Ernesto Arturo Ueltschi (April 1, 1922 – July 6, 2014) was an

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politician,

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, and teacher. Ueltschi served as the

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from May 1, 1958, until October 12, 1961. His political career spanned from 1940 until 1995, when he tendered his resignation from the

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(MID). Ueltschi was born in

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, on April 1, 1922, to Oscar Rodolfo and Marta Hübbe. He and his family were of

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descent. He earned his

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from the National University of La Plata in 1944. Ueltschi married Zulema Inés Lasa with whom he had three children - two lawyers and one engineer. Ueltschi won the Mendoza state election on February 23, 1958, as a candidate for the Intransigent Radical Civic Union (UCRI), the political party of incoming

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Arturo Frondizi. He was sworn into office as

on May 1, 1958, when he was 36 years old, and served until 1961. His vice governor was Pedro Luca Luja. His predecessor, Francisco Gabrielli, was elected through the state's first direct gubernatorial election in 1961. Ernesto Ueltschi died in

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, where he resided, on July 6, 2014, at the age of 92.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ueltschi, Ernesto 1922 births 2014 deaths Governors of Mendoza Province 20th-century Argentine lawyers Radical Civic Union politicians Intransigent Radical Civic Union politicians Argentine people of Swiss descent National University of La Plata alumni People from Mendoza, Argentina