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2017 In Argentina
The following lists events that happened in Argentina in 2017. Incumbents *President: Mauricio Macri *Vice President: Gabriela Michetti Governors *Governor of Buenos Aires Province: María Eugenia Vidal *Governor of Catamarca Province: Lucía Corpacci *Governor of Chaco Province: Domingo Peppo * Governor of Chubut Province: Mario Das Neves (until 3 October); Mariano Arcioni (starting 3 October) * Governor of Córdoba: Juan Schiaretti * Governor of Corrientes Province: Ricardo Colombi (until 10 December); Gustavo Valdés (starting 10 December) *Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Gustavo Bordet *Governor of Formosa Province: Gildo Insfrán *Governor of Jujuy Province: Gerardo Morales *Governor of La Pampa Province: Carlos Verna *Governor of La Rioja Province: Ricardo Quintela *Governor of Mendoza Province: Alfredo Cornejo *Governor of Misiones Province: Hugo Passalacqua *Governor of Neuquén Province: Omar Gutiérrez * Governor of Río Negro Province: Alberto Weretilnec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded human prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Valdés
Gustavo Adolfo Valdés (born 15 October 1968) is an Argentina, Argentine Radical Civic Union politician who is currently Governor of Corrientes Province, governor of Corrientes Province, since 10 December 2017. Previously, from 2013 to 2017, he was a Argentine Chamber of Deputies, National Deputy for Corrientes. Early life and education Gustavo Adolfo Valdés was born on 15 October 1968 in Corrientes, into a political family: his father, Manuel Valdés, was twice mayor of Ituzaingó, Corrientes, Ituzaingó, while his mother, Juana Mosqueda, was a Justicialist Party, peronist councilwoman of the same city, where Valdés was raised. Valdés joined the Radical Civic Union (UCR) when he was 15, according to himself inspired by the figure of Raúl Alfonsín. Valdés was active in the UCR's student wing, Franja Morada, and was president of his high school's Students' union, student union. He studied law at the National University of the Northeast, earning his ''licenciatura'' in 1994. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Misiones Province
The Governor of Misiones Province ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de Misiones) is the chief executive of Misiones, one of the federal Provinces of Argentina. This office is elected by the popular vote of the province for term of four years. Since 10 December 2019, the governor has been Oscar Herrera Ahuad of the Party of Social Concord. Governors since 1983 See also * Chamber of Representatives of Misiones References {{ArgentinaGovernors Misiones Province Misiones (, ''Missions'') is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes ... Misiones Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Cornejo
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Alfredo Cornejo may refer to: * Alfredo Cornejo (boxer) * Alfredo Cornejo (politician) Alfredo Cornejo (born 20 March 1962) is an Argentine politician. As president of its national committee, he leads the Radical Civic Union (UCR). He was Governor of Mendoza Province from 2015 to 2019. From 2019 to 2021 he was a National Deputy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Mendoza Province
The Constitution (1916) of Mendoza Province, Argentina, states that the Executive (government), executive power of the province will be led by a citizen chosen as a governor by the people for a four-year term, and not allowed to be re-elected for the immediately following term. Before it was constituted as a province in 1920, Mendoza Province was known as the Province of Cuyo. Before 1813, it was part of Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba Province. The office of governor came into existence when the independent province was created. Since that time Mendoza Province has had almost a hundred governors, as well as other types of officials in charge of the executive power. The office of the Governor of Mendoza is on the 4th floor of the Government House building, inside the Civic Center of the Mendoza, Argentina, City of Mendoza. The Civic Center is a park with administrative buildings of the executive and judicial powers and the Mendoza Province Federal Court. The office of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Quintela
Ricardo Clemente Quintela (born 16 March 1960) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician who is currently Governor of La Rioja Province, since 11 December 2019. He was previously Mayor of the City of La Rioja from 2003 to 2015, as well as a member of the provincial legislature during two non-consecutive terms and a National Deputy from 1997 to 2003. Since 2020, Quintela has been the president of the La Rioja chapter of the Justicialist Party. Political career Quintela's political activism began early in his life in the Peronist Youth; he was appointed president of the La Rioja Capital Department Peronist Youth in 1986. In 1993 he was elected to the Legislature of La Rioja for a four-year term, representing the Capital Department. Following the end of this term, he was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies for La Rioja, serving a full four-year term until 2003. From 2003 to 2015 he was ''intendente'' (mayor) of the City of La Rioja. In 2017 he was elected again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of La Rioja Province
