Raúl Alejandro Jalil (born 25 August 1963) is an
Argentine
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Justicialist Party
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Current president Alberto Fernández belongs to the Justicialist Party (and has, since 2021, served ...
politician who is currently
governor
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of
Catamarca Province
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, since 10 December 2019. Previously, from 2011 to 2019, he was ''
intendente
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'' (mayor) of
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
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, the capital city of Catamarca Province.
Early life and education
Raúl Alejandro Jalil was born on 25 August 1963, son of
José Guido Jalil, a physician and politician of
Lebanese origin who was mayor of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca from 1987 to 1991. He studied economics and administration at the
University of Belgrano
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in
Buenos Aires
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.
Political career
In 2005 Jalil was elected to the provincial legislature of Catamarca on 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 ...
list. He ran for the mayoralty of
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
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in
2011
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in the
Front for Victory
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ticket, succeeding Ricardo Guzmán; he won the election and took office on 9 December 2011. During his tenure as mayor he sponsored a number of initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life for the city's inhabitants, such as the renovation of the historical district of the city, the urbanization of the southern access, and the creation of a local police force (''Guardia Urbana Municipal'').
Jalil was re-elected in
2015
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with 41.3% of the vote.
Governor of Catamarca
Ahead of the
2019 general election, Jalil was nominated as the
Frente de Todos
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Fernández won the 2019 gene ...
candidate for the governorship of Catamarca, succeeding
Lucía Corpacci
Lucía Benigna Corpacci (born 4 December 1959) is an Argentine physician and politician. A member of the Justicialist Party, she was governor of Catamarca Province from 2011 to 2019, the first female governor in Catamarca and the fourth female go ...
(who was, herself, running for a seat in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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). He won the election with 60.45% of the vote and over 133 thousand votes.
Personal life
Jalil is a
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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. He is married to
Silvana Ginocchio, who is a
National Deputy representing Catamarca since 2017; Jalil and Ginocchio have two children. Jalil has expressed his opposition to the
legalization of abortion
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in Argentina, but has said he supports keeping the discussion on the matter open.
References
External links
Official website of the Governorship of Catamarca(in Spanish)
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1963 births
Living people
People from Catamarca Province
Argentine people of Lebanese descent
Mayors of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
Governors of Catamarca Province
Justicialist Party politicians
21st-century Argentine politicians