Julio Cobos
Governor of Mendoza
In office 2003 – 2007
Lieutenant(s)	Juan Carlos Jaliff
Preceded by	Roberto Iglesias
Succeeded by	incumbent
Born	1955-04-30
Political party	Radical Civic Union
Profession	civil and construction engineer

Julio César Cleto Cobos (born 1955-04-30) is an Argentine Radical Civic Union (UCR) politician, current governor of Mendoza Province. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (529x1085, 127 KB) Julio Cobos Mendozas governor. ... Roberto Raúl Iglesias (b. ... // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... The Radical Civic Union (Unión Cívica Radical, or UCR) is the foremost opposition party in Argentina. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... The Radical Civic Union (Unión Cívica Radical, or UCR) is the foremost opposition party in Argentina. ... Mendoza is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. ...

Cobos has an academic background in civil engineering, graduating from the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional and teaching at this and other universities. He joined the UCR in 1991 and took public office as an official in the municipality of Mendoza then as minister of Environment and Public Works in the government of Mendoza Province 1999-2000. He was dean of the regional faculty of the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional 1997-2003. He was elected governor in 2003, heading a coalition between Radicals with Recrear and Federalists. The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. ... The Universidad Tecnológica National (National Technological University, UTN) is a national university of Argentina, which specializes in the teaching of engineering sciences. ... Gates of General San Martín Park Mendoza is a city in the west of Argentina, and the capital of the Mendoza Province. ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Argentine political parties ...

After his election, Cobos became a leading supporter of Peronist President Néstor Kirchner in Radical ranks, taking a more left-wing position. He is in dispute with other Radicals in Mendoza, led by former governor Roberto Iglesias, now Radical leader, over his support for Kirchner and their desire to back another presidential candidate in the 2007 elections [1]. Mendoza's Constitution doesn't allow re-election however he support a fellow-partisan to take office in 2007 on the same slate as Kirchner. Peronism is an Argentine political ideology based on the ideas and programs associated with former president Juan Perón. ... 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. ...  , full name Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoic (born 25 February 1950), was sworn in as President of Argentina on May 25, 2003. ... Roberto Raúl Iglesias (b. ... Argentina will hold national presidential and legislative elections on 27 October 2007 to elect a President of Argentina and for the Argentine Congress. ...

External links

• Mendoza Province (Spanish)
• Interview, Clarín, 2003-10-28 (Spanish)