Aníbal Fernández
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Aníbal Domingo Fernández (b. Quilmes, 1957-01-09 is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, currently Interior Minister in the government of President Néstor Kirchner.
Born in Buenos Aires Province, Fernández studied to become an accountant and lawyer. He entered public service, working for the municipalities of Quilmes Partido and Florencio Varela Partido from 1983. From 1985 to 1991 he also worked for the Peronist bloc in the Senate of the Province of Buenos Aires.
In 1991, Fernández was elected Mayor of Quilmes. In 1995 he became a provincial senator and chaired the Public Health committee. He won the award for best senator in 1996. In June 1997 he was appointed to assist the province's Minister of Government and Justice, Dr. José María Díaz Bancalari. In December 1999, Governor Carlos Ruckauf made him Secretary of Labour, promoting him to be the province's first Minister of Labour in 2001.
In January 2002, the then-President of Argentina Eduardo Duhalde appointed Fernández as General Secretary of the Presidency in the national cabinet, and moved him to be Minister of Production in October 2002. In 2003 Kirchner appointed him Interior Minister.
Fernández is married with one son and is a passionate fan of Quilmes Atlético football club. He is believed to be preparing to stand for Governor of Buenos Aires Province. Fernández is the president of the Jauretche Institute.
