Julio Cobos
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| Assumed office December 10, 2007 |
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| President | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
| Preceded by | Daniel Scioli |
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| Born | 30 April 1955 (age 52) |
| Political party | Radical Civic Union |
| Profession | Civil and construction engineer |
Julio César Cleto Cobos (born Mendoza, Argentina, 30 April 1955) is an Argentine politician, formerly of the Radical Civic Union (UCR), currently serving as the Vice President of Argentina.
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.
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 does not allow re-election; however Cobos supported Celso Jaque to take office in 2007 on the same slate as Kirchner.
Cobos was asked by Cristina Kirchner to stand as her running mate in 2007 heading the Front for Victory slate. He accepted Kirchner's offer and was consequently expelled by the Radicals in July 2007. Having won the election, Cobos was sworn in as Vice-President in December 2007.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Mendoza Province
- (Spanish) Interview, Clarín, 2003-10-28
- (Spanish) CuyoNoticias
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| Preceded by Roberto Iglesias |
Governor of Mendoza 2003 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Celso Jaque |
| Preceded by Daniel Scioli |
Vice President of Argentina 2007 – present |
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