Néstor Kirchner
Politician
1950 – 2010
Who was Néstor Kirchner?
Néstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations and as a National Deputy of Argentina for Buenos Aires Province. Kirchner's four-year presidency was notable for presiding over a dramatic fall in poverty and unemployment, following the economic crisis of 2001, together with an extension of social security coverage, a major expansion in housing and infrastructure, higher spending on scientific research and education, and substantial increases in real wage levels.
A Justicialist, Kirchner was little-known internationally and even domestically before his election to the Presidency, which he won by default with only 22.2 percent of the vote in the first round, when former president Carlos Menem withdrew from the ballotage. Soon after taking office in May 2003, Kirchner surprised some Argentinians by standing down powerful military and police officials.
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- Born
- Feb 25, 1950
Río Gallegos - Also known as
- Nestor Kirchner
- Néstor Carlos Kirchner
- Pingüino
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
(1975/05/09 - 2010/10/27)
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Profession
- Education
- Juris Doctor, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
(1969 - 1976)
- Juris Doctor, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
- Lived in
- Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
- Died
- Oct 27, 2010
El Calafate
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on July 23, 2013
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