Gustavo Valdés
Gustavo Adolfo Valdés (born 15 October 1968) is an Argentine Radical Civic Union politician who is currently governor of Corrientes Province, since 10 December 2017. Previously, from 2013 to 2017, he was a National Deputy for Corrientes.
Gustavo Valdés | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Corrientes | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2017 | |
| Vice Governor | Gustavo Canteros (2017–2021) Pedro Braillard Poccard (since 2021) |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Colombi |
| Councillor of Magistracy | |
| In office 18 November 2014 – 10 December 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Chamber of Deputies |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2013 – 10 December 2017 | |
| Constituency | Corrientes |
| Minister of Government of Corrientes | |
| In office 10 December 2009 – 10 December 2013 | |
| Governor | Ricardo Colombi |
| Preceded by | Walter Insaurralde |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Braillard Poccard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1968 Corrientes, Argentina |
| Political party | Radical Civic Union |
| Other political affiliations | Encounter for Corrientes (2013–present) |
| Alma mater | National University of the Northeast |
Early life and education edit
Gustavo Adolfo Valdés was born on 15 October 1968 in Corrientes, into a political family: his father, Manuel Valdés, was twice mayor of Ituzaingó, while his mother, Juana Mosqueda, was a peronist councilwoman of the same city, where Valdés was raised. Valdés joined the Radical Civic Union (UCR) when he was 15, according to himself inspired by the figure of Raúl Alfonsín.[1]
Valdés was active in the UCR's student wing, Franja Morada, and was president of his high school's student union. He studied law at the National University of the Northeast, earning his licenciatura in 1994.[1]
Political career edit
Valdés was appointed director of the Corrientes delegation of the National Directorate of Migration in 1997, a post he held until 2001. Under the governorship of Ricardo Colombi, he was appointed as the province's Minister of Government.[2]
He was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in 2013, as the first candidate in the Encuentro por Corrientes ("Encounter for Corrientes") list, which included the UCR; the list won with 46.9% of the vote.[3] In 2014 he was appointed by the Chamber of Deputies to serve as one of the lower house's representatives in the Council of Magistracy, becoming only the second ever representative from Corrientes to serve in the council after José Antonio Romero Feris.[4]
Governor of Corrientes edit
Ahead of the 2017 provincial election, incumbent governor Ricardo Colombi, who was term-limited, nominated Valdés to run for governor in the ECO list. He won the election with 54% of the vote.[5][6] The election was widely highlighted by national media, as Valdés had counted with the explicit endorsement of then-president Mauricio Macri.[1]
Personal life edit
Valdés is married to Cristina Inés Garro, whom he met while studying law and married in 1994. The couple have three children: María Milagros, Manuel Enrique and Gustavo Joaquín.[2] Valdés is a Roman Catholic and is against the legalization of abortion in Argentina.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c Pepe, Gabriela (9 October 2017). "El joven militante alfonsinista que se transformó en delfín de la ola Cambiemos". Letra P (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ a b "¿Quién es Gustavo Valdés y por qué fue elegido sucesor?". El Litoral (in Spanish). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Dos diputados nacionales para ECO y uno para el FPV en Corrientes". Télam (in Spanish). 27 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "El diputado nacional por Corrientes, Gustavo Valdés, integrará el Consejo de la Magistratura de la Nación". El Litoral (in Spanish). 12 November 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Gustavo Valdés: "El kirchnerismo se olvidó por completo de Corrientes"". Perfil (in Spanish). 9 October 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Bravo, Martín (9 October 2017). "Gustavo Valdés: "Este triunfo abre una puerta al futuro y cierra definitivamente la del kirchnerismo"". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Aborto: uno por uno, cuál es la posición de los gobernadores". El País Digital (in Spanish). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
External links edit
- Official website (in Spanish)