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Argentine Provinces since 1983

Provinces Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma - Catamarca - Chaco - Chubut - Córdoba - Corrientes - Entre Ríos - Formosa - Jujuy - La Pampa - La Rioja - Mendoza - Misiones - Neuquén - Río Negro - Salta - San Juan - San Luis - Santa Cruz - Santa Fe - Santiago del Estero - Tierra del Fuego - Tucumán - 

Party abbreviations: AL = Alianza (Alliance, coalition: UCR and Frente País Solidario [Federation for a Country in Solidarity, Frepaso], anti-Peronist, center-left); ARI = Alternativa por un República de Iguales (Alternative for a Republic of Equals); CPC = Compromiso para el Cambio (Commitment to Change); FR (Misiones)= Frente Renovador (Renewal Front, Misiones); FR (Tucumán)= Fuerza Republicana (Republican Force, Tucumán, authoritarian); MPF = Movemiento Popular de Tierra de Fuego (Tierra del Fuego Popular Movement); MPN = Movimiento Popular Neuquiño (Neuquino People's Movement, regionalist, centrist); PACh = Partido Acción Chaco (Chaco Action Party); PAL = Pacto Autonomista Liberal (Autonomist Liberal Pact); PB = Partido Bloc (Bloc Party); PJ = Partido Justicialista (Justicalist Party, conservative, personalist: ex-PP); PN = Partido Nuevo (New Party); PR = Partido Renovador (Renewal Party); UCR = Unión Civica Radical (Radical Civic Union, centrist)

Buenos Aires
 
Flag of Buenos Aires Province
                Adopted 12 Aug 1997

Governors
10 Dec 1983 - 10 Dec 1987  Alejandro Armendáriz               (b. 1923 - d. 2005)  UCR
10 Dec 1987 - 10 Dec 1991  Antonio Francisco Cafiero          (b. 1922)            PJ
10 Dec 1991 - 10 Dec 1999  Eduardo Alberto Duhalde            (b. 1941)            PJ
10 Dec 1999 -  3 Jan 2002  Carlos Federico Ruckauf            (b. 1944)            PJ
 3 Jan 2002 - 10 Dec 2007  Felipe Carlos Solá                 (b. 1950)            PJ
10 Dec 2007 -              Daniel Osvaldo Scioli              (b. 1957)            PJ

Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de
Flag of Buenos Aires city
                 Adopted 24 Oct 1995
 6 Aug 1996                Status changed from federal territory to autonomous city.

Intendants
10 Dec 1983 - 13 Jan 1987  Julio César Saguier y Pociello     (b. 1935? - d. 1987)
15 Jan 1987 -  8 Jul 1989  Facundo Suárez Lastra              (b. 1954)
 8 Jul 1989 - 27 Oct 1992  Carlos Grosso                      (b. 1943)
27 Oct 1992 -  5 Sep 1994  Saúl Bouer                         (b. 1937)
 5 Sep 1994 -  6 Aug 1996  Jorge Domínguez
Chiefs of government
 6 Aug 1996 -  9 Dec 1999  Fernando de la Rúa                 (b. 1937)            UCR
 9 Dec 1999 -  6 Aug 2000  Enrique José Olivera               (b. 1940)            Al
 6 Aug 2000 -  7 Mar 2006  Aníbal Ibarra                      (b. 1958)            Al
                             (suspended from 14 Nov 2005)
14 Nov 2005 -  9 Dec 2007  Jorge Telerman                     (b. 1955)            Al
                             (acting for suspended Ibarra to 7 Mar 2006)
 9 Dec 2007                Mauricio Macri                     (b. 1959)            CPC


