Juan Carlos Coral (November 24, 1933 – August 23, 2018) was an Argentine socialist politician, distinguished for his political career shared with Alfredo Palacios.

Coral started his political career joining the Socialist Party in 1955, supporting the insurrection against the anti-socialist government of Juan Perón.

After the executions of José León Suárez, where five civilians and eighteen Army officers who rebelled against the dictatorship were killed by firing squads, Coral stated that "the worst mistake made by the party was supporting the coup against Perón and joining the Democratic Union".

He was deposed by the military after the 1966 Coup, which declared the closure of both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies as well as the abolition of all political parties.

Instead, he supported Nahuel Moreno and his ideas of an independent proletariat and the development of mobilizations and not guerrillas; these ideals strengthened after the Cordobazo.