Alberto Weretilneck (born 11 October 1962) is an Argentine politician currently serving as governor of Río Negro Province since 2023. He previously held the same position from 2012 to 2019.
Alberto Weretilneck | |
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| Governor of Río Negro | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2023 | |
| Vice Governor | Pedro Oscar Pesatti |
| Preceded by | Arabela Carreras |
| In office 1 January 2012 – 10 December 2019 | |
| Vice Governor | Carlos Peralta (2012–2014) Pedro Pesatti (2014–2019) |
| Preceded by | Carlos Soria |
| Succeeded by | Arabela Carreras |
| National Senator | |
| In office 10 December 2019 – 10 December 2023 | |
| Constituency | Río Negro |
| Vice Governor of Río Negro | |
| In office 10 December 2011 – 1 January 2012 | |
| Governor | Carlos Soria |
| Preceded by | Bautista Mendioroz |
| Succeeded by | Ana Piccinini |
| Mayor of Cipolletti | |
| In office 10 December 2007 – 7 December 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Julio Arriaga |
| Succeeded by | Abel Baratti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 11, 1962 El Bolsón, Río Negro Province, Argentina |
| Political party | Together We Are Río Negro (since 2015) Broad Front (until 2014) |
From 2019 to 2023, he was a Senator for Río Negro, and he served as intendente (mayor) of Cipolletti from 2007 to 2011.
Biography edit
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 edit
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ "Frente Grande: Conformidad por la consolidación de la formula Soria – Weretilneck". Bariloche Digital. 19 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "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.