Catamarca

Governors
10 Dec 1983 - 10 Dec 1987  Ramón Saadi (1st time)             (b. 1949)            PJ
10 Dec 1987 - 10 Jul 1988  Vicente Leónidas Saadi             (b. 1913 - d. 1988)  PJ
10 Jul 1988 -  9 Oct 1988  Oscar Ramón Garbe                                       PJ
 9 Oct 1988 - 17 Apr 1991  Ramón Saadi (2nd time)             (s.a.)               PJ
17 Apr 1991 - 10 Dec 1991  Luis Adolfo Prol                   (d. 1996)            Non-party
                             (federal interventor)
10 Dec 1991 - 10 Dec 1999  Arnoldo Castillo                   (b. 1922 - d. 2005)  UCR
10 Dec 1999 - 10 Dec 2003  Óscar Castillo                     (b. 1954)            UCR
10 Dec 2003 -              Eduardo Brizuela del Moral         (b. 1944)            UCR


Chaco
Chaco Province (Argentina)                
                Adopted 19 Sep  2007

1950 - 27 Apr 1957         Named Presidente Juan Perón.

Governors
10 Dec 1983 - 10 Dec 1987  Florencio Tenev                    (b. 1929 - d. 1999)  PJ
10 Dec 1987 - 10 Dec 1991  Danilo Baroni                      (b. 1922)            PJ
10 Dec 1991 - 10 Dec 1995  Rolando Tauguinas                                       PACh
10 Dec 1995 - 10 Dec 2003  Ángel Rozas                        (b. 1950)            UCR;1999 Al
10 Dec 2003 - 10 Dec 2007  Roy Nikisch                        (b. 1951)            UCR
10 Dec 2007 -              Jorge Capitanich                   (b. 1964)            PJ


Chubut

Chubut province flag
                      Adopted 6 Jan  2005

Governors
11 Dec 1983 - 11 Dec 1987  Atilio Viglione                    (b. 1914)            UCR
11 Dec 1987 -  1 Nov 1990  Néstor Perl                        (b. 1940)            PJ
 1 Nov 1990 - 11 Dec 1991  Fernando Óscar Cosentino                                PJ
11 Dec 1991 - 11 Dec 1999  Carlos Maestro                     (b. 1945)            UCR
11 Dec 1999 - 10 Dec 2003  José Luis Lizurume                 (b. 1941)            Al
10 Dec 2003 -              Mario Das Neves                    (b. 1951)            PJ


Córdoba
[Córdoba flag]
        Adopted 17 Nov 1986 Unofficial
Governors
12 Dec 1983 - 12 Jul 1995  Eduardo César Angeloz              (b. 1931)            UCR
12 Jul 1995 - 12 Jul 1999  Ramón Bautista Mestre              (b. 1937 - d. 2003)  UCR
12 Jul 1999 - 10 Dec 2007  José Manuel de la Sota             (b. 1949)            PJ
10 Dec 2007 -              Juan Schiaretti                    (b. 1949)            PJ

Corrientes
[Corrientes flag]
               Adopted 29 Dec 1986
Governors
10 Dec 1983 - 10 Dec 1987  José Antonio Romero Feris          (b. 1941)            PAL
10 Dec 1987 - 10 Dec 1991  Guillermo Ricardo Leconte          (b. 1932)            PAL
10 Dec 1991 -  4 Feb 1992  Hugo Ricardo Mancini                                    PAL
Federal interventors
 4 Feb 1992 - 12 Aug 1992  Francisco de Durañona y Vedia      (b. 1944 - d. 1996)  Non-party
12 Aug 1992 -  3 Feb 1993  Claudia Elena Bello (f)            (b. 1960)            Non-party
 3 Feb 1993 - 10 Dec 1993  Ideler Santiago Tonelli            (b. 1924/25)         Non-party
Governors
10 Dec 1993 - 10 Dec 1997  Raúl Romero Feris                                       PAL
10 Dec 1997 - 19 Jun 1999  Pedro Braillard Poccard                                 PN
19 Jun 1999 -  2 Jul 1999  Víctor Hugo Maidana (acting)                            PN
 2 Jul 1999 - 16 Dec 1999  Hugo Rubén Perié (acting)                               PJ
Federal interventors
16 Dec 1999 - 20 Mar 2001  Ramón Bautista Mestre              (b. 1937 - d. 2003)  Non-party
20 Mar 2001 - 10 Dec 2001  Óscar Raúl Aguad                   (b. 1951)            Non-party
Governors
10 Dec 2001 - 10 Dec 2005  Horacio Ricardo Colombi            (b. 1957)            UCR
10 Dec 2005 -              Arturo Alejandro Colombi           (b. 1958)            UCR

