Jorge Omar Sobisch (b. 1943) is an Argentine centre-right politician, current governor of Neuquén Province. He leads the Neuquino People's Movement and is a candidate for President of Argentina in 2007. // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... Buenos Aires (English: ; originally , City of the Most Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds;[1] pronounced ) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port. ... The Neuquiño Peoples Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Popular Neuquiño) is a provincial political party in the province of Neuquén, Argentina. ... Neuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. ... The Neuquino Peoples Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Popular Neuquiño) is a provincial and liberal party in the province of Neuquén, Argentina. ... Current President Néstor Kirchner The President of Argentina (full title: President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the head of state of Argentina. ...

Sobisch was born in Buenos Aires and moved to Neuquén as a young boy with the military family of his father, Carlos Sobisch. He studied in Neuquén and Buenos Aires, then moved to Trelew, Chubut as a young man to work in a friend's design company. He became a graphics operator and typesetter and set up his own company. He completed his military service in Colonia Sarmiento. Buenos Aires (English: ; originally , City of the Most Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds;[1] pronounced ) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port. ... Neuquén is the capital city of the Argentine province of Neuquén, located at coordinates , , on the east of the province at the junction of the Limay and Neuquén rivers. ... Trelew is a city in the province of Chubut, in the Argentine Patagonia, with a population of about 89,000 as per the 2001 census [INDEC]. The city has a small commercial center, several neighborhoods, and some villas miseria (shanty towns), in which the houses are made of tin metal... Chubut is a province in the southern part of Argentina, that lies between the 42nd Parallel South (forming the border with the Río Negro Province) and 46th Parallel South (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean. ... Typesetting involves the presentation of textual material in an aesthetic form on paper or some other media. ...

Sobisch led the Club Deportivo Independiente and assisted his Peronist father in founding the Neuquino People's Movement, following him into politics. The party won the Neuquén city elections in 1983 after the return of democracy and Sobisch became mayor, taking took a leading role in renewing the party. Peronism is an Argentine political ideology based on the ideas and programs associated with former president Juan Perón. ...

Sobisch was elected governor of the province in 1991, serving until 1995. He took over the leadership of the party in 1997. He won again as governor in 1999 and 2003, with 57% of the vote, his term expiring in 2007 when he will step down.

Sobisch has participated in the founding of the Movement of the United Provinces, a new national party, and is the movement's candidate for the Presidency in 2007. He had previously formed a centre-right alliance with Mauricio Macri [1], although it is unclear if this alliance will survive Macri's alliance with Ricardo López Murphy (who is not on good terms with Sobisch) and who will ultimately contest the presidency in 2007 [2] [3]. Sobisch is also seen as an ally of former Justicialist Party President Carlos Menem. Mauricio Macri Mauricio Macri (born 1959-02-08) is a Deputy representing the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina in the Lower House of the National Congress. ... Ricardo Hipólito López Murphy (born 10 August 1951 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine economist and politician. ... The Justicialist Party (Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party from Argentina. ... Carlos Saúl Menem (born July 2, 1930) was President of Argentina from July 8, 1989 to December 10, 1999 for the Justicialist Party (Peronist). ...

External links

• Sobisch 2007 official site (Spanish)
• Interview, Clarín, 2001-01-30 (Spanish)
• Neuquen Province (Spanish)
• Neuquino People's Movement (Spanish)