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. Following his death the vice-president of the club Domingo Etcheverry became the 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 Image President Beginning End Notes1stSaturnino Perdriel18871888First 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 18883rd José Antonio Lagos3 April 18888 February 18894thOsvaldo Botet9 February 188915 December 1889During 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 Montier188918916thDr. Ricardo C. Aldao189118917thDr. Alejandro Korn189118948thDr. Mariano Paunero189418969thDr. Teodoro Granel1896189610thNorberto Casco1896189711thCap. Miguel Gutiérrez1897189712thDr. Julio Julianez Islas1897189813th Juan M. González1898190014thDr. Edelmiro Palacios1900190315thCap. Miguel Gutiérrez1903190416thDr. César Ameghino1904190517thRicardo Guido Lavalle1905190618thIng. Benjamín Sal1906190719thDr. Horacio J. Araúz1907190920thDiego Arana1909191021stDr. Edelmiro Palacios1910191322nd Julio J. Paz1913191323rdDr. Emiliano de La Puente1913191324th Juan José Atenció19131913Elected but he resigned before assuming the presidency.25thDr. Emiliano de La Puente1913191426thTelésforo B. Ubios1914191427thDr. Emiliano de La Puente1914191528thJacinto Augusto Castellanos19151915Elected but he resigned before assuming the presidency.29thDr. Emiliano de La Puente1915191730thGuillermo O'Reilly1917191931stDr. Alejandro Oyuela1919192032ndDr. Horacio Casco1920192533rdDr. Augusto Lidiedal1925192734thDr. Alberto González1927192835thDr. Adolfo Rivarola1928192936thJuan Carmelo Zerillo19291931Torneo Argentino Amateur Champion in 1929.37thJuan T. Erbiti1931193238thIng. Juan Ángel Marmonti1932193239thDr. Plácido Seara1932193440thJuan T. Erbiti1934193641stOsvaldo Cortelezzi1936193742nd José Julián Saiñas1937193843rd Ing. José Montalvo1938194244th Dr. Carlos C. Tejo1942194545th Dr. Plácido Seara1945194546th Cap. Horacio Barandiarán1945194747th Dr. Gabriel Rodríguez1947194848th Dr. Carlos Insúa1948195549th Genaro Rucci1955195750th Dr. Laureano Durán1957196751st Dr. Pedro Osvaldo Enrique Soria19671968On 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 Venturino19681979Oscar Emir Venturino: yo, el basurero. Aníbal Guidi, Editorial Universitaria de La Plata 53rd Cdr. Jorge Tittarelli1979198054th Tomás Sessa1980198055th Norberto Coco Sánchez1980198356th Alejandro Breccia1983198357thMario Milazzo1983198358th Dr. Hugo Barros Schelotto1983198359thHéctor Atilio Delmar19831989In 1984, with Delmar, Gimnasia was promoted to Primera división.60th Cdr. Roberto Vicente1989199261stHéctor Atilio Delmar19921998In 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 Domínguez19982004Domínguez 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 Gliemmo2004200464th Juan José Muñoz2004200765th Hugo Capdebarthe20071 December 200766th Walter Gisande1 December 2007 59thHéctor Atilio DelmarDecember 2010July 201260th Daniel OnofriJuly 2012 (acting, following Delmar's resignation)
Largest periods PresidentYearsOscar Emir Venturino11Laureano Durán10Carlos Insúa7
See also Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata History of Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
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