Entre Ríos
 
[Flag of Entre Ríos]
                      Adopted 17 Mar 1987
 

Governors
10 Dec 1983 - 10 Dec 1987  Sergio Alberto Montiel (1st time)  (b. 1927)            UCR
10 Dec 1987 - 10 Dec 1991  Jorge Pedro Busti (1st time)       (b. 1947)            PJ
10 Dec 1991 - 10 Dec 1995  Mario Armando Moine                (b. 1949)            PJ
10 Dec 1995 - 11 Dec 1999  Jorge Pedro Busti (2nd time)       (s.a.)               PJ
11 Dec 1999 - 11 Dec 2003  Sergio Alberto Montiel (2nd time)  (s.a.)               Al
11 Dec 2003 - 11 Dec 2007  Jorge Pedro Busti (3rd time)       (s.a.)               PJ
11 Dec 2007 -              Sergio Daniel Urribarri            (b. 1958)            PJ

Formosa
 
[Flag of Formosa]
                    Adopted 15 Mar 1991
 

Governors
11 Dec 1983 - 11 Dec 1987  Floro Eleuterio Bogado             (b. 1939)            PJ
11 Dec 1987 - 11 Dec 1995  Vicente Bienvenido Joga                                 PJ
11 Dec 1995 -              Gildo Insfrán                      (b. 1951)            PJ

Jujuy

[Province of Jujuy flag with 1:1 ratio]
      Adopted 29 Nov 1994

Governors
10 Dec 1983 - 10 Dec 1987  Carlos Snopek                      (d. 1991)            PJ
10 Dec 1987 -  1 Nov 1990  Ricardo De Aparici                 (b. 1940)            PJ
 1 Nov 1990 - 10 Dec 1991  Eduardo Alderete                   (b. 1941)            PJ
10 Dec 1991 - 31 May 1993  Roberto Domínguez                                       PJ
31 May 1993 - 16 Apr 1994  Carlos Ficoseco                                         PJ
16 Apr 1994 - 10 Dec 1995  Óscar Agustín Perassi                                   PJ
10 Dec 1995 - 23 Feb 1996  Guillermo Snopek                   (b. 1947 - d. 1996)  PJ
23 Feb 1996 -  4 Dec 1998  Carlos Ferraro                     (b. 1953)            PJ
 4 Dec 1998 - 10 Dec 2007  Eduardo Alfredo Fellner            (b. 1954)            PJ
10 Dec 2007 -              Walter Basilio Barrionuevo         (b. 1954)            PJ


La Pampa

[Province of La Pampa flag]
               Adopted  3 Dec 1993

29 Jan 1952 - 27 Apr 1957  Named Eva Perón province.

Governors
10 Dec 1983 - 10 Dec 1987  Rubén Marín (1st time)             (b. 1934)            PJ
10 Dec 1987 - 10 Dec 1991  Néstor Ahuad                       (b. 1940)            PJ
10 Dec 1991 - 10 Dec 2003  Rubén Marín (2nd time)             (s.a.)               PJ
10 Dec 2003 - 10 Dec 2007  Carlos Verna                       (b. 1946)            PJ
10 Dec 2007 -              Oscar Mario Jorge                  (b. 1936)            PJ

