Gerardo Zamora
| Gerardo Zamora | |
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| Governor Gerardo Zamora | |
| Governor of Santiago del Estero Province | |
| In office December 10, 2005 – incumbent | |
| Lieutenant | Emilio Rached (2005 — 07) Blanca Porcel (2007 – 09) Ángel Niccolai (since 2009) |
| Preceded by | Pablo Lanusse |
| Mayor of Santiago del Estero | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1964 Bowen, Mendoza Province |
| Political party | Radical Civic Union |
| Spouse(s) | Claudia Ledesma Abdala |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Gerardo Zamora (born January 6, 1964) is an Argentine politician from Santiago del Estero Province.[1] Governor of Santiago del Estero since 2005, he is a member of the centrist Radical Civic Union (UCR).[2]
Born in rural Bowen, Mendoza Province, Zamora was a leading student politician, serving as President of the UCR student chapter Franja Morada at the Catholic University of Santiago del Estero and as President of the UCR youth wing for two terms. He became a lawyer and continued his political activities. Zamora married twice; he has one son from his first marriage, and two sons and a daughter from his second.[3]
Elected to the Provincial Legislature in Santiago del Estero in 1991, he served in the post until 1993, and was elected Mayor of the city of Santiago del Estero in 1995. He became a provincial deputy once again in 1997 and served as President of the UCR caucus until 1999. In that year he was elected vice-mayor of Santiago del Estero and took over as Mayor in 2001 when the incumbent resigned. In 2003 he was elected Mayor of the city in his own right with 64% of the vote, serving until 2004.
Zamora has been a key UCR supporter of Peronist Presidents Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (a 'K' Radical, as UCR allies of Kirchnerism are known), and opposed leading UCR figures' plans to support an opposing candidate to the Kirchners in the 2007 presidential elections. He was elected governor in 2005 on the Civic Front for Santiago ticket, with the support of some Peronists and Socialists as well as most Radicals (UCR) in the province.
From 2005 until 2007, Zamora's vice-governor was Emilio Rached; Rached was elected to the Argentine Senate in 2007, and was succeeded as vice-governor by Blanca Porcel. Zamora was re-elected governor in 2008 with 85% of the vote.[4]
References
- ↑ Europaworld
- ↑ Latin American Herald Tribune
- ↑ "Nació la hija del gobernador Zamora, se llama Amparo". Diario Panorama.
- ↑ "Santiago del Estero. Gobernador y Vice". Atlas Electoral de Andy Tow.
| Preceded by Pablo Lanusse |
Governor of Santiago del Estero 2005–present |
Incumbent |
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