Alicia Kirchner de Mercado

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Alicia Kirchner de Mercado (2016)

Alicia Kirchner de Mercado (born July 18, 1946 ) is an Argentine politician of the Peronist Party .

Life

Kirchner de Mercado is the sister of the former President Néstor Kirchner and sister-in-law of his successor as President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner . Kirchner de Mercado studied at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and the Universidad Nacional de General San Martín . After graduating, she worked as a teacher and social worker.

Kirchner de Mercado was Minister for Social Development in Argentina from May 25, 2003 to December 10, 2005 and again from August 14, 2006 to December 10, 2015. In between she worked as a senator . Since December 2015, she has succeeded Daniel Peralta as governor of the province of Santa Cruz .