Malvinas (3 Apr 1982 - 14 Jun 1982): see Falklands

La Rioja
 
[Flag of La Rioja]
                Adopted 14 Aug 1986
 

Governors
10?Dec 1983 -  8 Jul 1989  Carlos Saúl Menem                  (b. 1930)            PJ
 8 Jul 1989 - 15 Nov 1989  Alberto Gregorio Cavero            (b. 1924 - d. 1989)  PJ
20 Nov 1989 - Jun 1991     Agustín Benjamín de la Vega                             PJ
Jun 1991 -  9?Dec 1991     Luis Beder Herrera                 (b. 1941)            PJ
 9?Dec 1991 -  9 Dec 1995  Bernabé Arnaudo                                         PJ
 9 Dec 1995 - 11 Dec 2007  Ángel Maza                         (b. 1954)            PJ
                             (suspended from 14 Mar 2007)
14 Mar 2007 -              Luis Beder Herrera                 (s.a.)               PJ
                             (acting for acting for suspended Maza to 11 Dec 2007)

Mendoza

[Mendoza flag]
   Adopted 21 Oct 1992

Governors
11 Dec 1983 - 11 Dec 1987  Santiago Felipe Llaver             (b. 1916 - d. 2002)  UCR
11 Dec 1987 - 11 Dec 1991  José Octavio Bordón                (b. 1945)            PJ
11 Dec 1991 - 11 Dec 1995  Rodolfo Federico Gabrielli                              PJ
11 Dec 1995 - 11 Dec 1999  Arturo Lafalla                     (b. 1944)            PJ
11 Dec 1999 - 11 Dec 2003  Roberto Raúl Iglesias              (b. 1951)            Al
11 Dec 2003 -  9 Dec 2007  Julio César Cleto Cobos            (b. 1955)            UCR
 9 Dec 2007 -              Celso Jaque                        (b. 1960)            PJ


Misiones

[flag of Misiones]
              Adopted 13 Feb 1992

Governors
11 Dec 1983 - 16 Sep 1987  Ricardo Barrios Arrechea           (b. 1934)            UCR
17 Sep 1987 - 11 Dec 1987  Luis María Casoni                                       UCR
11 Dec 1987 - 11 Dec 1991  Julio Humada                       (b. 1936)            PJ
11 Dec 1991 - 11 Dec 1999  Federico Ramón Puerta              (b. 1951)            PJ
11 Dec 1999 - 10 Dec 2007  Carlos Eduardo Rovira              (b. 1956)            PJ; 2003 FR
10 Dec 2007 -              Maurice Fabián Closs               (b. 1971)            FR


Neuquén

[flag of Neuquen]
           Adopted 31 Oct 1989

Governors
10 Dec 1983 - 10 Dec 1987  Felipe Sapag (1st time)            (b. 1917)            MPN
10 Dec 1987 - 10 Dec 1991  Pedro Salvatori                    (b. 1933)            MPN
10 Dec 1991 - 10 Dec 1995  Jorge Omar Sobisch (1st time)      (b. 1943)            MPN
10 Dec 1995 - 10 Dec 1999  Felipe Sapag (2nd time)            (s.a.)               MPN
10 Dec 1999 - 10 Dec 2007  Jorge Omar Sobisch (2nd time)      (s.a.)               MPN
10 Dec 2007 -              Jorge Augusto Sapag                (b. 1951)            MPN


Río Negro

[flag of Río Negro]
                 Adopted 25 Mar 2009

Governors
10 Dec 1983 - 10 Dec 1987  Osvaldo Álvarez Guerrero           (b. 1940 - d. 2008)  UCR
10 Dec 1987 -  9 Dec 1995  Horacio Massaccesi                 (b. 1948)            UCR
 9 Dec 1995 - 10 Dec 2003  Pablo Verani                       (b. 1938)            UCR;1999 Al
10 Dec 2003 -              Miguel Saiz                        (b. 1949)            UCR


Salta
 
[Province of Salta flag]
             Adopted 14 Jun 1997
 

Governors
10 Dec 1983 - 10 Dec 1987  Roberto Romero                     (b. 1926 - d. 1992)  PJ
10 Dec 1987 - 10 Dec 1991  Hernán Cornejo                                          PJ
10 Dec 1991 - 10 Dec 1995  Roberto Ulloa                      (b. 1924)            PR
10 Dec 1995 - 10 Dec 2007  Juan Carlos Romero                 (b. 1950)            PJ
10 Dec 2007 -              Juan Manuel Urtubey                (b. 1969)            PJ

