List of presidents of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies

President of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
Presidente de la Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Nación Argentina
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Incumbent
Martín Menem
since 10 December 2023
Term lengthOne year, renewable
Inaugural holderJosé Graña[1]
FormationArgentine Constitution of 1853
DeputyCecilia Moreau, First Vice President
WebsiteHonorable Cámara de Diputados de la Nación
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The president of the Honourable Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Nation (Spanish: Presidente de la Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Nación Argentina), commonly known simply as the president of the Chamber of Deputies, is the presiding officer of the lower house of the National Congress of Argentina, customarily a member of the governing party.

The president is an elected member of the Chamber who is chosen by his or her fellow deputies at the outset of each legislative year, which per governing statutes established in 1996, takes place during the first ten days of December. Three vice presidents deputise the president, and they are typically elected from minority blocs in the Chamber.[2]

In the country's order of succession, the president of the Chamber of Deputies is third in line should the president of Argentina die, resign, or be otherwise incapacitated, after the vice president and the provisional president of the Senate.[3] In all of Argentina's history, only two presidents of the Chamber have ever assumed executive powers in interim fashion: Raúl Lastiri in 1973, and Eduardo Camaño in 2001.[4]

List of presidents

President Party Term start Term end
José Graña Unitarian Party 17 October 1854 10 May 1856
Baltazar Sánchez Unitarian Party 10 May 1856 9 May 1857
Juan José Álvarez Unitarian Party 9 May 1857 7 May 1858
Mateo Luque Federalist Party 7 May 1858 5 May 1860
Eusebio Ocampo Federalist Party 5 May 1860 4 April 1861
José García Isasa Federalist Party 4 April 1861 24 May 1862
Pastor Obligado Autonomist Party 24 May 1862 27 April 1863
José Evaristo Uriburu Autonomist Party 27 April 1863 4 May 1864
Arístides Villanueva Autonomist Party 4 May 1864 30 April 1865
José Evaristo Uriburu Autonomist Party 30 April 1865 15 May 1868
Mariano Acosta Autonomist Party 15 May 1868 4 May 1869
Manuel Quintana Autonomist Party 4 May 1869 5 May 1870
Mariano Acosta Autonomist Party 5 May 1870 29 April 1872
Octavio Garrigós Autonomist Party 29 April 1872 4 May 1874
Luis Sáenz Peña National Autonomist Party 4 May 1874 5 May 1875
Bernardo de Irigoyen National Autonomist Party 4 May 1875 5 May 1876
Félix Frías National Autonomist Party 4 May 1876 1 May 1879
Manuel Quintana National Autonomist Party 1 May 1879 3 May 1881
Vicente Peralta National Autonomist Party 3 May 1881 28 April 1882
Tristán Achával National Autonomist Party 28 April 1882 30 April 1883
Miguel Navarro National Autonomist Party 30 April 1883 29 April 1884
Rafael Ruiz National Autonomist Party 29 April 1884 26 April 1886
Juan Serú National Autonomist Party 26 April 1886 4 May 1887
Estanislao Zeballos National Autonomist Party 4 May 1887 1 May 1888
Carlos Tagle National Autonomist Party 1 May 1888 4 May 1889
Tristán Malbrán National Autonomist Party 4 May 1889 28 April 1890
Benjamín Zorrilla National Autonomist Party 28 April 1890 1 May 1893
Francisco García National Autonomist Party 1 May 1893 26 April 1894
Francisco Alcobendas National Autonomist Party 26 April 1894 27 April 1896
Marco Aurelio Avellaneda National Autonomist Party 27 April 1896 15 June 1901
