Santiago Felipe Llaver (August 12, 1916 in
Mendoza – July 14, 2002) was an
Argentine politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...
of the
Radical Civic Union.
Born in San Martin, he was elected
governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
of the
Mendoza Province
Mendoza, officially Province of Mendoza, is a province of Argentina, in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders San Juan to the north, La Pampa and Neuquén to the south, San Luis to the east, and the republic o ...
in the first elections after the
National Reorganization Process in 1983. His term ended in 1987 and
José Bordón succeeded him as governor.
Llaver is remembered for the taking of the "Nihuil"
hydroelectric power station
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined an ...
s on the
Atuel River
The Atuel River is a river located mainly in the south of the Argentine province of Mendoza, with its last part in La Pampa. It is a tributary of the Desaguadero River.
The Atuel is the longest river in Mendoza. It is born in the Andes range, a ...
, in a breach of contract by the National Government in order to transfer money to complete the work.
References
1916 births
2002 deaths
Governors of Mendoza Province
People from Mendoza, Argentina
Radical Civic Union politicians
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