Máximo Kirchner
Máximo Carlos Kirchner (born 16 February 1977) is an Argentine politician, National Deputy for Santa Cruz Province between 2015 to 2019 and then representing Buenos Aires Province. He is the son of two former presidents of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
Máximo Kirchner | |
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National Deputy | |
Assumed office 4 December 2019 | |
Constituency | Buenos Aires |
In office 10 December 2015 – 4 December 2019 | |
Constituency | Santa Cruz |
Personal details | |
Born | Máximo Carlos Kirchner 16 February 1977 La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
Political party | Justicialist Party |
Other political affiliations | Front for Victory (2003–2017) Citizen's Unity (2017–2019) Frente de Todos (2019–present) |
Spouse(s) | Rocío García[1] |
Children | 2 |
Parents | Néstor Kirchner Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
Relatives | Alicia Kirchner (paternal aunt) |
Early life
Máximo Kirchner was born in La Plata. He attended high school República de Guatemala in Rio Gallegos, where his father worked as governor of the province of Santa Cruz. In Buenos Aires, he studied law and journalism but did not finish either course.[2]
Political career
In 2009, he founded La Cámpora, a juvenile political agrupation of supporters of Cristina Fernández government.
In 2015, he was elected National Deputy for Santa Cruz province,[3] with his list coming second by 3.3%.
References
- ""La novia de Máximo Kirchner perdió su embarazo y Cristina ya está en Santa Cruz. La presidenta viajó de urgencia junto con Florencia Kirchner; después de aterrizar en Río Gallegos se fue directamente a la casa de su hijo; suspendió toda su actividad oficial"". La Nación (in Spanish). 11 August 2011.
- Biografía no autorizada de Máximo, el “profundizador” del modelo K, Perfil newspaper, 6 November 2010. (Spanish)
- "Máximo es candidato a diputado y La Cámpora apunta al Congreso". Perfil (in Spanish). 21 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.