Luis Petri

Luis Petri
Official portrait, 2024
Minister of Defense
Assumed office
10 December 2023
PresidentJavier Milei
Preceded byJorge Taiana
National Deputy
In office
10 December 2013 – 10 December 2021
ConstituencyMendoza
Provincial Deputy of Mendoza
In office
1 May 2006 – 9 December 2013
ConstituencySection II
Personal details
Born (1977-04-01) 1 April 1977 (age 47)
San Martín, Mendoza, Argentina
Political partyRadical Civic Union (2010–present)
Other political
affiliations
Social and Civic Agreement (2009–2011)
Juntos por el Cambio (2015–present)
Domestic partnerCristina Pérez (2021–present)
Children1
Alma materNational University of the Littoral

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.