Nestor Kirchner
| Néstor Kirchner | |
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Kirchner in March 2007
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| President of Argentina | |
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In office 25 May 2003 – 10 December 2007 |
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| Vice President | Daniel Scioli |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Duhalde |
| Succeeded by | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
| First Gentleman of Argentina | |
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In office 10 December 2007 – 27 October 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
| Succeeded by | Juliana Awada Macri |
| Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations | |
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In office 4 May 2010 – 27 October 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | María Emma Mejía Vélez |
| President of the Justicialist Party | |
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In office 11 November 2009 – 27 October 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel Scioli |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Scioli |
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In office 25 April 2008 – 29 June 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Ramón Ruiz |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Scioli |
| Governor of Santa Cruz | |
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In office 10 December 1991 – 25 May 2003 |
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| Vice Governor |
Eduardo Arnold (1991–1999) Héctor Icazuriaga (1999–2003) |
| Preceded by | Ricardo del Val |
| Succeeded by | Héctor Icazuriaga |
| Mayor of Río Gallegos | |
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In office 10 December 1987 – 10 December 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Jorge Marcelo Cepernic |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Anselmo Martínez |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Néstor Carlos Kirchner 25 February 1950 Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina |
| Died | 27 October 2010 (aged 60) El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Resting place | Río Gallegos |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Front for Victory (2003–2010) |
| Spouse(s) | Cristina Fernández (m. 1975; d. 2010) |
| Children | 2 (notably Máximo) |
| Alma mater | National University of La Plata |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Néstor Carlos Kirchner (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnestoɾ ˈkaɾlos ˈkiɾʃneɾ]; 25 February 1950 – 27 October 2010) was an Argentine politician who served as President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007 and as Governor of Santa Cruz from 1991 to 2003. Ideologically a Peronist and social democrat, he served as President of the Justicialist Party from 2008 to 2010, with his political approach being characterised as Kirchnerism.
Born in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Kirchner studied law at the National University of La Plata. Although the Dirty War had begun, Kirchner did not take an active role. He met and married Cristina Fernández at this time, returned with her to Río Gallegos at graduation, and opened a law firm. Kirchner ran for mayor of Río Gallegos in 1987 and for governor of Santa Cruz in 1991. He was reelected governor in 1995 and 1999 due to an amendment of the provincial constitution. Kirchner sided with Buenos Aires provincial governor Eduardo Duhalde and President Carlos Menem (1989–1999). Although Duhalde lost the 1999 presidential election, he was appointed president by the Congress when previous presidents Fernando de la Rúa and Adolfo Rodríguez Saá resigned during the December 2001 riots. Duhalde suggested that Kirchner run for president in 2003 in a bid to prevent Menem's return to the presidency. Menem won the presidential election but, fearing that he would lose in the required runoff election, he resigned; Kirchner became president as a result.
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