| Carlos Rovira | |
 Rovira with President Néstor Kirchner |
|
|
Governor of Misiones
|
|
|---|---|
| In office 1999 – 2007 |
|
| Lieutenant | Pablo Tschirsch |
| Preceded by | Ramón Puerta |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Closs |
|
|
|
| Born | 1956-02-18 Posadas |
| Political party | Justicialist Party (Front for Renewal) |
| Profession | Chemical engineer |
Carlos Eduardo Rovira (born February 18th, 1956) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, until 2007 governor of Misiones Province at the head of the Front for Renewal. Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (born February 25, 1950) was the President of Argentina from May 25, 2003 until December Federico Ramón Puerta (born September 9, 1951) is an Argentine Peronist politician who has served as a governor senator and national deputy Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Catedral de la ciudad de Posadas Misiones Argentinajpg|thumb|216px|Posadas Cathedral The Justicialist Party ( Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component The Front for the Renewal of Concord (Frente Renovador de la Concordia is a provincial Political party in Argentina, based in Misiones Province. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The Justicialist Party ( Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component The Front for the Renewal of Concord (Frente Renovador de la Concordia is a provincial Political party in Argentina, based in Misiones Province.
Rovira was born in Posadas and studied chemical engineering at the National University of Misiones, later gaining a postgraduate qualification at the University of Buenos Aires. Catedral de la ciudad de Posadas Misiones Argentinajpg|thumb|216px|Posadas Cathedral See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described The University of Buenos Aires (in Spanish Universidad de Buenos Aires - ( UBA) is the largest University in Argentina, founded on August After a period in academic research, he became an environmental consultant, focusing especially on water quality. In 1992 he joined the provincial government heading the transport department until 1995. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
In 1995, Rovira was elected Mayor of Posadas. In 1999 he was elected for a first term as Governor of Misiones. Ahead of the 2003 elections he formed the Front for Renewal, bringing together Peronists and dissident Radicals to support his bid for re-election. Argentina held presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday April 27, 2003. Peronism (Peronismo or Justicialism (Spanish Justicialismo) is an Argentine political movement based on the ideas and programs associated with The Radical Civic Union (in Spanish Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a Political party in Argentina. He was re-elected in 2003. The Front for Renewal supports the national Front for Victory faction of President Néstor Kirchner. The Front for Victory ( Spanish: Frente para la Victoria, FPV) is a leftist political front and electoral alliance in Argentina The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (born February 25, 1950) was the President of Argentina from May 25, 2003 until December
Rovira attempted to alter the constitution of Misiones to allow his continued re-election ahead of the 2007 elections. Argentina held national presidential and legislative elections on 28 October 2007. The formation of a constitutional assembly was voted on 29 October 2006. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Rovira administration inaugurated an unusual number of public works in the month prior to the election and was alleged to have engaged in coarse proselytism, including the distribution of welfare food baskets with voting ballots inside. The opposition also alleged that thousands of Paraguayan citizens were being paid to cross the border and vote for Rovira, using forged Argentine national IDs. [1] [2]
Rovira's party lost the referendum to the United Front for Dignity, a broad opposition coalition led by Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Iguazú Joaquín Piña, by a 13% margin that surprised analysts. [3] However, in the subsequent election for governor, Rovira was succeeded by his party's candidate, Maurice Closs.
External links
- (Spanish) Official website
- (Spanish) Misiones Province
| Preceded by Ramón Puerta |
Governor of Misiones 1999 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Maurice Closs |
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic