Jorge Sobisch

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Jorge Sobisch
Governor of Neuquén
In office 2003 – 2007
Lieutenant(s)	Federico Brollo
Preceded by	Pedro Salvatori (to 1991) Felipe Sapag (1995-99)
Succeeded by	incumbent
Born	1943 Buenos Aires
Political party	Neuquiño People's Movement
Profession	graphic designer

Jorge Omar Sobisch (b. 1943) is an Argentine centre-right politician, current governor of Neuquén Province. He leads the Neuquino People's Movement and is a candidate for President of Argentina in 2007.

Sobisch was born in Buenos Aires and moved to Neuquén as a young boy with the military family of his father, Carlos Sobisch. He studied in Neuquén and Buenos Aires, then moved to Trelew, Chubut as a young man to work in a friend's design company. He became a graphics operator and typesetter and set up his own company. He completed his military service in Colonia Sarmiento.

Sobisch led the Club Deportivo Independiente and assisted his Peronist father in founding the Neuquino People's Movement, following him into politics. The party won the Neuquén city elections in 1983 after the return of democracy and Sobisch became mayor, taking took a leading role in renewing the party.

Sobisch was elected governor of the province in 1991, serving until 1995. He took over the leadership of the party in 1997. He won again as governor in 1999 and 2003, with 57% of the vote, his term expiring in 2007 when he will step down.

Sobisch has participated in the founding of the Movement of the United Provinces, a new national party, and is the movement's candidate for the Presidency in 2007. He had previously formed a centre-right alliance with Mauricio Macri [1], although it is unclear if this alliance will survive Macri's alliance with Ricardo López Murphy (who is not on good terms with Sobisch) and who will ultimately contest the presidency in 2007 [2] [3]. Sobisch is also seen as an ally of former Justicialist Party President Carlos Menem.

[edit] External links

• Sobisch 2007 official site (Spanish)
• Interview, Clarín, 2001-01-30 (Spanish)
• Neuquen Province (Spanish)
• Neuquino People's Movement (Spanish)

Preceded by Pedro Salvatori	Governor of Neuquén 1991 – 1995	Succeeded by Felipe Sapag
Preceded by Felipe Sapag	Governor of Neuquén 1999 – present	Incumbent