Aníbal Fernández
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Aníbal Domingo Fernández (b. January 9, 1957) is an Argentine
Justicialist Party
politician, who served as Interior Minister for President Néstor Kirchner
, Minister of Justice for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
and is currently the President's Cabinet Chief.
, Fernández obtained degrees in accountancy and law. He entered public service, working for the municipalities of Quilmes Partido
and Florencio Varela Partido
from 1983. He worked from 1985 to 1991 in an administrative capacity for the Peronist caucus in the Senate of the Province of Buenos Aires.
In 1991, Fernández was elected Mayor of Quilmes. In 1995 he became a provincial senator and chaired the Public Health committee. He won the award for best senator in 1996. In June 1997 he was appointed to assist the province's Minister of Government and Justice, Dr. José María Díaz Bancalari. In December 1999, Governor Carlos Ruckauf
made him Secretary of Labour, promoting him to be the province's first Minister of Labour in 2001.
In January 2002, the then-President of Argentina Eduardo Duhalde
appointed Fernández as General Secretary of the Presidency in the national cabinet, and moved him to be Minister of Production in October 2002. In 2003 Kirchner appointed him Interior Minister.
Following the scandal of infant malnutrition in Tucumán in November 2002, Fernández famously stated that this was caused by "a sick society and a ruling class that are sons of bitches, all of them."
Fernández is married with one son and is a passionate fan of Quilmes Atlético football club
. He is the president of the Jauretche Institute, named for the local 20th-century pro-development activist Arturo Jauretche
.
He was believed to be planning to run for Governor of Buenos Aires Province in the 2007 elections, but his party (Front for Victory
) chose Daniel Scioli
instead. New President Cristina Kirchner reappointed him to her cabinet following her inauguration in December 2007.
Following the ruling Front for Victory
's defeat in the June 28, 2009, mid-term elections
, Fernández was tapped to replace Cabinet Chief Sergio Massa
, who tendered his resignation to the President, effective July 7.
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Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Justicialist Party
Justicialist Party
The Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
politician, who served as Interior Minister for President Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...
, Minister of Justice for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner is the 55th and current President of Argentina and the widow of former President Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentina's first elected female president, and the second female president ever to serve...
and is currently the President's Cabinet Chief.
Biography
Born in Quilmes, Buenos Aires ProvinceBuenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, Fernández obtained degrees in accountancy and law. He entered public service, working for the municipalities of Quilmes Partido
Quilmes Partido
Quilmes is a partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, within the Gran Buenos Aires conurbation.It has an area of 125 square kilometres, and a population of 580,829 , making it the third most populus partido in the Gran Buenos Aires...
and Florencio Varela Partido
Florencio Varela Partido
Florencio Varela is a partido located in the south of Gran Buenos Aires urban area in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.The partido has an area of and a population of 423,992...
from 1983. He worked from 1985 to 1991 in an administrative capacity for the Peronist caucus in the Senate of the Province of Buenos Aires.
In 1991, Fernández was elected Mayor of Quilmes. In 1995 he became a provincial senator and chaired the Public Health committee. He won the award for best senator in 1996. In June 1997 he was appointed to assist the province's Minister of Government and Justice, Dr. José María Díaz Bancalari. In December 1999, Governor Carlos Ruckauf
Carlos Ruckauf
Carlos Federico Ruckauf is a Peronist politician in Argentina, member of the Justicialist Party.-Biography:Carlos Federico Ruckauf was born in the western Buenos Aires suburb of Ramos Mejía. His parents separated when he was seven, and he lived in Mar del Plata, Salta, and Buenos Aires during the...
made him Secretary of Labour, promoting him to be the province's first Minister of Labour in 2001.
In January 2002, the then-President of Argentina Eduardo Duhalde
Eduardo Duhalde
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appointed Fernández as General Secretary of the Presidency in the national cabinet, and moved him to be Minister of Production in October 2002. In 2003 Kirchner appointed him Interior Minister.
Following the scandal of infant malnutrition in Tucumán in November 2002, Fernández famously stated that this was caused by "a sick society and a ruling class that are sons of bitches, all of them."
Fernández is married with one son and is a passionate fan of Quilmes Atlético football club
Quilmes Atlético Club
Quilmes Atlético Club is a sports clubs of Argentina, based on the Partido de Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province. Quilmes is one of the oldest clubs of Argentina, having been founded in 1887. Its football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional Division....
. He is the president of the Jauretche Institute, named for the local 20th-century pro-development activist Arturo Jauretche
Arturo Jauretche
Arturo Martín Jauretche was an Argentine writer, politician, and philosopher.-Early years:...
.
He was believed to be planning to run for Governor of Buenos Aires Province in the 2007 elections, but his party (Front for Victory
Front for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
) chose Daniel Scioli
Daniel Scioli
Daniel Osvaldo Scioli was Vice President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007 and is the current Governor of Buenos Aires Province and the president of the Justicialist Party. He is a sportsman, an entrepreneur and a politician.- Family :...
instead. New President Cristina Kirchner reappointed him to her cabinet following her inauguration in December 2007.
Following the ruling Front for Victory
Front for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
's defeat in the June 28, 2009, mid-term elections
Argentine legislative election, 2009
Legislative elections were held in Argentina for half the seats in the Chamber of Deputies and a third of the seats in the Senate on 28 June 2009, as well as for the legislature of the City of Buenos Aires and other municipalities.-Background:...
, Fernández was tapped to replace Cabinet Chief Sergio Massa
Sergio Massa
Sergio Tomás Massa is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician and was the President's Cabinet Chief from July 2008 to July 2009....
, who tendered his resignation to the President, effective July 7.
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