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Mario Meoni
Mario Andrés Meoni (22 January 196523 April 2021) was an Argentine politician who served as Ministry of Transport (Argentina), Minister of Transport from 2019 until his death in 2021. He had previously served as ''intendente'' (mayor) of Junín Partido, Junín, a ''Partidos of Buenos Aires, partido'' in Buenos Aires Province, from 2003 to 2015. Early and personal life Mario Andrés Meoni was born in 1965 in a road camp in :es:Ascensión (Buenos Aires), Ascensión, a small town in General Arenales Partido in northern Buenos Aires Province. His father was a roadway maintenance worker, and he was of Italian descent through his grandfather, who worked as a smith. His family moved to Junín Partido, Junín when he was six years old. He became interested in political activism after the return of democracy to Argentina in 1983, being drawn to the Radical Civic Union (UCR) inspired by President Raúl Alfonsín. Meoni's political career began as private secretary to then-UCR senator Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Transport (Argentina)
The Ministry of Transport ( es, Ministerio de Transporte) of Argentina is a ministry of the national executive power that manages issues pertaining to land, air and sea transportation within the country's limits. First founded in 1949, the Ministry was most recently split off from the Ministry of the Interior and Transport in 2015. The position of minister has been vacant since 23 April 2021, when Mario Meoni was killed in a car accident. History The first Ministry of Transport was formed in 1949 during the presidency of Juan Domingo Perón. The first minister responsible was army colonel Juan Francisco Castro, who was in office until 1952. The military governments of Eduardo Lonardi and Pedro Eugenio Aramburu retained the ministry in their cabinets, but in 1958 the government of Arturo Frondizi downgraded the ministry to a secretariat, which in the following years went on to depend on various ministries, chiefly that of Public Works. In 2012, during the presidency of Cristina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frente De Todos (2019 Coalition)
The Frente de Todos (translated as "Everyone's Front") is a coalition of Peronist and Kirchnerist political parties in Argentina formed to support President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Kirchner. Fernández won the 2019 general election with over 48% of the vote, defeating incumbent Mauricio Macri in the first round. The coalition currently holds a majority in the Argentine Senate and minority in the Chamber of Deputies; in both houses it is conformed as a unified bloc. Ideology The Frente de Todos is a coalition that seeks to create a union of all sectors of Peronism (including Kirchnerism), progressivism and social democracy, including political parties of the centre-left and left-wing, in order to avoid the continuation of the Mauricio Macri presidency. The front has the support of the most of the labor unions, such as the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) and the Argentine Workers' Central Union (CTA), as well as many social organizations known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Argentine General Election
Argentina held national presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, 28 October 2007, and elections for provincial governors took place on staggered dates throughout the year. For the national elections, each of the 23 provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires are considered electoral districts. Voter turnout was 76.2%. Buenos Aires Province Senator and First Lady Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of the Front for Victory won the election by 45.28% of votes against Elisa Carrió of Civic Coalition ARI, making her the second female president of Argentina and the first female president to be directly elected. She broke the 40 percent barrier and won in the first round. Elisa Carrió won in the city of Buenos Aires and came second with more than 20 percent of the votes. Third was Roberto Lavagna, who won in Córdoba. Background Elections for a successor to President Néstor Kirchner were held in October. Kirchner, although not term-limited had declined to run for a se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Argentine General Election
Argentina held a presidential election on Sunday, 27 April 2003. Turnout was 78.2%. No one presidential candidate gained enough votes to win outright, but the scheduled runoff was cancelled when former president and first-round winner Carlos Menem pulled out, handing the presidency to runner-up, Santa Cruz Province Governor Néstor Kirchner of the Front for Victory. Legislative elections were held on 12 dates, 27 April, 24 August, 31 August, 7 September, 14 September, 28 September, 5 October, 19 October, 26 October, 9 November, 16 November and 23 November. Background For the first time since the return of democracy in 1983, the Justicialist Party (PJ) failed to agree on a single presidential candidate. Three credible Peronist candidates ran in the election: center-right former President Carlos Menem, center-left Santa Cruz Province Governor Néstor Kirchner, and centrist former president Adolfo Rodríguez Saá. None were officially supported by the party, though President Edua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Chamber Of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies ( es, Cámara de Diputados de la Nación), officially the Honorable Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Nation, is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress ( es, Congreso de la Nación). It is made up of 257 national deputies who are elected in multi-member constituencies corresponding with the territories of the 23 provinces of Argentina (plus the Federal Capital) by party list proportional representation. Elections to the Chamber are held every two years, so that half of its members are up in each election, making it a rare example of staggered elections used in a lower house. The Constitution of Argentina lays out certain attributions that are unique to the Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber holds exclusive rights to levy taxes; to draft troops; and to accuse the President, cabinet ministers, and members of the Supreme Court before the Senate. Additionally, the Chamber of Deputies receives for consideration bills presented by popular ini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Social Development (Argentina)
