Alberto Weretilneck
| Alberto Weretilneck | |
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| Governor of Río Negro | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2012 | |
| Lieutenant | Ana Piccinini |
| Preceded by | Carlos Soria |
| Vice-Governor of Río Negro | |
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In office December 10, 2011 – January 1, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Bautista Mendioroz |
| Succeeded by | Ana Piccinini |
| Mayor of Cipolletti | |
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In office December 10, 2007 – December 7, 2011 | |
| Succeeded by | Abel Baratti |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 11, 1962 El Bolsón, Río Negro |
| Political party | Juntos Somos Río Negro |
Alberto Weretilneck (born October 11, 1962) is the current governor of Río Negro Province, Argentina.
Biography
Born in El Bolsón, Río Negro, he joined the center-left Broad Front, and was elected mayor of Cipolletti, Río Negro Province, in 2007.[1] He became a supporter of Kirchnerism and was elected Vicegovernor in 2011;[2] he was also named Vice President of the Broad Front on December 17, serving with Adriana Puiggrós.[3]
Weretilneck joined Justicialist Party nominee Carlos Soria in December 2010 as his running mate for the 2011 gubernatorial campaign; while they belonged to different parties, their coalition was endorsed by both Weretilneck's Broad Front and President Cristina Kirchner's Front for Victory (which headed the Justicialist Party).[4] Elected with Soria that September in a landslide, Weretilneck became governor on January 1, 2012, after the sudden death of Governor Soria.[5]
Weretilneck's administration worked closely with the opposition UCR in the Provincial Legislature, while also participating in housing plans funded by the Federal Government which allowed the construction of 2,600 homes.[6] During his first term the Viedma Riverwalk was built, as well as the repavement of Routes 3 and 251 (which serve the province's remote southern half).[7] He also inaugurated 22 new primary schools and extended the school; among the new schools opened was the Lucerinta Cañumil Elementary School, the first officially bilingual Mapudungun/Spanish school in the province.[8]
Governor Weretilneck was comfortably reelected to a second term in 2015. His Juntos Somos Río Negro (Together We Are Río Negro) alliance defeated the Front for Victory (FpV) candidate, Senator Miguel Ángel Pichetto, by 53% to 34%.[9]
References
- ↑ "El vice Alberto Weretilneck asumirá como gobernador el martes". Clarín. 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Quién es Alberto Weretilneck". La Noticia 1. 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Adriana Puiggrós es la nueva Presidenta del Frente Grande". Frente Grande. 17 December 2011.
- ↑ "Frente Grande: Conformidad por la consolidación de la formula Soria – Weretilneck". Bariloche Digital. 19 December 2010.
- ↑ "Tras un confuso episodio, murió el gobernador de Río Negro, Carlos Soria". La Nación. 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Weretilneck abrió las sesiones de la Legislatura". Bariloche 2000. 1 March 2014.
- ↑ "Weretilneck inauguró la obra de la Costaners Sur de Viedma". ADN Río Negro. 6 December 2013.
- ↑ "Weretilneck inauguró el anhelado edificio de la escuela de Chacay Huarruca". Gobierno de Río Negro. 28 November 2013.
- ↑ "Weretilneck wins comfortably in election for Río Negro governor". Buenos Aires Herald. 14 June 2015.