Juan José Gómez Centurión (born 26 May 1958) is an Argentine soldier and politician.
He is a retired officer of the
Argentine Army
The Argentine Army ( es, Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander- ...
, a veteran of the
Falklands War
The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial de ...
, where he received the
Cross to the Heroic Valour in Combat, the highest military distinction.
Politics
He was a candidate for
President of Argentina
The president of Argentina ( es, Presidente de Argentina), officially known as the president of the Argentine Nation ( es, Presidente de la Nación Argentina), is both head of state and head of government of Argentina. Under Constitution of Ar ...
by the
NOS Front for the
2019 elections.
References
1958 births
Living people
Argentine politicians
Argentine Army officers
Argentine anti-communists
Far-right politics in Argentina
Argentine military personnel of the Falklands War
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