Benito Villanueva National Autonomist Party 15 June 1901 26 April 1904
Benjamín Victorica National Autonomist Party 26 April 1904 28 April 1905
Ángel Sastre National Autonomist Party 28 April 1905 26 April 1906
Alejandro Carbó National Autonomist Party 26 April 1906 29 April 1907
Juan Manuel Ortiz de Rosas National Autonomist Party 29 April 1907 1 May 1908
Eliseo Cantón National Autonomist Party 1 May 1908 13 May 1912
Rosendo Fraga National Autonomist Party 13 May 1912 25 April 1914
Marco Aurelio Avellaneda National Autonomist Party 25 April 1914 1 May 1915
Alejandro Carbó National Autonomist Party 1 May 1915 12 January 1916
Mariano Demaría National Autonomist Party 12 January 1916 10 April 1918
Fernando Saguier Radical Civic Union 10 April 1918 8 January 1919
Arturo Goyeneche Radical Civic Union 8 January 1919 26 April 1922
Ricardo Pereyra Radical Civic Union 26 April 1922 10 April 1924
Mario Guido Radical Civic Union 10 April 1924 6 April 1926
Miguel Sussini Antipersonalist UCR 6 April 1926 21 May 1928
Andrés Ferreyra Radical Civic Union 21 May 1928 6 September 1930
Congress closed during the dictatorship of José Félix Uriburu (1930–1932)
Juan Cafferata National Democratic Party 20 January 1932 10 April 1934
Manuel Fresco National Democratic Party 10 April 1934 25 April 1936
Carlos Noel Radical Civic Union 25 April 1936 26 April 1938
Juan Gaudencio Kaiser National Democratic Party 26 April 1938 26 April 1940
Carlos Noel Radical Civic Union 26 April 1940 3 January 1941
José Luis Cantilo Radical Civic Union 3 January 1941 5 June 1943
Congress closed during the dictatorship of the Revolución del 43 (1943–1946)
Ricardo Guardo Peronist Party 26 April 1946 26 April 1948
Héctor Cámpora Peronist Party 26 April 1948 25 April 1953
Antonio J. Benítez Peronist Party 23 April 1953 27 July 1955
Alberto Rocamora Peronist Party 27 July 1955 23 September 1955
Congress closed during the dictatorship of the Revolución Libertadora (1955–1958)
Federico Fernández de Monjardín Intransigent UCR 31 March 1958 29 March 1962
Arturo Mor Roig Radical Civic Union 12 August 1963 28 June 1966
Congress closed during the dictatorship of the Revolución Argentina (1966–1973)
Raúl Lastiri Justicialist Party 7 May 1973 7 July 1975
Nicasio Sánchez Toranzo Justicialist Party 7 July 1975 24 March 1976
Congress closed during the dictatorship of the National Reorganization Process (1976–1983)
Juan Carlos Pugliese Radical Civic Union 29 November 1983 3 April 1989
Leopoldo Moreau Radical Civic Union 26 April 1989 6 July 1989
Alberto Pierri Justicialist Party 6 July 1989 1 December 1999
Rafael Pascual Radical Civic Union 1 December 1999 5 December 2001
Eduardo Camaño Justicialist Party 5 December 2001 6 December 2005
Alberto Balestrini Justicialist Party–FPV 6 December 2005 12 December 2007
Eduardo Fellner Justicialist Party–FPV 12 December 2007 6 December 2011
Julián Domínguez Justicialist Party–FPV 6 December 2011 4 December 2015
Emilio Monzó PRO–Cambiemos 4 December 2015 10 December 2019
Sergio Massa Renewal Front–FdT 10 December 2019 3 August 2022
Cecilia Moreau Renewal Front–FdT 3 August 2022 10 December 2023
Martín Menem UCEDE–LLA 10 December 2023 incumbent

References

  1. ^ "Sesiones Preparatorias: Autoridades" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados de la Nación.
  2. ^ "Reglamento de la Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Nación. Capítulo 1, Artículo 2: Sesiones Preparatorias".
  3. ^ "ACEFALIA PRESIDENCIAL Ley 25.716". infoleg.gob.ar (in Spanish). 7 January 2003. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  4. ^ Ancarola, Gerardo (17 May 2007). "Cuando la historia se repite". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2022.