The Governor of La Rioja ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de La Rioja) is a citizen of La Rioja Province in Argentina holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Currently the governor of La Rioja is Ricardo Quintela Ricardo Clemente Quintela (born 16 March 1960) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician who is currently Governor of La Rioja Province, since 11 December 2019. He was previously Mayor of the City of La Rioja from 2003 to 2015, as well as ..., since 11 December 2019. Governors since 1983 See also * Legislature of La Rioja References External links * {{ArgentinaGovernors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Verna
Carlos Alberto Verna (born 8 May 1946) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician who was governor of La Pampa Province twice, from 2003 to 2007 and from 2015 to 2019. He was also a National Senator for La Pampa for two terms, and served as ''intendente'' (mayor) of General Pico. Career Verna entered public service as Mayor of General Pico, and was elected to the Argentine Senate for La Pampa in 1993, and later became Chairman of the Budget Committee. He won the 2003 gubernatorial election with the support of President Carlos Menem, against the candidate of the Front for Victory faction of the Justicialist Party, Néstor Ahuad. Verna was not close to fellow Peronist President Néstor Kirchner, and was likely to be challenged by his own party if he attempted to be re-elected in 2007. He was, moreover, implicated in the scandal concerning public SIDE funds diverted to senators by the government of Fernando de la Rúa for their support of a labor law flexibilization b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of La Pampa Province
The Governor of La Pampa Province ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de La Pampa) is a citizen of La Pampa Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding term. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Currently the governor of La Pampa is Sergio Ziliotto. Governors since 1983 See also * Chamber of Deputies of La Pampa References {{ArgentinaGovernors La Pampa Province La Pampa () is a sparsely populated province of Argentina, located in the Pampas in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise San Luis, Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Río Negro, Neuquén and Mendoza. History In ... La Pampa Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerardo Morales (politician)
Gerardo Rubén Morales (born 18 July 1959) is an Argentine politician, Governor of Jujuy Province and Secretary General of the Radical Civic Union. He was a member of the Argentine Senate representing Jujuy Province, elected for the Front of Jujuy. He was a candidate for Vice President of Argentina on Roberto Lavagna's UNA ticket in the 2007 elections. Since 2015, he has been Governor of Jujuy, the first non- Peronist elected to the post since the restoration of democracy. Biography Morales was born in Jujuy Province. He worked on the Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano railway as a waiter at age 18, and was promoted to the post of administrator. He enrolled at the National University of Jujuy, where he earned a degree in Accountancy. Morales was later appointed Director of Liquidations at the Provincial Insurance Institute. He also lectured and was politically active at university, teaching in Political Economy courses from 1985 to 1993. He married in 1985, and had three ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Jujuy Province
The Governor of Jujuy ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de Jujuy) is a citizen of Jujuy Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Currently the governor of Jujuy is Gerardo Morales. Governors since 1983 See also * Legislature of Jujuy References {{ArgentinaGovernors Jujuy Province Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south. Geography There are three main areas in Jujuy: * ... Jujuy Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gildo Insfrán
Gildo Insfrán (born 19 January 1951) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, who has been Governor of Formosa Province since 1995. Having been close to former President Carlos Menem, Insfrán later became close to President Néstor Kirchner, who defeated Menem in 2003 and was the leader of the Justicialist Party. Insfrán has been the target of accusations of corruption and embezzlement, and has been severely criticized for his long tenure. He arranged to have Formosa's provincial constitution revised to allow him to be reelected indefinitely, and has thus been described as having "stuck a knife into the provincial Constitution". In August 2012, journalist Jorge Lanata investigated the history of Insfrán's governorship and aired an exposé on his television program in which he depicted the province as a feudal fiefdom that is rife with corruption. Early life and education Insfrán studies at the National University of the Northeast, where he earned a degree in vete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
