Roberto Urquía

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Roberto Daniel Urquía (born 1948-12-24) is an Argentine businessman and Justicialist Party politician, currently a senator for Córdoba Province.

Urquía was born in General Deheza in Córdoba Province. He studied at the National University of Córdoba and qualified in accountancy and business administration. He became a teacher and a businessman. He became chairman of Aceitera General Deheza (AGD), a vegetable oil and biofuel plant.

In 1983 Urquía was elected a councillor on the General Deheza municipality. In 1987 he became mayor of his hometown and was re-elected in 1991 and 1995. In 1999 he was elected to the provincial Senate for Juárez Celman Department. He chaired the economy and finance committee. In 2001 he was elected to the legislature of the province.

Urquía was elected to the Argentine Senate in 2003. He sits in the Front for Victory bloc of President Néstor Kirchner. He is noted as a wealthy senator, for instance having the most cars of any senator as of 2004. [1] He is seen as a leading contender for the election to be the governor of Córdoba in 2007 despite having pulled out of the race in 2005. [2]