Alberto Weretilneck (born 11 October 1962) is an Argentine politician currently serving as

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for

Río Negro Province Río Negro (, ''Black River'') is a province of Argentina, located in northern Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean. Its capit ...

. Previously, from 2012 to 2019, he was the province's governor.

Biography

Born in

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, he joined the center-left Broad Front, and was elected mayor of

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, Río Negro Province, in 2007. He became a supporter of

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and was elected Vicegovernor in 2011; he was also named Vice President of the Broad Front on December 17, serving with

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. Weretilneck joined

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nominee

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in December 2010 as his running mate for the 2011 gubernatorial campaign; while they belonged to different parties, their coalition was endorsed by both Weretilneck's Broad Front and President

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(which headed the Justicialist Party). Elected with Soria that September in a landslide, Weretilneck became governor on January 1, 2012, after the sudden death of Governor Soria. Weretilneck's administration worked closely with the opposition UCR in the Provincial Legislature, while also participating in housing plans funded by the Federal Government which allowed the construction of 2,600 homes. During his first term the Viedma Riverwalk was built, as well as the repavement of Routes 3 and 251 (which serve the province's remote southern half). He also inaugurated 22 new primary schools and extended the school; among the new schools opened was the Lucerinta Cañumil Elementary School, the first officially bilingual

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school in the province. Governor Weretilneck was comfortably reelected to a second term in 2015. His ''Juntos Somos Río Negro'' (Together We Are Río Negro) alliance defeated the Front for Victory (FpV) candidate, Senator

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, by 53% to 34%.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weretilneck, Alberto 1962 births Living people People from Río Negro Province Governors of Río Negro Province Vice Governors of Río Negro Province Broad Front (Argentina) politicians Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Members of the Argentine Senate for Río Negro