José Francisco 'Paco' Larcher is the current Argentine

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 Subsecretary of Intelligence.

Larcher was born in Río Gallegos

Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz

Río Gallegos is the capital of the Patagonia province of Santa Cruz, Argentina. It has a population of about 79,000 as per the , while at 2009, the estimated population may be well over 100,000...

, Santa Cruz and has a degree in economics. He is married and with three children.

Larcher is considered to be one of President Néstor Kirchner

Néstor Kirchner

Néstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...

's most trusted advisors and closest friends, thought to be more powerful in SIDE (the Secretaría de Inteligencia

Secretaría de Inteligencia

Secretaría de Inteligencia is the premier intelligence agency of the Argentine Republic and head of its National Intelligence System....

) than the Secretary of Intelligence himself http://www.seprin.net/portal2/notas/larcher.htm.

See also

• Héctor Icazuriaga
  Héctor Icazuriaga
  Héctor Icazuriaga is the Secretary of Intelligence of Argentina since 2003.Icazuriaga was born in Chivilcoy, Buenos Aires Province to Basque Argentine parents...