Claudio Poggi
Claudio Javier Poggi (born October 7, 1963) is an Argentine accountant and peronist politician. He currently sits in the Argentine Senate representing San Luis, the province he led as governor from 2011 to 2015. He was also previously a National Deputy from 2003 to 2009.
Claudio Poggi | |
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| National Senator | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2017 | |
| Constituency | San Luis |
| Governor of San Luis | |
| In office 9 December 2011 – 10 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Alberto Rodríguez Saá |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Rodríguez Saá |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2003 – 10 December 2009 | |
| Constituency | San Luis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1963 Alcira Gigena, Córdoba Province, Argentina |
| Political party | Advance San Luis |
| Other political affiliations | Juntos por el Cambio |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra Correa |
| Profession | Accountant |
Life and times
Poggi was born in Alcira Gigena, a rural community near Río Cuarto, Córdoba. He enrolled at the National University of Río Cuarto, earning a degree in Accountancy. He married Sandra Correa, and they had two children. They relocated to neighboring San Luis Province, and in 1991 Poggi entered public service as Representative for San Luis at the Federal Investment Council (CFI). He then served in a managerial capacity at the local Acindar steel mill. Governor Adolfo Rodríguez Saá appointed him Undersecretary of the Economy in 1995, and in 1999, Minister of Economy and Public Works.[1]
He served as Undersecretary of Interministerial Coordination during Adolfo Rodríguez Saá's brief turn as interim President appointed on an emergency basis by Congress in December 2001. Poggi returned to San Luis as Minister of Economy and Public Works for Governor Alicia Lemme, and in 2003 was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies. He concomitantly served as Minister of Public Works and Tourism for Lemme's successor, Governor Alberto Rodríguez Saá. Poggi was elected to the San Luis Provincial Legislature in 2009, serving as the chamber's president until July 2010, when he accepted an appointment as Head of the Cabinet of Ministers in Rodríguez Saá's administration.[1]
He was endorsed by the governor to run as his successor in 2011 on the Federal Commitment ticket, a center-right faction of the Justicialist Party whose strength in greatest in San Luis. He was thus elected governor, winning nearly 58% of the vote and defeating the runner-up, Front for Victory candidate Alfonso Vergés, by 32%.[2] His victory represented the eighth consecutive election won by a Rodríguez Saá or close ally since democracy was restored in Argentina in 1983; Poggi stressed his wish to maintain continuity in the province, one of Argentina's fastest growing, citing the Rodríguez Saá administrations as "models to follow".[3]
External links
- (in Spanish) Province of San Luis
- (in Spanish) Office of the Governor of San Luis
References
- "Claudio Poggi inicia su gestión como Gobernador". Punto Aparte. Archived from the original on 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- "Gobernador de San Luis (2011)". Atlas Electoral de Andy Tow. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- "Quién es Claudio Poggi, el sucesor de los Rodríguez Saá". La Nación.
| Preceded by Alberto Rodríguez Saá |
Governor of San Luis 2011–2015 |
Succeeded by Alberto Rodríguez Saá |