San Juan

San Juan Province (Argentina)
                Adopted 21 May 1998

Governors
10 Dec 1983 - 15 Nov 1985  Leopoldo Bravo                     (b. 1919 - d. 2006)  PB
15 Nov 1985 - 10 Dec 1987  Jorge Ruiz Aguilar                                      PB
10 Dec 1987 - 10 Dec 1991  Carlos Enrique Gómez Centurión     (b. 1924)            PB
10 Dec 1991 - 18 Dec 1992  Jorge Escobar (1st time)           (b. 1952)            PJ
18 Dec 1992 - 30 Dec 1994  Juan Carlos Rojas                                       PJ
30 Dec 1994 - 10 Dec 1999  Jorge Escobar (2nd time)           (s.a.)               PJ
10 Dec 1999 - 24 Sep 2002  Alfredo Avelín                     (b. 1927)            Al
23 Aug 2002 - 10 Dec 2003  Wbaldino Acosta                    (b. 1938)            PB
                             (acting for suspended Avelín to 24 Sep 2002)
10 Dec 2003 -              José Luis Gioja                    (b. 1949)            PJ


San Luis

[Flag of S.Luis Province]
                 Adopted 22 Jun 1998

Governor
10 Dec 1983 - 24 Dec 2001  Adolfo Rodríguez Saá               (b. 1947)            PJ
24 Dec 2001 - 25 May 2003  María Alicia Lemme (f)             (b. 1954)            PJ
25 May 2003 -              Alberto Rodríguez Saá              (b. 1949)            PJ


Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz province flag
               Adopted 26 Aug 2000

Governors
10 Dec 1983 - 10 Dec 1987  Arturo Puricelli                   (b. 1948)            PJ
10 Dec 1987 - 10 Jun 1990  Ricardo del Val                    (d. 1995)            PJ
10 Jun 1990 -  6 May 1991  José Ramón Graneros                                     PJ
 6 May 1991 - 10 Dec 1991  Héctor Marcelino García                                 PJ
10 Dec 1991 - 22 May 2003  Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoic      (b. 1950)            PJ
22 May 2003 - 10 Dec 2003  Héctor Icazuriaga                  (b. 1955)            PJ
10 Dec 2003 - 17 Mar 2006  Sergio Acevedo                     (b. 1956)            PJ
17 Mar 2006 - 11 May 2007  Carlos Alberto Sancho                                   PJ
11 May 2007 -              Daniel Román Peralta                                    PJ


Santa Fe
 
[Flag of Santa Fe]
                      re-adopted 11 Sep 1986
 

Governors
11 Dec 1983 - 11 Dec 1987  José María Vernet                  (b. 1943)            PJ
11 Dec 1987 - 11 Dec 1991  Víctor Reviglio                    (b. 1938)            PJ
11 Dec 1991 - 11 Dec 1995  Carlos Alberto Reutemann           (b. 1942)            PJ
                             (1st time)           
11 Dec 1995 - 11 Dec 1999  Jorge Alberto Obeid (1st time)     (b. 1947)            PJ
11 Dec 1999 - 11 Dec 2003  Carlos Alberto Reutemann           (s.a.)               PJ
                             (2nd time)            
11 Dec 2003 - 11 Dec 2007  Jorge Alberto Obeid (2nd time)     (s.a.)               PJ
11 Dec 2007 -              Hermes Juan Binner                 (b. 1943)            PJ

Santiago del Estero
 
[Flag of Santiago del Estero]
                                 Adopted 7 Oct 1985
 

