Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (February 19, 1953), also called Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner, is an Argentine attorney and politician. She has been the Vice President of Argentina since 2019. She was the 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 | |
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37th Vice President of Argentina | |
Assumed office 10 December 2019 | |
President | Alberto Fernández |
Preceded by | Gabriela Michetti |
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 | |
Assumed office 10 December 2017 | |
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 |
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She was elected president in October 2007. She was re-elected to a second term in October 2011.
In October 2019, she was elected Vice President with Alberto Fernández as president.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 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.