Governor of Santiago del Estero Province | |
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Appointer | Direct popular vote |
Term length | 4 years |
Inaugural holder | Juan Felipe Ibarra |
The Governor of Santiago del Estero (Spanish : Gobernador de la Provincia de Santiago del Estero) is a citizen of the Santiago del Estero Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Currently the governor of Santiago del Estero is Gerardo Zamora. [1]
Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Vice Governor | ||
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Carlos Juárez | 10 December 1983 – 10 December 1987 | PJ | 1983 | N/A | ||
César Iturre | 10 December 1987 – 10 December 1991 | PJ | 1987 | Manuel Hipólito Herrera | ||
Carlos Aldo Mujica | 10 December 1991 – 27 October 1993 | PJ | 1991 | Fernando Martín Lobo | ||
Fernando Martín Lobo | 27 October 1993 – 16 December 1993 | PJ | Vacant | |||
Juan Schiaretti (Federal Interventor) | 16 December 1993 – 6 July 1995 | PJ | N/A | |||
Carlos Juárez | 6 July 1995 – 15 December 2001 | PJ | 1995 | Luis María Peña | ||
Juan Rodrigo | ||||||
Darío Moreno | ||||||
1999 | Mercedes Aragonés | |||||
Carlos Ricardo Díaz | 15 December 2001 – 25 November 2002 | PJ | N/A | Vacant | ||
2002 | Mercedes Aragonés | |||||
Darío Moreno | 25 November 2002 – 12 December 2002 | PJ | ||||
Mercedes Aragonés | 12 December 2002 – 1 April 2004 | PJ | Darío Moreno | |||
Joaquín Botta | ||||||
Pablo Lanusse (Federal Interventor) | 1 April 2004 – 23 March 2005 | PJ | N/A | Vacant | ||
Gerardo Zamora | 23 March 2005 – 10 December 2013 | UCR | 2005 | Emilio Rached | ||
Blanca Porcel | ||||||
2008 | Ángel Niccolai | |||||
Claudia Ledesma Abdala | 10 December 2013 – 10 December 2017 | FCpS | 2013 | José Emilio Neder | ||
Gerardo Zamora | 10 December 2017 – Incumbent | FCpS | 2017 | Carlos Silva Neder | ||
2021 |
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Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. It has a population of 252,192 inhabitants, making it the twelfth largest city in the country, with a surface area of 2,116 km². It lies on the Dulce River and on National Route 9, at a distance of 1,042 km north-northwest from Buenos Aires. Estimated to be 455 years old, Santiago del Estero was the first city founded by Spanish settlers in the territory that is now Argentina. As such, it is nicknamed "Madre de Ciudades". Similarly, it has been officially declared the "mother of cities and cradle of folklore."
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