Daniel Gollán (born 5 June 1955) is an

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cardiologist and politician. He served as

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of Argentina for a brief period during the presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in 2015, and as Health Minister of

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from 2019 to 2021. Since

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, he has been a National Deputy.

Early life and education

Gollan was born on 5 June 1955 in

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. He studied medicine at the

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, during the

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. As a student, he joined the Juventud Universitaria Peronista, the

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's student wing, where he met the future president Néstor Kirchner. He studied under the guidance of the cardiologist Floreal Ferrara.

Political career

He led the ANMAT from 2008 to 2010, and advised the ''

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'' group on health-related issues. He was appointed minister of health in Argentina, on 26 February 2015. Replacing

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. Kirchnerism could not achieve a victory for

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in the 2015 presidential election that allowed him to prevent a ballotage, and runs for a runoff election against Mauricio Macri. Kirchnerism reacted with a negative campaigning against Macri. Gollan said, in his Twitter account, "The 12 new radiation therapy centers to treat cancer will continue if Scioli is president. Think well before you vote". The opposition asked for his resignation, and Gollan deleted the post and claimed that his account had been hacked. Still, his previous posts had a similar tone. Anyhow, the statements in this negative campaigning showed to be true, as after Scioli lost the election and Mauricio Macri become the President of Argentina, many hospitals were closed, Argentina's public health system was seriously deteriorated and the Health Ministry itself was demoted to a Secretariat, with lower budget and less decision powers. Ahead of the 2021 primary elections, Gollán was confirmed as the second candidate in the

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list to the

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in Buenos Aires Province. He resigned from his post as Health Minister of the province on 28 July 2021 to focus on the campaign, and was succeeded by his vice-minister, Nicolás Kreplak.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gollan, Daniel 1955 births Living people People from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine cardiologists Ministers of health of Argentina Justicialist Party politicians Members of Carta Abierta Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Buenos Aires Province