Jorge Capitanich
| Jorge Capitanich | |
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| Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers | |
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In office 20 November 2013 – 26 February 2015 |
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| President | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
| Preceded by | Juan Manuel Abal Medina |
| Succeeded by | Aníbal Fernández |
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In office 2 January 2002 – 3 May 2002 |
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| President | Eduardo Duhalde |
| Preceded by | Antonio Cafiero |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Atanasof |
| Governor of Chaco | |
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In office 10 December 2007 – 20 November 2013 |
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| [[Lieutenant Governor of Chaco|Lieutenant]] | Juan Carlos Bacileff Ivanoff |
| Preceded by | Roy Nikisch |
| Succeeded by | Juan Carlos Bacileff Ivanoff |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 November 1964 Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Alma mater |
National University of the Northeast University of Belgrano University of San Andrés |
Jorge Milton Capitanich (born November 28, 1964) is an Argentine politician, businessman, and accountant who has been Governor of the province of Chaco since February 2015. A member of the Justicialist Party, he previously served as Chief of Argentina's Cabinet of Ministers from 2013 until 2015, as Governor of Chaco province from 2007 to 2013, and as a Senator for Chaco province from 2001 to 2007. Since 2007 he has also been president of the Sarmiento Athletic Club.
Capitanich's career, stated La Nación in November 2013, has been “punctuated by harsh allegations of corruption.” He has been described elsewhere as “a true symbol of the corruption of politics in Argentina” He is said to have been a favorite of the late President Nestor Kirchner, and La Nación has called him “a loyal Kirchnerista since the first hour” and a perennial Peronist. As of November 2013, he was considered a leading contender in the presidential election of 2015.
His nickname is “Coqui.”
Capitanich (originally Kapitanić) descends from the first Montenegrins and Serbians who settled in Chaco and created Colonia La Montenegrina, the biggest Montenegrin colony in South America. He was born in Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, the son of Daniel Capitanich and Mirca Popovich, who owned a small farm. The family hails from Banjani.
He attended the National University of the Northeast, graduating with a degree in accountancy in 1988. He earned a post-graduate degree in Public Administration from the University of Belgrano in 1991, and taught in his discipline. In 1999 he obtained a master's degree in Economics and Political Science at the School of Economics and Business Administration.
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