Governors
10?Dec 1983 - 10?Dec 1987  Carlos Arturo Juárez (1st time)    (b. 1917)            PJ
10?Dec 1987 - 11 Dec 1991  César Iturre                       (b. 1938 - d. 1997)  PJ
11 Dec 1991 - 27 Oct 1993  Carlos Mujica                      (b. 1934/35)         PJ
27 Oct 1993 - 18 Dec 1993  Fernando Martín Lobo               (b. 1947 - d. 2007)  PJ
18 Dec 1993 -  6 Jul 1995  Juan Schiaretti                    (b. 1949)            Non-party
                             (federal interventor)
 6 Jul 1995 - Sep 1998     Carlos Arturo Juárez (2nd time)    (s.a.)               PJ
Sep 1998 - 10 Dec 1999     Darío Augusto Moreno (1st time)    (b. 1951)            PJ
10 Dec 1999 - 14 Dec 2001  Carlos Arturo Juárez (3rd time)    (s.a.)               PJ
14 Dec 2001 - 25 Nov 2002  Carlos Ricardo Díaz                (b. 1956)            PJ
25 Nov 2002 - 12 Dec 2002  Darío Augusto Moreno (2nd time)    (s.a.)               PJ 
                             (acting) 
12 Dec 2002 -  1 Apr 2004  Mercedes Marina Aragonés           (b. 1926)            PJ
                             de Juárez (f)        
Federal interventor
 1 Apr 2004 - 23 Mar 2005  Pablo Lanusse                      (b. 1965)            Non-party
Governor
23 Mar 2005 -              Gerardo Zamora                     (b. 1964)            UCR

Tierra del Fuego

  Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur flag
                    Adopted Jun 1999

 1 Jun 1991                Status changed from territory to province (Tierra del Fuego, 
                             Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur).

Governors
10 Dec 1983 - 14 May 1984  Ramón Alberto Trejo Noel           (b. 1920 - d. 1984)
17 May 1984 - 15 Jul 1984  Jorge Néstor Vera (acting)
15 Jul 1984 - 26 May 1986  Adolfo Luis Sciurano               (b. 1931 - d. 2007)
26 May 1986 - 12 Dec 1987  Alfredo Ferro
12 Dec 1987 - 13 Jul 1989  Elios Eseverry                     (b. 1930 - d. 2007)
13 Jul 1989 - 1990         Martín Torres
1990 - 17 Jan 1991         Adrián Aquiles Fariña
17 Jan 1991 - 10 Jan 1992  Matilde Svatetz de Menéndez (f)    (b. 1943/44)
10 Jan 1992 - 10 Jan 2000  José Estabillo                     (b. 1949)            MPF
10 Jan 2000 - 10 Jan 2004  Carlos Manfredotti                 (b. 1953)            PJ
10 Jan 2004 -  2 Dec 2005  Jorge Colazo                       (b. 1954)            UCR
                             (suspended from 25 Oct 2005)
25 Oct 2005 - 17 Dec 2007  Hugo Cóccaro                       (b. 1954/55)         PJ
                             (acting for suspended Colazo to 2 Dec 2005)
17 Dec 2007 -              María Fabiana Ríos de Longhi (f)   (b. 1964)            ARI

Territorial Dispute: Argentine territorial claim in Antarctica (Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur) since 1943, partially overlaps British and Chilean claims and is not recognized by the United Nations, U.S., Russia or most other countries.


Tucumán

[Tucuman flag]
               Adopted 3 Nov 1995

Governors
11 Dec 1983 - 11 Dec 1987  Fernando Riera                     (b. 1915 - d. 1998)  PJ
11 Dec 1987 - 18 Jan 1991  José Domato                        (b. 1918)            PJ
18 Jan 1991 - 29 Oct 1991  Julio César Aráoz                  (b. 1951)            Non-party
                             (federal interventor)
29 Oct 1991 - 29 Oct 1995  Ramón Ortega                       (b. 1941)            PJ
29 Oct 1995 - 29 Oct 1999  Antonio Domingo Bussi              (b. 1926)            FR
29 Oct 1999 - 29 Oct 2003  Julio Miranda                      (b. 1946)            PJ
29 Oct 2003 -              José Jorge Alperovich              (b. 1955)            PJ



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