Alberto Fernández

Alberto Fernández
Alberto Fernández
	Official portrait, 2021
President of the Justicialist Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 March 2021
Preceded by	José Luis Gioja
57th President of Argentina
	In office; 10 December 2019 – 10 December 2023
Vice President	Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Preceded by	Mauricio Macri
Succeeded by	Javier Milei
Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers
	In office; 25 May 2003 – 23 July 2008
President	Néstor Kirchner; Cristina Fernández de Kirchner;
Preceded by	Alfredo Atanasof
Succeeded by	Sergio Massa
Member of the Buenos Aires City Legislature
	In office; 7 August 2000 – 25 May 2003
Superintendent of Insurance
	In office; 1 August 1989 – 8 December 1995
President	Carlos Menem
Preceded by	Diego Peluffo
Succeeded by	Claudio Moroni
Personal details
Born	2 April 1959; Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political party	Justicialist Party (1983–present)
Other political; affiliations	UNIR Constitutional Nationalist Party (1982–1983)
Height	1.8 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse(s)	Marcela Luchetti; (m. 1993; div. 2005); Vilma Ibarra; (m. 2005; div. 2014); Fabiola Yáñez (m. 2014);
Children	2
Residence	Quinta presidencial de Olivos
Alma mater	University of Buenos Aires
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Alberto Ángel Fernández (born 2 April 1959) is an Argentine lawyer and politician who is the President of the Justicialist Party since 2021. He was the 57th President of Argentina from 2019 to 2023. He was the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers during Néstor Kirchner's presidency, and the early months of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's. He was Cabinet Chief from 2003 to 2008. This is the longest time of anyone since the post was created in 1994.

In May 2019, Fernández announced his candidacy for president for the 2019 election.[1] He was elected president in October 2019, beating incumbent President Mauricio Macri with a 48% to 40% vote count.[2]

In April 2023, Fernández announced that he decided to not seek reelection to the presidency in the 2023 election.[3] He was succeeded by Javier Milei on 10 December 2023.

References

"Alberto Fernández presidente, Cristina Kirchner vice: el video en el que la senadora anuncia la fórmula". La Nación. 18 May 2019.
Dube, Ryan (27 October 2019). "Argentina's President Mauricio Macri Concedes Election to Peronist Rival Alberto Fernández". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
"El presidente Alberto Fernández bajó su candidatura y no irá por la reelección" (in Spanish). Infobae. April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

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[1] "Alberto Fernández presidente, Cristina Kirchner vice: el video en el que la senadora anuncia la fórmula". La Nación. 18 May 2019.

[2] Dube, Ryan (27 October 2019). "Argentina's President Mauricio Macri Concedes Election to Peronist Rival Alberto Fernández". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

[LMM-3] "El presidente Alberto Fernández bajó su candidatura y no irá por la reelección" (in Spanish). Infobae. April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.