Julio Cobos
Julio César Cleto Cobos (born April 30, 1955 in Godoy Cruz , Mendoza province ) is an Argentine politician ( UCR , later FPV ). Between 2007 and 2011 he was Vice President of the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner government .
Life
Cobos studied engineering at the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional and after graduating in 1979 worked as a lecturer at the UTN, the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCu) and the Universidad de Mendoza . In 1997 he was elected dean of the UTN regional faculty in Mendoza .
Political career
In 1991, Cobos joined the UCR. In 1994 he started as a functionary in the secretariat for urban planning of the mayor's office in Mendoza. In 1999 he became Minister for Environment and Public Works in the provincial government under Roberto Iglesias. In 2003 he was elected governor of the province.
Cobos had a good relationship with the Kirchner government based on mutual dialogue , so that in 2007 he was nominated for the vice-presidential candidate in the formula of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in order to win UCR voters for the Frente para la Victoria . He was then expelled from the UCR. Fernández and Cobos won the election clearly with 45.29% of the valid votes, so that he took office on December 10, 2007.
On July 18, 2008, Cobos caused a sensation when, in the midst of a government crisis due to a conflict between Fernández and the agricultural associations in his function as Senate President , he voted against a government-initiated increase in export taxes for some agricultural products (especially soybeans ) and thus the project Fall brought, which significantly defused the conflict, but worsened the relationship with Fernández. After this action he was one of the most popular politicians in Argentina in the second half of 2008.
In September 2008, Cobos initiated negotiations with politicians from various parties in order to set up an election platform called "Consenso Federal" for the 2009 elections.
Individual evidence
- ^ Julio Cobos, expulsado de por vida de la UCR. 26noticias.com.ar, accessed March 5, 2009 .
- ↑ Escrutinio definitivo. (No longer available online.) Argentina Elections, archived from the original on April 22, 2009 ; Retrieved March 5, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Crisis política: con el voto negativo de Cobos, el Senado rechazó las retenciones. Clarín , July 17, 2008, accessed March 5, 2009 .
- ↑ Cristina sigue con fuerte rechazo: the 65% no aprueba su gobierno. (No longer available online.) Perfil , October 5, 2008, archived from the original on December 8, 2008 ; Retrieved March 5, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Para consenso nadie como Cobos. Página / 12 , September 5, 2008, accessed March 5, 2009 .
Web links
- Biography on the website of the Argentine Senate
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cobos, Julio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cobos, Julio César Cleto (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Godoy Cruz , Mendoza Province |