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."
At the national level, Argentina elects a head of state and a legislature. The franchise extends to all citizens aged 16 and over, and voting is mandatory for all those who are between 18 and 70 years of age.
Gerardo Zamora is an Argentine politician from Santiago del Estero Province. Governor of Santiago del Estero since 2005, he was a member of the centrist Radical Civic Union (UCR).
Lucía Benigna Corpacci is an Argentine physician and politician. A member of the Justicialist Party, she was governor of Catamarca Province from 2011 to 2019, the first female governor in Catamarca and the fourth female governor of a province in Argentina.
Events from the year 2013 in Argentina
The following lists events from the year 2014 in Argentina.
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Argentina.
Claudia Alejandra Ledesma Abdala de Zamora is an Argentine politician, currently serving as a National Senator for Santiago del Estero Province and as Provisional President of the Argentine Senate since 2019. A member of the local Civic Front for Santiago, Ledesma Abdala was governor of Santiago del Estero from 2013 to 2017, succeeding and preceding her husband, Gerardo Zamora.
The Governor of 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.
Cecilia Moreau is an Argentine politician, currently serving as National Deputy representing Buenos Aires Province since 2015, and as President of the Chamber of Deputies since 2022. She is the first woman to hold that position. Previously, from 2007 to 2011 and again in 2015, Moreau served as a member of the Buenos Aires Province Chamber of Deputies elected in the First Electoral Section.
Soher El Sukaria is a Lebanese-born Argentine politician, who is currently a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Córdoba Province since 2019. A member of Republican Proposal, El Sukaria previously served as a member of the Córdoba Provincial Legislature from 2015 to 2019.
María Elisa Castro is an Argentine architect and politician from the Justicialist Party (PJ), who served as national senator for the Santiago del Estero Province between 2001 and 2007. By lot, she was awarded a six-year term that ended in 2007.
Laura Elena Rodríguez Machado is an Argentine politician who has been a National Deputy elected in Córdoba Province since 2021, and served as a National Senator for Córdoba from 2015 to 2021. A member of Republican Proposal (PRO), Rodríguez Machado previously served as a provincial legislator of Córdoba from 1991 to 1995 for the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCEDE). In the National Congress, she sits in the Juntos por el Cambio parliamentary inter-bloc. She is also the second vice president of PRO.
Graciela "Chaco" Navarro is an Argentine politician, currently serving as National Deputy elected in Santiago del Estero since 2011. A member of the Civic Front for Santiago (FCpS), she has sat in the Frente de Todos parliamentary bloc since 2019.
The Chamber of Deputies of Santiago del Estero Province is the unicameral legislative body of Santiago del Estero Province, in Argentina. It comprises 40 legislators, elected in a single province-wide multi-member district through proportional representation using the D'Hondt system.
María Luisa Montoto de Rogel is an Argentine ophthalmologist and politician, currently serving as National Deputy elected in Santiago del Estero since 2019. She is a member of the Civic Front for Santiago (FCpS). She sits in the Frente de Todos parliamentary bloc.
José Emilio Neder is an Argentine politician, currently serving as a National Senator for Santiago del Estero since 2019. He belongs to the Justicialist Party, and has formed part of the Civic Front for Santiago since its foundation in 2005.
Estela Mary del Rosario Neder is an Argentine nutritionist and politician, currently serving as National Deputy elected in Santiago del Estero since 2017. She is a member of the Civic Front for Santiago (FCpS). She sits in the Frente de Todos parliamentary bloc.
