Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (born 19 February 1953), also called Cristina Fernández, CFK or Cristina Kirchner, is an Argentine attorney and politician. She was the 37th Vice President of Argentina from 2019 to 2023. She was previously the 55th President of Argentina from 2007 to 2015. She was born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province.[1][2] She is the daughter of Eduardo Fernandez ( of Spanish descent) a bus driver, and Ofelia Esther Wilhelm (of German descent).[3] She is a lawyer and she was married to former Argentinian president Néstor Kirchner from 1975 until his death in 2010.[4]
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Fernández in 2021 | |
| 37th Vice President of Argentina | |
| In office 10 December 2019 – 10 December 2023 | |
| President | Alberto Fernández |
| Preceded by | Gabriela Michetti |
| Succeeded by | Victoria Villarruel |
| 55th President of Argentina | |
| In office 10 December 2007 – 10 December 2015 | |
| Vice President | Julio Cobos (2007-2011) Amado Boudou (2011-2015) |
| Preceded by | Néstor Kirchner |
| Succeeded by | Mauricio Macri |
| First Lady of Argentina | |
| In role 25 May 2003 – 10 December 2007 | |
| President | Néstor Kirchner |
| Preceded by | Hilda de Duhalde |
| Succeeded by | Néstor Kirchner (First Gentleman) |
| Member of the Senate of Argentina | |
| In office 10 December 2017 – 10 December 2019 | |
| Constituency | Buenos Aires |
| In office 10 December 2005 – 28 November 2007 | |
| Constituency | Buenos Aires |
| In office 10 December 2001 – 9 December 2005 | |
| Constituency | Santa Cruz |
| In office 10 December 1995 – 3 December 1997 | |
| Constituency | Santa Cruz |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina | |
| In office 10 December 1997 – 9 December 2001 | |
| Constituency | Santa Cruz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cristina Elisabet Fernández 19 February 1953 Tolosa, La Plata, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist |
| Other political affiliations | Front for Victory (2003–2017) Citizen's Unity (2017–2019) Frente de Todos (2019 coalition) (2019-present) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2, including Máximo |
| Alma mater | National University of La Plata |
| Signature |  |
She was elected president in October 2007. She was re-elected to a second term in October 2011.
Corruption trial
changeOn 30 September 2020, the federal criminal cassation court confirmed the corruption trials of Fernández de Kirchner, ruling the former president's objections to be inadmissible.[5] After analyzing the claims of the defendants in the case for the never-ratified Memorandum with Iran, on 7 October 2021, the Federal Oral Court 8 declared the case null and void. The judges concluded that there was no crime in the signing of the agreement with Iran, and declared a judicial dismissal of Cristina Kirchner and the other defendants.[6] On 6 December 2022, she was sentenced to six years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office for corruption, and has stated her intention to appeal the verdict.[7][8] On November 13, 2024, the Court of Cassation confirmed the six-year prison sentence handed down to Cristina Kirchner for “fraud” and “corruption”.[9]
Assassination attempt in 2022
changeOn September 1, 2022, after 9:00 p.m., the Brazilian Fernando Andres Sabag Montiel attempted to assassinate Cristina Kirchner outside her home in the Recoleta neighborhood. He pointed a 380-caliber Bersa pistol at his head and fired the shot but the bullet did not come out, and he was subdued by security personnel. The Vice President of Argentina was unharmed. It happened when she was returning to her home and signing books.
References
change- ↑ España, La Nueva. "Una «Evita» con sangre asturiana". www.lne.es.
- ↑ "El lado gallego de Cristina Fernández - Carta de GaliciaCarta de Galicia". Archived from the original on 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- ↑ Cristina Fernández de Kirchner profile[permanent dead link]
- ↑ (in Spanish) "Senadora Nacional Cristina E. Fernández de Kirchner". República Argentina. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ↑ "Buenos Aires Times | Court confirms corruption trail for Fernández de Kirchner, De Vido". www.batimes.com.ar. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ↑ Cristina Kirchner was dismissed for signing the Pact with Iran: the judges decided that there was no crime. By Hernán Cappiello Archived 3 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine 10-08-2021, La Nación (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Argentina's Cristina Fernández guilty of corruption". BBC News. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ↑ Kahn, Carrie (2022-12-06). "Argentina's vice president is found guilty of corruption". NPR.
- ↑ Press, The associated (2024-11-13). "Argentina: tribunal confirma condena de seis años de prisión para expresidenta Cristina Fernández". El Nuevo Dia.
This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.