Jorge Sobisch
| Jorge Sobisch | |
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| Governor of Neuquén Province | |
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In office 1991–1995 1999–2003 2003 – 2007 |
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| Vice Governor | Federico Brollo (1991-95) Jorge Sapag (1999-07) |
| Preceded by |
Pedro Salvatori (1991) Felipe Sapag (1995) |
| Succeeded by |
Felipe Sapag (1999) Jorge Sapag (2007) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 16, 1943 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Neuquén People's Movement |
| Profession | graphic designer |
Jorge Omar Sobisch (born January 16, 1943) is an Argentine centre-right politician, formerly governor of Neuquén Province. He leads the Neuquén People's Movement and was a candidate for President of Argentina in 2007.
Sobisch was born in Buenos Aires and moved to Neuquén as a young boy with the military family of his father, Carlos Sobisch. He studied in Neuquén and Buenos Aires, then moved to Trelew, Chubut as a young man to work in a friend's design company. He became a graphics operator and typesetter, later establishing his own company. He completed his military service in Sarmiento, Chubut.
Sobisch assisted his Peronist father in founding the Neuquén People's Movement in 1961, following him into politics. The party won the Neuquén city elections in 1983 after the return of democracy and Sobisch became mayor, taking took a leading role in renewing the party. He also led the Club Atlético Independiente football club from 1971.
Sobisch was elected governor of the province in 1991, serving until 1995. He took over the leadership of the party in 1997. He won again as governor in 1999 and 2003, with 57% of the vote, his term expiring in 2007 when he stepped down.
Sobisch led the founding of the Movement of the United Provinces, a new, conservative party, and was the movement's candidate for the Presidency in 2007. He had previously formed a centre-right alliance with Mauricio Macri, although it did not survive Macri's alliance with Ricardo López Murphy (who is not on good terms with Sobisch); López Murphy was a conservative presidential candidate in both 2003 and 2007.
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