Arturo Puricelli

Arturo Puricelli (born October 8, 1947 in Río Gallegos ) is an Argentine lawyer and politician of the Peronist Party .

Life

Puricelli studied law at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in Santa Fe . After completing his studies, he opened his own law firm in 1976. From December 10, 1983 to December 10, 1987 Puricelli was governor of the province of Santa Cruz . Puricelli was in the government of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as the successor to Nilda Garré from December 15, 2010 to June 3, 2013 Defense Minister in Argentina. He was succeeded by Agustín Rossi .