |
| 48 | Ernesto Florit | 20 September 1957 | 1 May 1958 | Pedro E. Aramburu | |
| 49 | Roberto Etchepareborda | 1 May 1958 | 13 May 1958 | Arturo Frondizi | Interim |
| 50 | Hernán Giralt | 14 May 1958 | 25 June 1962 | Arturo Frondizi | |
| 51 | Alberto Prebisch | 26 June 1962 | 13 October 1963 | José María Guido | |
| 52 | Francisco Rabanal | 17 October 1963 | 28 June 1966 | Arturo Illia | |
| 53 | Eugenio Schettini | 6 July 1966 | 6 September 1967 | Juan Carlos Onganía | |
| 54 | Manuel Iricibar | 8 September 1967 | 26 February 1971 | Juan Carlos Onganía | |
| 55 | Tomás Caballero | 1 March 1971 | 26 March 1971 | Roberto Levingston | |
| 56 | Saturnino Montero Ruiz | 31 March 1971 | 25 May 1973 | Alejandro Lanusse | |
| 57 | Leopoldo Frenkel | 4 June 1973 | 6 August 1973 | Héctor Cámpora | |
| 58 | Juan Debenedetti | 7 August 1973 | 27 August 1973 | Raúl Lastiri | |
| 59 | José Embrioni | 30 August 1973 | 23 March 1976 | Raúl Lastiri | |
| 60 | Eduardo Crespi | 24 March 1976 | 2 April 1976 | Military Junta | |
| 61 | Osvaldo Cacciatore | 2 April 1976 | 31 March 1982 | Jorge Videla | |
| 62 | Guillermo del Cioppo | 31 March 1982 | 10 December 1983 | Leopoldo Galtieri | |
| 63 | Julio César Saguier | 10 December 1983 | 13 January 1987 | Raúl Alfonsín | |
| 64 | Facundo Suárez Lastra | 14 January 1987 | 8 July 1989 | Raúl Alfonsín | |
| 65 | Carlos Grosso | 8 July 1989 | 26 October 1992 | Carlos Menem | |
| 66 | Saúl Bouer | 26 October 1992 | 5 September 1994 | Carlos Menem | |
| 67 | Jorge Domínguez | 5 September 1994 | 6 August 1996 | Carlos Menem | |

## Chiefs of government (1996–present)

The functions of the Chief of Government of Buenos Aires are established in the Constitution of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, mainly in the Fourth Section (Executive Branch).

### Conditions for exercising the mandate

* Election: direct, by absolute majority, applying the second round electoral system if necessary.
* Duration: 4 years
* Re-election: both the head of government and the vice president can be re-elected once to serve two successive terms; for additional mandates at least one period must elapse.
* Relatives: There are no constitutional conditions.

### Limitations on the autonomy of the city

Because the City of Buenos Aires is not a province, but rather enjoys a regime of autonomy guaranteed by the National Constitution, there are divergences, both in the political and legal world, about the scope and limits of that autonomy. It is the National Congress that is responsible for specifying the limitations of Buenos Aires autonomy.
This has been carried out by Law No. 24,588 of 1996, known as the Cafiero Law. Among the limitations established by the Cafiero Law are various judicial jurisdictions (civil, criminal, labor, commercial), the security police, various areas of transportation, powers regarding labor policy, the port area, etc. These limitations have generated complaints from various Buenos Aires political sectors and in general, Buenos Aires residents and citizens of the rest of the provinces have considerably different points of view on the limitations on the autonomy of Buenos Aires, especially in budgetary matters, that is, where the funds should come from to sustain these activities.

### List of Chiefs of Government

| | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Elections | Political party (Coalition) | Deputy Chief (s) |
| 1 | Fernando de la Rúa (1937–2019) | 6 August 1996 | 10 December 1999 | 1996 | Radical Civic Union (Alliance) | Enrique Olivera |
| 2 | Enrique Olivera (1940–2014) | 10 December 1999 | 5 August 2000 | 1996 | Radical Civic Union (Alliance) | vacant |
| 3 | Aníbal Ibarra (born 1958) | 6 August 2000 | 7 March 2006 | 2000 | Broad Front (Frepaso) | Cecilia Felgueras |
| 3 | Aníbal Ibarra (born 1958) | 6 August 2000 | 7 March 2006 | 2003 | Broad Front (Frepaso) | Jorge Telerman |
| 4 | Jorge Telerman (born 1956) | 7 March 2006 | 10 December 2007 | 2003 | Justicialist Party (Frepaso) | vacant |
| 5 | Mauricio Macri (born 1959) | 10 December 2007 | 10 December 2015 | 2007 | Republican Proposal (Cambiemos) | Gabriela Michetti |
| 5 | Mauricio Macri (born 1959) | 10 December 2007 | 10 December 2015 | 2011 | Republican Proposal (Cambiemos) | María Eugenia Vidal |
| 6 | Horacio Rodríguez Larreta (born 1965) | 10 December 2015 | 10 December 2023 | 2015 | Republican Proposal (Juntos por el Cambio) | Diego Santilli (until 21 July 2021) |
| 6 | Horacio Rodríguez Larreta (born 1965) | 10 December 2015 | 10 December 2023 | 2019 | Republican Proposal (Juntos por el Cambio) | Diego Santilli (until 21 July 2021) |
| 7 | Jorge Macri (born 1965) | 10 December 2023 | Incumbent | 2023 | Republican Proposal (Juntos por el Cambio) | Clara Muzzio |