Rosana Bertone

Rosana Bertone

Rosana Bertone in 2011
Governor of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and Southern Atlantic Islands
Assumed office
December 10, 2015
Lieutenant Governor Juan Carlos Arcando
Preceded by Fabiana Ríos
Personal details
Born (1972-05-09) May 9, 1972
San Salvador, Entre Ríos
Political party PJ/FpV
Alma mater National University of the Littoral
Profession Lawyer

Rosana Andrea Bertone (born May 9, 1972, San Salvador, Entre Ríos) is an Argentine politician and the current Governor of Tierra del Fuego Province, having entered office the 10th December 2015.[1]

Political career

Bertone qualified as a lawyer in 1995 from the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the National University of the Littoral. In 2001 she was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies for Tierra del Fuego and was re-elected in 2005 and 2009.[2] In 2010 she caused controversy when she opposed her party's plans to introduce same-sex marriage.[3]

Bertone ran for Governor of Tierra del Fuego in the 2011 election but lost in the run-off vote to incumbent Governor Fabiana Ríos. Following the completion of her third term as a Deputy in 2013, Bertone was elected to the Argentine Senate for Tierra del Fuego.[2] In 2015 she ran again for Governor, gaining 42.26% of the vote in the first round on June 21. On June 28 she defeated her opponent, Federico Sciurano, with over 50% of the vote to be elected Governor.[3]

References

  1. "FPV won Tierra del Fuego runoff and Rosana Bertone is the new Governor". Télam. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  2. 1 2 Bertone, Rosana. "Curriculum vitae". Campaign website. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  3. 1 2 "Bertone triumphs in Tierra del Fuego as opponent concedes defeat". Buenos Aires Herald. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-06-29.

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