The Governor of Santa Fe ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de Santa Fe) is a citizen of
Santa Fe Province
The Province of Santa Fe ( es, Provincia de Santa Fe, ) is a Provinces of Argentina, province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco Province, Chaco (divided by the 28th ...
, in
Argentina
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, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. Currently the governor of Santa Fe is
Omar Perotti
Omar Ángel Perotti (born 16 September 1959) is an Argentine accountant and Justicialist Party politician who has been Governor of Santa Fe since 2019. From 2015 to 2019 he was a National Senator, and from 2011 to 2015 he was a National Deputy, ...
, of the
Justicialist Party
The Justicialist Party ( es, Partido Justicialista, ; abbr. PJ) is a major political party in Argentina, and the largest branch within Peronism.
Current president Alberto Fernández belongs to the Justicialist Party (and has, since 2021, served ...
.
According to the provincial constitution (sanctioned in 1962),
Constitution of the Province of Santa Fe
. the governor is elected by the simple majority of the popular vote, along with a vice governor, for a four-year term, and cannot be re-elected consecutively. The governor must be a native Argentine citizen or the child of a native citizen, and must either have been born in the province or resided continuously in the province during the two years prior to the election.
List of caudillos
List of governors
Governors since 1983
See also
* Legislature of Santa Fe
The Legislature of Santa Fe Province ( es, Legislatura de la Provincia de Santa Fe) is the bicameral legislature of the Santa Fe Province, in Argentina. It comprises an upper house, the Senate (with 19 senators), and a lower house, the Chamber ...
** Senate of Santa Fe
** Chamber of Deputies of Santa Fe
Chamber or the chamber may refer to:
In government and organizations
*Chamber of commerce, an organization of business owners to promote commercial interests
*Legislative chamber, in politics
*Debate chamber, the space or room that houses deliber ...
References
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