List of political families in Argentina

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The Alfonsín family

Raúl Alfonsín was a lawyer, politician and statesman, who served as the President of Argentina from December 10, 1983, to July 8, 1989. Alfonsín was the first democratically elected president of Argentina following the last military dictatorship known as the National Reorganization Process.
Ricardo Alfonsín is a lawyer, academic and politician prominent in the Radical Civic Union. His father, Raúl Alfonsín, was the President of Argentina from 1983 to 1989.

The Alsogaray Family

Julio Alsogaray (b. 1918) was a top-ranking military officer, involved in the toppling of President Arturo Illia in 1966, following which he was named Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Argentine Armed Forces.
Álvaro Alsogaray (1913-2005), Julio's brother, was from the 1950s until his death, the main advocate of free-market economics in Argentina. He established the Nueva Fuerza party in 1972 with little success, and later the Ucedé party in the 1980s, which attained better electoral results, and a large influence as the main voice calling for privatisation and deregulation of the Argentine economy.
María Julia Alsogaray (b. 1942) is Álvaro's daughter. She entered politics in 1983 with Ucedé, and later became an influential member of the Menem administration, leading the privatisation of the ENTel phone company and as secretary of Natural Resources.

The de la Rúa Family

The Duhalde Family (spouses)

The Frondizi family

Arturo Frondizi was the President of Argentina between May 1, 1958, and March 29, 1962, for the Intransigent Radical Civic Union party. He followed a structuralist economics policy, and was overthrown by a coup d'état in 1962.
Silvio Frondizi Lawyer and marxist intellectual, brother of President Arturo Frondizi and of the philosopher Risieri Frondizi. He opposed his brother's 1959 bill which facilitated the operation of parochial schools. As part of his law practice, he defended political prisoners during the dictatorship of the '60s and '70s, called Revolución Argentina. With the return of democracy, he was assassinated by the Triple A death squad in September 1974.
Risieri Frondizi was a philosopher and anthropologist who served as rector in the University of Buenos Aires.

The Kirchner Family

Néstor Kirchner (1950–2010) (Governor of Santa Cruz, 1991–2003; President of Argentina, 2003–2007; Deputiy for Buenos Aires, 2009–2010; General Secretary of Unasur)
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953–) (His widow, Deputy for Santa Cruz, 1997–2001; Senator for Santa Cruz, 1995–1997 and 2001–2005; Senator for Buenos Aires, 2005–2007; President of Argentina, 2007–2015)
Alicia Kirchner (1946–) (His sister, Minister of Social Development, 2003–2004 and 2005–2015; Senator for Santa Cruz, 2005; Governor of Santa Cruz, 2015–present)
Máximo Kirchner (1977-) (Son of Néstor and Cristina, Deputy for Santa Cruz, 2015–present)

The Menem-Yoma Family

Juan Domingo Perón (President, 1946–1955 and 1973–1974; former Minister of War, Secretary of Labor, Vice President; husband of Eva and Isabel)
Maria Eva Duarte de Perón (Spiritual Leader of the Nation, 1952, First Lady, 1946-1952, President of the Eva Perón Foundation, 1948-1952, President of the Peronista Feminist Party, 1949-1952, joint head of the Peronist Party, head of the Secretariat of Labour, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, and General Confederation of Labor, 1946-1952; key political figure and second wife and political partner of Juan)
Isabel Martínez de Perón (President, 1974–1976, Vice President, Senate President, and First Lady, 1973-1974; third wife of Juan)

The Roca family

Julio Argentino Roca was an army general who was elected President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904. He was a founder of the National Autonomist Party, and one of the greatest exponents of the Generation of '80, which was the governing elite in Argentina from 1880 to 1916. His government was sustained through systematic fraud, and he is well known for his policy of modernization and encouraging of European immigration. Before his first presidency, he had been commander of the military campaign against the Indians in the Patagonia.
Julio Argentino Roca (Junior) was a politician and diplomat, son of the latter. His tenure as Vice President was remembered mainly for his being the co-author of the Roca-Runciman Treaty, signed with Great Britain in February 1933, during the Infamous Decade, in order to strengthen the commercial and financial ties between the two countries.

Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Governor of San Luis Province 1909-12
Ricardo Rodríguez Saá, Governor of San Luis 1934-38; brother of Adolfo Sr.
- Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Governor of San Luis 1983-2001; President of Argentina 2001; grandson of Adolfo sr.
- Alberto Rodríguez Saá, Peronist senator; Governor of San Luis 2003-present; 2007 candidate for President; brother of Adolfo Jr.

The Saadi Family

Vicente Saadi, Peronist Senator; Governor of Catamarca Province
- Ramón Saadi, Peronist Senator; Governor of Catamarca Province; son of Vicente
- Pilar Kent de Saadi, Peronist deputy; wife of Ramón
- Alicia Saadi, Peronist Senator; daughter of Vicente

The Sáenz Peña Family

The Sapag Family

Elías Sapag, MPN Senator
- 'Pipe' Sapag, MPN Senator; son of Elías
- Luz Sapag, MPN Senator; daughter of Elías
- Jorge Sapag, MPN Governor of Neuquén Province; son of Elías
Felipe Sapag, MPN Governor of Neuquén five times; brother of Elías
- Silvia Sapag, candidate for deputy; daughter of Felipe
- Luis Felipe Sapag, MPN candidate for governor; son of Felipe
Amado Sapag, MPN mayor of Zapala; brother of Elías and Felipe

The Uriburu Family

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