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2015 In Argentina
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Argentina. Incumbents * President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (until December 10) – Mauricio Macri * Vice president: Amado Boudou (until December 10) – Gabriela Michetti Governors *Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Daniel Scioli (until 10 December); MarĂa Eugenia Vidal (starting 10 December) *Governor of Catamarca Province: LucĂa Corpacci *Governor of Chaco Province: ** until 27 February: Juan Carlos Bacileff Ivanoff ** 27 February-10 December: Jorge Capitanich ** starting 10 December: Domingo Peppo * Governor of Chubut Province: MartĂn Buzzi (until 10 December); Mario Das Neves (starting 10 December) * Governor of CĂłrdoba: JosĂ© Manuel De la Sota (until 10 December); Juan Schiaretti (starting 10 December) * Governor of Corrientes Province: Ricardo Colombi *Governor of Entre RĂos Province: Sergio Urribarri (until 10 December); Gustavo Bordet (starting 10 December) *Governor of Formosa Province: Gildo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Fernández De Kirchner
Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (; born 19 February 1953), often referred to by her initials CFK, is an Argentine lawyer and politician who has served as the Vice President of Argentina since 2019. She also served as the President of Argentina from 2007 to 2015 and the first lady during the tenure of her husband, NĂ©stor Kirchner. She was the second female president of Argentina (after Isabel PerĂłn) and the first elected female president of Argentina. Ideologically, she identifies herself as a Peronist and a progressive, with her political approach called Kirchnerism.BBC News. 18 April 2006Analysis: Latin America's new left axis. Born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, she studied law at the University of La Plata, and moved to Patagonia with her husband NĂ©stor Kirchner upon graduation. She was elected to the provincial legislature; her husband was elected mayor of RĂo Gallegos. She was elected national senator in 1995, and had a controversial tenure, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Manuel De La Sota
José Manuel de la Sota (28 November 1949 – 15 September 2018) was an Argentine politician who was a member of Justicialist Party. He was the governor of Córdoba Province from 1999 until 2007, and was reelected to the post for the 2011–15 term. Early life and career Born in Córdoba, de la Sota studied law at the National University of Córdoba and married Silvia Zanichelli, the daughter of former Governor , in 1972. He was designated Legislative Secretary to Córdoba Councilman Miguel Flores, a left-wing Peronist, in 1973, and Chief of Staff to Mayor José Domingo Coronel, a right-wing Peronist, in 1975; the March 1976 coup, however, cut his political career short. The return of democracy in 1983 led de la Sota to run in the Justicialist Party (Peronist) primaries for governor. Coming in second, he ran for Mayor of Córdoba, but was amply defeated by UCR candidate Ramón Mestre. He was, despite a continued poor showing by the Peronists in the province, one of four c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ă“scar Jorge
Ă“scar Mario Jorge (born 14 July 1936) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician who was governor of La Pampa Province from 2007 to 2015. Born in CaleufĂş, La Pampa, Jorge enrolled at the National University of La Pampa, and earned a degree in Accountancy. He taught in the discipline from 1965 to 1986, and served as Comptroller of the Province from 1973 to 1976. Jorge was appointed as provincial Economy Minister by governor RubĂ©n MarĂn in 1983, serving until 1989, and was named Rector of the National University of La Pampa. He was elected as Mayor of Santa Rosa, capital of La Pampa, in 1991, and served for three consecutive terms until 2003. He was then appointed as President of the Bank of La Pampa. In 2007, Jorge beat his former mentor RubĂ©n MarĂn in the Justicialist primary for the governorship of La Pampa. He was elected, besting Radical Radical may refer to: Politics and ideology Politics *Radical politics, the political intent of fundamental societal change *Rad ... [...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, CĂłrdoba, Buenos Aires, RĂo Negro, NeuquĂ©n 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] |
Eduardo Fellner
Eduardo Alfredo Fellner (born 16 June 1954) is an Argentine Peronist politician. He was President of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies and governor of Jujuy Province for two terms. Life and times Fellner was born in RĂo Tercero, CĂłrdoba, and was raised in Villa Palpalá, Jujuy Province, where his father had found work in the Zapla steel mill, the country's oldest and largest. The young Fellner later relocated to Tucumán, where he earned a ''juris doctor'' at the Saint Thomas Aquinas University of the North. He returned to Jujuy in 1983, and was appointed Solicitor General of the province, later becoming District Attorney. The Secretary of Industry, Juan Schiaretti, named Fellner his Minister of Government during President Carlos Menem's 1993 Federal intervention decree over the governor's post in Santiago del Estero Province. Fellner returned to Jujuy and was elected to the Provincial Legislature. Serving as President of the body by 1998, he first assumed the governor's post ... [...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] |
Governor Of Formosa Province
The Governor of Formosa ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de Formosa) is a citizen of the Formosa Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Since 1995, the governor of Formosa has been Gildo Insfrán. Having held office uninterruptedly for years now, Insfrán is the longest-serving governor currently in office in Argentina. Governors since 1983 See also * Chamber of Deputies of Formosa References {{ArgentinaGovernors Formosa Province Formosa Province () is a Provinces of Argentina, province in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region. Formosa's northeast end touches Asunción, Paraguay, and the province borders the provinces of Chaco Province, Chaco and Salta Pr ... Formosa Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Bordet
Gustavo Bordet (born February 21, 1962) is an Argentine politician, the governor of Entre RĂos Province. He has previously served as mayor of Concordia, Entre RĂos. Bordet was born in Concordia, Entre RĂos in 1962. He worked as a legislator of the city council. Governor Jorge Busti appointed him minister of health of the province in 2005, when Graciela LĂłpez de Degani resigned because of a scandal. He was elected mayor of Concordia in 2007, and reelected in 2011. He was elected governor of Entre RĂos in 2015. His vice minister, Adán Bahl, was minister of the outgoing governor Sergio Urribarri. Busti and Bordet are divided on the approach to the 2017 legislative elections. Busti had left the PJ and supports the Renewal Front. Bordet intends him to return to the PJ, considering that if Peronism does not unite under a single party it may be defeated by the ''Cambiemos'' political coalition. Although from a different political party, Bordet in good terms with president Maur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Urribarri
Sergio Daniel Urribarri (born 7 October 1958) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician and former governor of Entre RĂos Province. Since 2020 he has been Argentina's ambassador to Israel. In April 2022 he resigned from office after being sentenced to eight years and a perpetual ban from public office for the crimes of negotiations incompatible with public service and embezzlement. Biography Born in the village of Arroyo BarĂş, Entre RĂos, to Antonia MartĂnez, a schoolteacher, and Arturo Urribarri, a railway engineer. Urribarri grew up and attended school in ColĂłn, before moving to General Campos, where at the age of 20 he became Director of the public library. He was a successful footballer for the town's club, and in 1985 he was elected Mayor of General Campos. He and his wife AnalĂa married in 1981 and have five sons; one of them, Bruno Urribarri, became a football defender for Club AtlĂ©tico ColĂłn. Urribarri had a lengthy tenure as director of the Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Entre RĂos Province
The Governor of Entre RĂos ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de Entre RĂos) is a citizen of the Entre RĂos Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Currently the governor of Entre RĂos is Gustavo Bordet. Governors since 1983 See also * Legislature of Entre RĂos ** Senate of Entre RĂos ** Chamber of Deputies of Entre RĂos References {{ArgentinaGovernors Entre RĂos Province Entre RĂos (, "Between Rivers") is a central province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires (south), Corrientes (north) and Santa Fe (west), and Uruguay in the east. Its capital is Paraná ( ... Entre RĂos Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
