List of leaders of the Falklands War

Political

 * Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
 * John Nott, Secretary of State for Defence from 1981 to 1983
 * Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
 * Rex Hunt, Governors of the Falkland Islands from 1980 until 2 April 1982

Military

 * Terence Lewin, Chief of the Defence Staff from 1979 to 1982
 * David Evans, Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff from 1981 to 1983
 * Henry Leach, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 1979 to 1982
 * John Fieldhouse, Commander-in-Chief Fleet from 1981 to 1982
 * Sandy Woodward, Flag Officer First Flotilla from to 1981 to 1983
 * Steuart Pringle, Commandant General Royal Marines from 1981 to 1984
 * Michael Beetham, Chief of the Air Staff
 * Jeremy Moore, Major-general of Royal Marines
 * Michael Clapp, commanded amphibious assault group Task Group 317.0
 * Julian Thompson, commanded 3 Commando Brigade from 1981 to 1983
 * Nick Vaux, commanded 42 Commando from 1981 to 1983
 * Tony Wilson, commanded 5th Infantry Brigade
 * Jonathan Thomson, commanded Special Boat Service
 * Michael Rose, commanded 22 SAS

Political

 * Leopoldo Galtieri, President of Argentina from 1981 to 1982
 * Oswaldo Jorge García, Military Governor of the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (interim)
 * Mario Benjamín Menéndez, Military Governor of the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
 * Julio Martínez Vivot, Ministry of Defense from 1982 to 1983

Military

 * Leopoldo Galtieri, Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Army from 1981 to 1982
 * Leopoldo Suárez del Cerro, Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
 * Jorge Anaya, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy
 * Basilio Lami Dozo, Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force
 * Juan Lombardo, Commander-in-Chief of the South Atlantic Theatre of Operations
 * Ernesto Horacio Crespo, commanded South Air Force