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 {{Argentina-mil-bio-stub