Luis Petri
Luis Petri | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2024 | |
| National Deputy | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2025 | |
| Constituency | Mendoza |
| In office 10 December 2013 – 10 December 2021 | |
| Constituency | Mendoza |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 10 December 2023 – 9 December 2025 | |
| President | Javier Milei |
| Preceded by | Jorge Taiana |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Presti |
| Provincial Deputy of Mendoza | |
| In office 1 May 2006 – 9 December 2013 | |
| Constituency | Section II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1977 San Martín, Mendoza, Argentina |
| Party | Radical Civic Union (2010–2025) La Libertad Avanza (since 2025) |
| Other political affiliations | Social and Civic Agreement (2009–2011) Juntos por el Cambio (2015–2023) |
| Domestic partner | Cristina Pérez (2021–present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | National University of the Littoral |
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Luis Alfonso Petri (born 1 April 1977) is an Argentine politician who is serving as the country's Minister of Defense since 2023 under president Javier Milei. Previously, from 2013 to 2021, he was a National Deputy elected in Mendoza Province. Prior to serving as a member of the National Congress, he was a member of the Legislature of Mendoza from 2006 to 2013.
He was Patricia Bullrich's running mate in the 2023 presidential election, running as part of the "Force of Change" list within the Juntos por el Cambio coalition, coming third in the first round.