# List of presidents of Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata

Throughout its more than 120 years of history, the Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata has had 55 presidents who took on the responsibility of steering the institution. Many of them contributed to the growth of the Club over the years.
The president who had the longest term was Oscar Emir Venturino, who served for 11 years. Héctor Atilio Delmar was the only president to serve three terms: 1983–1989, 1992–1998, and 2010–2012. Miguel Gutiérrez and Edelmiro Palacios had two terms each.
The current president of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata is Gabriel Pellegrino. On 15 December 2019, after declining to seek re-election, Pellegrino was re-elected to a three-year term

## First president

Saturnino Perdriel was the founder and first president of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. Perdriel was an outstanding neighbour and merchant during the first few years of the city of La Plata, in addition to being a civil servant at the Treasury Department of the Province of Buenos Aires. He died prematurely in 1888, after one year as club president.

## Electoral system

Nowadays, the president of Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata is chosen by its associates, by means of general elections that take place every three years. Any club member over 18 years of age, and with at least three years seniority in the club, have a right to vote. Members with over seven years seniority have a right to be elected to the club governmental body, the Management Commission or "Directory".

## List of presidents

Below are listed all the presidents elected since the foundation of the Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata:
| Order | President | Beginning | End | Notes |
| 1st | Saturnino Perdriel | 1887 | 1888 | First President. He died in 1888. The charge relied on to vice-president Etcheverry, until by the new assembly was elected president of the club, José Antonio Lagos. |
| 2nd | Domingo Etcheverry | | 3 April 1888 | |
| 3rd | José Antonio Lagos | 3 April 1888 | 8 February 1889 | |
| 4th | Osvaldo Botet | 9 February 1889 | 15 December 1889 | During its presidency, the Corporate Headquarters of the intersection of 5 and 54 street, was moved to 53 Avenue between 4 and 5 streets of the city. |
| 5th | Dr. Adolfo Montier | 1889 | 1891 | |
| 6th | Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao | 1891 | 1891 | |
| 7th | Dr. Alejandro Korn | 1891 | 1894 | |
| 8th | Dr. Mariano Paunero | 1894 | 1896 | |
| 9th | Dr. Teodoro Granel | 1896 | 1896 | |
| 10th | Norberto Casco | 1896 | 1897 | |
| 11th | Cap. Miguel Gutiérrez | 1897 | 1897 | |
| 12th | Dr. Julio Julianez Islas | 1897 | 1898 | |
| 13th | Juan M. González | 1898 | 1900 | |
| 14th | Dr. Edelmiro Palacios | 1900 | 1903 | |
| 15th | Cap. Miguel Gutiérrez | 1903 | 1904 | |
| 16th | Dr. César Ameghino | 1904 | 1905 | |
| 17th | Ricardo Guido Lavalle | 1905 | 1906 | |
| 18th | Ing. Benjamín Sal | 1906 | 1907 | |
| 19th | Dr. Horacio J. Araúz | 1907 | 1909 | |
| 20th | Diego Arana | 1909 | 1910 | |
| 21st | Dr. Edelmiro Palacios | 1910 | 1913 | |
| 22nd | Julio J. Paz | 1913 | 1913 | |
| 23rd | Dr. Emiliano de La Puente | 1913 | 1913 | |
| 24th | Juan José Atenció | 1913 | 1913 | Elected but he resigned before assuming the presidency. |
| 25th | Dr. Emiliano de La Puente | 1913 | 1914 | |
| 26th | Telésforo B. Ubios | 1914 | 1914 | |
| 27th | Dr. Emiliano de La Puente | 1914 | 1915 | |
| 28th | Jacinto Augusto Castellanos | 1915 | 1915 | Elected but he resigned before assuming the presidency. |
| 29th | Dr. Emiliano de La Puente | 1915 | 1917 | |
| 30th | Guillermo O'Reilly | 1917 | 1919 | |
| 31st | Dr. Alejandro Oyuela | 1919 | 1920 | |
| 32nd | Dr. Horacio Casco | 1920 | 1925 | |
| 33rd | Dr. Augusto Lidiedal | 1925 | 1927 | |
| 34th | Dr. Alberto González | 1927 | 1928 | |
| 35th | Dr. Adolfo Rivarola | 1928 | 1929 | |
| 36th | Juan Carlos Zerillo | 1929 | 1931 | Torneo Argentino Amateur Champion in 1929. |
| 37th | Juan T. Erbiti | 1931 | 1932 | |
| 38th | Ing. Juan Ángel Marmonti | 1932 | 1932 | |
| 39th | Dr. Plácido Seara | 1932 | 1934 | |
| 40th | Juan T. Erbiti | 1934 | 1936 | |
| 41st | Osvaldo Cortelezzi | 1936 | 1937 | |
| 42nd | José Julián Saiñas | 1937 | 1938 | |
| 43rd | Ing. José Montalvo | 1938 | 1942 | |
| 44th | Dr. Carlos C. Tejo | 1942 | 1945 | |
| 45th | Dr. Plácido Seara | 1945 | 1945 | |
| 46th | Cap. Horacio Barandiarán | 1945 | 1947 | |
| 47th | Dr. Gabriel Rodríguez | 1947 | 1948 | |
| 48th | Dr. Carlos Insúa | 1948 | 1955 | |
| 49th | Genaro Rucci | 1955 | 1957 | |
| 50th | Dr. Laureano Durán | 1957 | 1967 | |
| 51st | Dr. Pedro Osvaldo Enrique Soria | 1967 | 1968 | On 13 December 1967 assumes the presidency, but because of his differences with the Board his resignation to it, assuming Venturino 2 April 1968. |
| 52nd | Oscar Emir Venturino | 1968 | 1979 | |
| 53rd | Cdr. Jorge Tittarelli | 1979 | 1980 | |
| 54th | Tomás Sessa | 1980 | 1980 | |
| 55th | Norberto Coco Sánchez | 1980 | 1983 | |
| 56th | Alejandro Breccia | 1983 | 1983 | |
| 57th | Mario Milazzo | 1983 | 1983 | |
| 58th | Dr. Hugo Barros Schelotto | 1983 | 1983 | |
| 59th | Héctor Atilio Delmar | 1983 | 1989 | In 1984, with Delmar, Gimnasia was promoted to Primera división. |
| 60th | Cdr. Roberto Vicente | 1989 | 1992 | |
| 61st | Héctor Atilio Delmar | 1992 | 1998 | In 1992 Gimnasia qualified to Copa Conmebol; in 1993 it won the Copa Centenario; and in 1995, 1996 y 1998 was Primera División runner-up. |
| 62nd | Cdr. Héctor Domínguez | 1998 | 2004 | Domínguez won the 28 November 1998 with 1847 votes (49.89 percent) against 1450 of Delmar (the 39.16 percent) and 405 votes (the 10.94 percent) of Marcelo Ferrari. |
| 63rd | Ing. Francisco Gliemmo | 2004 | 2004 | |
| 64th | Juan José Muñoz | 2004 | 2007 | |
| 65th | Hugo Capdebarthe | 2007 | 1 December 2007 | |
| 66th | Walter Gisande | 1 December 2007 | | |
| 59th | Héctor Atilio Delmar | December 2010 | July 2012 | |
| 60th | Daniel Onofri | July 2012 | | (acting, following Delmar's resignation) |

## Largest periods

| President | Years |
| Oscar Emir Venturino | 11 |
| Laureano Durán | 10 |
| Carlos Insúa | 7 |