Obeid remained active in Peronist politics after his return, and in 1987 was elected to the Santa Fe City Council. He became President of the Council in 1989, and when Mayor Carlos Aurelio Martínez resigned later that year, he succeeded him as mayor.[1] Obeid was elected mayor in his own right in 1991, and later served as President of Argentine Federation of Cities (1992–93) and as representative for Santa Fe Province in the 1994 Constitutional Convention.[1]
Governor of Santa FeEdit
He was elected governor of the province for the first time in 1995, winning an election that was fraught with problems, including a breakdown in the computer system counting the ballots that forced a recount to be done by hand. Obeid was declared the winner after 37 days, subsequent to charges of fraud and manipulation. He was backed by outgoing governor Carlos Reutemann and Buenos Aires Province Governor Eduardo Duhalde, narrowly defeating Alliance candidate Horacio Usandizaga and an alternative Peronist candidate backed by President Carlos Menem, Rosario Mayor Héctor Cavallero. He served until 1999, when former Governor Reutemann was returned by voters to a second four-year term.[3]
The provincial constitution of Santa Fe does not allow for reelection of a governor, and Obeid was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in 1999. He was then returned by voters as governor for a second, non-consecutive term in 2003. Under his administration, and following his initiative, the provincial legislature repealed the controversial electoral law called Ley de Lemas, which had allowed Obeid to twice win the governorship after obtaining fewer votes than his closest opponent. Termed out of office, Obeid headed the Front for Victory Santa Fe party list for seats in the Chamber of Deputies. His term as governor ended in December 2007 and he was succeeded by the Socialist Mayor of Rosario, Hermes Binner.[1]
He served one more full term as Congressman from 2007 to 2011, and returned to Congress in 2013. Obeid died the following month, however, of a pulmonary embolism; he was 66.[2]
ReferencesEdit
^ abcd. InfoNews. 29 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
^ ab"Murió Jorge Obeid, diputado y ex gobernador de Santa Fe". La Nación. 28 January 2014.
^"Triunfó Reutemann y festejó todo el PJ". La Nación. 29 July 1998.
jorge, obeid, jorge, alberto, obeid, november, 1947, january, 2014, argentine, justicialist, party, politician, twice, governor, santa, province, thrice, member, argentine, chamber, deputies, national, deputyin, office, december, 2013, january, 2014constituenc. Jorge Alberto Obeid 24 November 1947 28 January 2014 was an Argentine Justicialist Party PJ politician who was twice governor of Santa Fe Province and thrice a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies Jorge ObeidNational DeputyIn office 10 December 2013 28 January 2014ConstituencySanta FeIn office 10 December 2007 10 December 2011ConstituencySanta FeIn office 10 December 1999 10 December 2003ConstituencySanta FeGovernor of Santa FeIn office 10 December 2003 10 December 2007Vice GovernorMaria Eugenia BielsaPreceded byCarlos A ReutemannSucceeded byHermes J BinnerIn office 10 December 1995 9 December 1999Vice GovernorGualberto VeneciaPreceded byCarlos A ReutemannSucceeded byCarlos A ReutemannMayor of Santa FeIn office 1989 1995Preceded byCarlos MartinezSucceeded byHoracio RosattiPersonal detailsBorn 1947 11 24 24 November 1947Diamante Entre Rios Province ArgentinaDied28 January 2014 2014 01 28 aged 66 Santa Fe Santa Fe Province ArgentinaPolitical partyJusticialist PartyFront for Victory 2003 2014 SpouseElba KemerAlma materNational University of the LittoralProfessionChemical engineer Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Political career 2 1 Governor of Santa Fe 3 ReferencesEarly life and education EditObeid was born in Diamante Entre Rios to Edi D Acierno of Italian descent and Juan Obeid of Lebanese descent He enrolled at the National University of the Littoral in Santa Fe and graduated with a degree in chemical engineering He taught there from 1972 to 1976 and became a Peronist Youth activist at the time This forced him to leave the country following the March 1976 coup and returning from exile in Peru in 1977 to visit family in Diamante he was detained Following the return of democracy in 1983 Obeid worked as a chemist in a polyurethane plant 1 He married Elba Ines Kemer and they had five children 2 Political career EditObeid remained active in Peronist politics after his return and in 1987 was elected to the Santa Fe City Council He became President of the Council in 1989 and when Mayor Carlos Aurelio Martinez resigned later that year he succeeded him as mayor 1 Obeid was elected mayor in his own right in 1991 and later served as President of Argentine Federation of Cities 1992 93 and as representative for Santa Fe Province in the 1994 Constitutional Convention 1 Governor of Santa Fe Edit He was elected governor of the province for the first time in 1995 winning an election that was fraught with problems including a breakdown in the computer system counting the ballots that forced a recount to be done by hand Obeid was declared the winner after 37 days subsequent to charges of fraud and manipulation He was backed by outgoing governor Carlos Reutemann and Buenos Aires Province Governor Eduardo Duhalde narrowly defeating Alliance candidate Horacio Usandizaga and an alternative Peronist candidate backed by President Carlos Menem Rosario Mayor Hector Cavallero He served until 1999 when former Governor Reutemann was returned by voters to a second four year term 3 The provincial constitution of Santa Fe does not allow for reelection of a governor and Obeid was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in 1999 He was then returned by voters as governor for a second non consecutive term in 2003 Under his administration and following his initiative the provincial legislature repealed the controversial electoral law called Ley de Lemas which had allowed Obeid to twice win the governorship after obtaining fewer votes than his closest opponent Termed out of office Obeid headed the Front for Victory Santa Fe party list for seats in the Chamber of Deputies His term as governor ended in December 2007 and he was succeeded by the Socialist Mayor of Rosario Hermes Binner 1 He served one more full term as Congressman from 2007 to 2011 and returned to Congress in 2013 Obeid died the following month however of a pulmonary embolism he was 66 2 References Edit a b c d Jorge Obeid el regreso de una figura con peso propio InfoNews 29 June 2013 Archived from the original on 2 July 2013 Retrieved 9 April 2014 a b Murio Jorge Obeid diputado y ex gobernador de Santa Fe La Nacion 28 January 2014 Triunfo Reutemann y festejo todo el PJ La Nacion 29 July 1998 Preceded byCarlos Reutemann Governor of Santa Fe1995 1999 Succeeded byCarlos ReutemannGovernor of Santa Fe2003 2007 Succeeded byHermes Binner Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jorge Obeid amp oldid 1179760826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
