José Figueroa Alcorta
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| Term of Office: | March 12, 1906— October 12, 1910 |
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| Predecessor: | Manuel Quintana |
| Successor: | Roque Sáenz Peña |
| Vice-president: | none |
| Date of Birth: | November 20, 1860 |
| Place of Birth: | Córdoba |
| Date of Death: | December 27, 1931 |
| Place of Death: | Buenos Aires |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Political Party: | National Autonomist Party |
José Figueroa Alcorta (1860 - 1931) was President of Argentina from 12 March 1906 to 12 October 1910.
He is the only Argentinian President to date to have held office in -and presided- the three powers of democratic government: Legislative, as Deputy (1892) and Senator (1898); Executive, as President (1906); and Judiciary, as Justice of the Supreme Court (1915) and then President of the same (1929).
| Preceded by Roberto Quirno Costa |
Vice-President of Argentina 1904–1906 |
Succeeded by Victorino de la Plaza |
| Preceded by Manuel Quintana |
President of Argentina 1906–1910 |
Succeeded by Roque Sáenz Peña |
| Preceded by Julio Astrada |
Governor of Córdoba 1895–1898 |
Succeeded by Cleto Peña |
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