Mauricio Macri

Mauricio Macri (born 8 February 1959) is an Argentine politician. He served as a national deputy representing the city of Buenos Aires in the Lower House of Congress, and, since 10 December 2007, is the Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. He is twice divorced and has three children. is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the political institutions and political parties of Argentina. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the National Congress, Argentinas parliament. ... The Congress of the Argentine Nation (Spanish: Congreso de la Nación Argentina) is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The following is a list of Mayors and Chiefs of Government of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentinas capital, since its federalisation. ...

Macri was born in Tandil, in the province of Buenos Aires, and studied at the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA), where he received a degree in Civil Engineering. He also attended Columbia Business School, Wharton Business School and Universidad del CEMA. ^[1] Tandil is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, about 360 km away from Buenos Aires. ... Argentina is subdivided in 23 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 federal district (capital federal). ... The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ... Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (in English, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina is a private university with branches in several cities of Argentina. ... The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. ... Columbia Business School (part of Columbia University), officially named the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and also known as CBS, was established in 1916 to provide business training and professional preparation for undergraduate and graduate Columbia University students. ... The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is a business school at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. The school was founded by Joseph Wharton, who also was one of the founders of Swarthmore College (founded in 1864), in 1881 as the first collegiate business school in the United States. ... The Universidad del CEMA is a non-profit organization whose beginning dates back to 1978, located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

His professional career in business includes management positions in various companies since 1985 such as Sideco, SOCMA and Sevel. These companies were part of a larger family business corporation managed by his father Franco Macri. He gained recognition as president of one of the most popular football clubs in Argentina, Boca Juniors. He was elected in 1995 and reelected in 1999 and 2003, to complete one of the most successful periods of the club, winning several international competitions. Soccer redirects here. ... Club Atlético Boca Juniors is one of the most popular Argentine sports clubs, best known for its football team. ...

In 2006, Mauricio Macri was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador ^[2] of the Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition, IIMSAM, that works to promote the use of micro-algae Spirulina (Spirulina platensis) to counter malnutrition and its severe negative impacts especially in the Developing and the Least Developed Countries (LDC). Species Spirulina is the common name for human and animal food supplements produced primarily from two species of cyanobacteria: Arthrospira platensis, and Arthrospira maxima. ...

Political career

In 2003 Macri made his political debut when he ran for Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires with his neo-liberal party Compromiso para el Cambio (Commitment to Change). He won the first round of the election with 33.9% but lost the runoff election with 47% of the popular vote to his opponent Aníbal Ibarra. Commitment to Change (Spanish: Compromiso para el Cambio) is a centre-right political party in Argentina, principally active in the city of Buenos Aires. ... An example of runoff voting. ... Aníbal Ibarra Aníbal Ibarra (born 1958-03-01) is an Argentine lawyer and politician from Lomas de Zamora, a district located in the southern region of Gran Buenos Aires. ...

In the 2005 legislative elections he won a seat in the Chamber of Deputies, representing the city of Buenos Aires, with more than 33% of the votes. ^[3] He joined fellow politician and economist Ricardo López Murphy of Recrear to create a right-wing electoral front called Propuesta Republicana (known as PRO) and sat in the PRO block of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies. ^[4] He was also in discussions with conservative Jorge Sobisch, governor of Neuquén Province, ahead of the 2007 elections. Argentina held national parliamentary elections on Sunday, 23 October 2005. ... The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the National Congress, Argentinas parliament. ... Ricardo Hipólito López Murphy (born 10 August 1951 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine economist and politician. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Argentine political parties ... Republican Proposal (Spanish: Propuesta Republicana) is a centre-right electoral front in Argentina. ... The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the National Congress, Argentinas parliament. ... Jorge Omar Sobisch (b. ... Neuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. ... Argentina will hold national presidential and legislative elections on 27 October 2007 to elect a President of Argentina and for the Argentine Congress. ...

In February 2007 Macri announced that he would run once again to be Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in the 2007 elections, heading the PRO slate with Gabriela Michetti as his running mate. In the first round of the election on 2 June 2007 he won with 45.6% of votes over the government-backed candidate, Daniel Filmus, who received 23.8% of votes. The incumbent Jorge Telerman, came in third place. The runoff election between Macri and Filmus took place on 24 June 2007, and resulted in Macri's victory with 60.96% of the votes. ^{[5] [6]} An example of runoff voting. ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Daniel Fernando Filmus is an Argentine politician and academic, currently Secretary of Education, Science and Technology in the government of President Néstor Kirchner. ... Open seat redirects here. ... Jorge Telerman (born November 29, 1956 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine politician, currently the Chief of Government (Mayor) of the city of Buenos Aires. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Macri's victory was largely analyzed as a defeat for President Néstor Kirchner and turned the elected mayor into de facto leader of the right-wing opposition, which has remained fractured after the Argentine political crisis of late 2001. ^[7] The perceived blow to Kirchner's political support was reinforced by The Buenos Aires election was held on the same date as the provincial election in Tierra del Fuego, in which another candidate backed by the national government lost to ARI's Fabiana Ríos. Néstor Kirchner, full name Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (born 25 February 1950), is the President of Argentina, sworn in on May 25, 2003. ... Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands (Spanish: Provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur) is a province entirely separated by the Strait of Magellan from mainland Argentina on the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego, which it shares with Chile to the... The Alternative for a Republic of Equals (Spanish: Alternativa por una República de Iguales) is an Argentine political party. ... María Fabiana Ríos (born 31 March 1964 in Rosario, Santa Fe) is an Argentine politician of the party ARI (Afirmación para una República de Iguales, Support for an Egalitarian Republic), residing in the province of Tierra del Fuego. ...

Macri's political position can be described as fascist and he also - has ties to the left-leaning and populist Peronist party.

References

External links

• Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition (IIMSAM)
• CityMayors profile

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