The Ministry of Social Development ( es, Ministerio de Desarrollo Social; MDS) is a Ministries of the Argentine Republic, ministry of the Government of Argentina#Executive Branch, Argentine Government tasked with overseeing the country's public policies on issues such as social assistance, welfare and human development across the country. The ministry was created in 1955 as the Ministry of Social Assistance, and it was given its current name in 1999 during the Presidency of Fernando de la Rúa, presidency of Fernando de la Rúa. The current minister is Victoria Tolosa Paz, who has served since 2022 in the cabinet of President Alberto Fernández.. History During the presidency of Juan Perón, Juan Domingo Perón a Argentine Constitution of 1949, constitutional reform expanded the ministries of the federal government creating the Ministry of Health (Argentina), Ministry of Health. In 1955 the Coups d'état in Argentina, military coup of Eduardo Lonardi abolished many of the changes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meoni Y Cafiero En Anuncio
Meoni is an Italian surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Fabrizio Meoni (1957–2005), Italian off-road and rallying motorcycle racer * Giovanni Meoni, Italian operatic baritone * Marco Meoni (born 1973), Italian volleyball player * Mario Meoni Mario Andrés Meoni (22 January 196523 April 2021) was an Argentine politician who served as Ministry of Transport (Argentina), Minister of Transport from 2019 until his death in 2021. He had previously served as ''intendente'' (mayor) of Junín ... (1965–2021), Argentine politician {{surname Italian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Nación
''La Nación'' () is an Argentine daily newspaper. As the country's leading conservative newspaper, ''La Nación''s main competitor is the more liberal '' Clarín''. It is regarded as a newspaper of record for Argentina. Its motto is: "''La Nación'' will be a tribune of doctrine." It is the second most read newspaper in print, behind ''Clarín'', and the third in digital format, behind ''Infobae'' and ''Clarín''. In addition, it has an application for Android and iOS phones. The newspaper's printing plant is in the City of Buenos Aires and its newsroom is in Vicente López, Province of Buenos Aires. The newsroom also acts as a studio for the newspaper's TV channel, LN+. Overview The paper was founded on 4 January 1870 (replacing the former publication ''Nación Argentina''), by former Argentine President Bartolomé Mitre and associates. Until 1914, the managing editor was José Luis Murature, Foreign Minister of Argentina from 1914-1916. Enjoying Latin America's largest r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopoldo Moreau
Leopoldo Raúl Guido Moreau (born 5 November 1946) is an Argentine journalist and politician. A prominent member of the Radical Civic Union throughout most of his career, Moreau later aligned himself with the administration of former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, breaking with his party, founding the National Alfonsinist Movement and becoming one of the most prominent ''Radicales K''. He served in both houses of the Argentine National Congress uninterruptedly from 1983 to 2005, and has been a National Deputy since 2017. He also briefly served as President of the Chamber of Deputies 1989. Early life and education Leopoldo Raúl Guido Moreau was born on 5 November 1946 in Rosario, in Santa Fe Province, but grew up in San Isidro, in the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation. His father was an engineer who worked in the Argentine Navy, and his grandfather was a jeweller. Both of Moreau's parents died when he was 14. He studied law at the University of Buenos Aires, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Alfonsín
Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín (12 March 1927 – 31 March 2009) was an Argentine lawyer and statesman who served as President of Argentina from 10 December 1983 to 8 July 1989. He was the first democratically elected president after more than seven years of military dictatorship, and is considered the "father of modern democracy in Argentina". Ideologically, he identified as a Radical and a social democrat, serving as the leader of the Radical Civic Union from 1983 to 1991, 1993 to 1995, 1999 to 2001, with his political approach being known as "Alfonsinism". Born in Chascomús, Buenos Aires Province, Alfonsín began his studies of law at the National University of La Plata and was a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires. He was affiliated with the Radical Civic Union (UCR), joining the faction of Ricardo Balbín after the party split. He was elected a deputy in the legislature of the Buenos Aires province in 1958, during the presidency of Arturo Frondizi, and a national de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infobae
Infobae is an online newspaper based in Miami, Florida in the United States. It was launched in 2002 by businessman Daniel Hadad, with the original headquarters in Buenos Aires. Infobae has 450 staff journalists and over a thousand stringers. The company expanded globally with local editions in New York City, Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ..., Miami, Bogotá, São Paulo, Lima, and Madrid, all led by Marcos Stupenengo. The expansion increased Infobae's international audience, becoming one of the most read Spanish-language online newspapers worldwide. Demographics Infobae.com is primarily viewed in Spanish speaking countries: Latin America, Spain and the United States. History Notable columnists *Domingo Cavallo *Geovanny Vicente *Jaime Bayly *Reynaldo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
