Roberto Iglesias
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| In office 1999 – 2003 |
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| Lieutenant(s) | Juan González Gaviola |
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| Preceded by | Arturo Lafalla |
| Succeeded by | Julio Cobos |
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| Born | 1951 |
| Political party | Radical Civic Union |
Roberto Raúl Iglesias (b. 1951) is an Argentine Radical Civic Union (UCR) politician, currently leader of the party and a deputy, formerly governor of Mendoza Province.
Iglesias was elected governor of Mendoza in 1999 on behalf of the alliance between the UCR and FrePaSo. He stepped down in 2003, being elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies.
In December 2005, Iglesias succeeded Ángel Rozas as President of the national committee of the Radical Civic Union, effectively leader of the party. In gaining the position, he took a hard-line approach against Peronist President Néstor Kirchner, largely opposing efforts to re-align the Radicals alongside the left-wing Kirchner [1].
Iglesias had supported fellow UCR member, Julio Cobos, to succeed him as governor in 2003, but they have subsequently fallen out in a high-profile manner. Cobos has become a leading supporter of President Néstor Kirchner in Radical ranks, taking a more left-wing position, and Iglesias leading the opposition to Kirchner ahead of the 2007 elections [2]. He has threatened to resign if the UCR does not deal with deputies and governors who align themselves with Kirchner.
| Preceded by Arturo Lafalla |
Governor of Mendoza 1999 – 2003 |
Succeeded by Julio Cobos |
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