Ramón Mestre
| Ramón Mestre | |
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| Interior Minister | |
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In office March 20, 2001 – December 21, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Federico Storani |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Ángel Toma |
| Governor of Corrientes | |
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In office December 17, 1999 – March 20, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Hugo Perié |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Aguad |
| 55th Governor of Córdoba | |
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In office July 12, 1995 – July 12, 1999 |
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| Lieutenant | Luis Molinari Romero |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Angeloz |
| Succeeded by | José Manuel De la Sota |
| Mayor of Córdoba, Argentina | |
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In office December 10, 1983 – December 10, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Eduardo Cafferatta |
| Succeeded by | Rubén Marti |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 21, 1937 San Juan, Argentina |
| Died | March 6, 2003 (aged 65) Córdoba, Argentina |
| Political party | UCR |
| Spouse(s) | Cristina Sueldo |
| Profession | Dentist |
Ramón Bautista Mestre (August 21, 1937 – March 6, 2003), an Argentine politician, was Governor of Córdoba from July 12, 1995 to July 12, 1999. He also served as Federal Interventor of Corrientes Province (December 16, 1999 to March 20, 2001), Minister of the Interior (from March 20, 2001 to December 21, 2001), and Mayor of the City of Córdoba (from December 1983 to December 1991).
Mestre was born in San Juan, Argentina. He enrolled at the National University of Córdoba School of Dentistry, and was elected President of the Student Union Organization. A member of the centrist Radical Civic Union (Unión Cívica Radical, or UCR) and protégé of Córdoba Governor Justo Páez Molina, Mestre began his political career as Deputy Health Secretary (1964) for Governor Páez Molina, and later as the Governor’s Chief of Staff (1965). Following the 1966 military coup d'état that overthrew President Arturo Illia, as well as Paez Molina and all other governors, he worked as a dentist in the private field. He married the former Cristina Sueldo, and they had four children. was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies for Córdoba Province in 1973, and became leader of the UCR caucus until the March 1976 coup.
In 1983, he was elected Mayor of Córdoba for the 1983–87 period, and was reelected for a new period from 1987 to 1991. His administration completed numerous public works, notably the restoration of the Suquía River shore along the city. He then created his own organization in the UCR, Participación y Renovación, to challenge Eduardo Angeloz in the latter's 1991 bid for a third term as governor. Mestre lost the primaries; but he established a name as a natural candidate for the 1995 elections.
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