Mario Das Neves
| Mario Das Neves | |
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| Governor of Chubut Province | |
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Assumed office December 10, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Martín Buzzi |
| Governor of Chubut Province | |
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In office December 10, 2003 – December 10, 2011 |
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| [[Lieutenant Governor of Chubut Province|Lieutenant]] | Mario Vargas |
| Preceded by | José Luis Lizurume |
| Succeeded by | Martín Buzzi |
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| Born |
April 27, 1951 Avellaneda |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Raquel di Perna |
Mario Das Neves (born April 27, 1951) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. He is the governor of the Argentine province of Chubut.
Das Neves was born in Avellaneda (Greater Buenos Aires) to Portuguese parents, and grew up in Santa Fe. He enrolled in Law School, but left after completing 80% of his course load and moved to Chubut at the age of 20 to try out as a footballer for Huracán de Trelew, though without success. Das Neves married the former Raquel Di Perna, and has two children. He became active in the youth wing of the Peronist Justicialist Party, and by 1987 he had a key role in the administration of Trelew's municipality, under Néstor Perl.
Das Neves was candidate for Mayor of Trelew in 1991 and won the first round, but lost in the second. The following year he became leader of the Chubut Justicialist Party and was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies for Chubut in 1995. From his election he actively campaigned against corruption in the customs operation of Buenos Aires and headed an investigating commission that led to prosecutions. He was named "Best Deputy" in 1997. Das Neves was re-elected as a Deputy in 1999 and was the first chair of the consumer protection committee.
The interim President Adolfo Rodríguez Saá appointed Das Neves Director of Customs at the end of 2001, and he consequently resigned his seat in Congress; when a few days later Eduardo Duhalde became President, he retained Das Neves as Director of Customs. He clashed with Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna, however, and resigned.
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