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Rolando Figueroa | |
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| Governor of Neuquén | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2023 | |
| Vice Governor | Gloria Ruiz |
| Preceded by | Omar Gutiérrez |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2021 – 10 December 2023 | |
| Constituency | Neuquén |
| Vice Governor of Neuquén | |
| In office 10 December 2015 – 10 December 2019 | |
| Governor | Omar Gutiérrez |
| Preceded by | Ana Pechen |
| Succeeded by | Marcos Koopmann |
| Mayor of Chos Malal | |
| In office 10 December 2011 – 10 December 2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Víctor Hugo Gutiérrez |
| Provincial Legislator of Neuquén | |
| In office 10 December 2007 – 10 December 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1969 Andacollo, Argentina |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Neuquén People's Movement (until 2022) |
| Alma mater | National University of Comahue |
Rolando Ceferino Figueroa (born 14 April 1969) is an Argentine politician, currently serving as a Governor of Neuquén Province since 10 December 2023. He previously served as National Deputy elected in Neuquén. A member of the regionalist Neuquén People's Movement party until 2022, Figueroa was elected in 2021 and currently sits in the Provincias Unidas inter-bloc.
Figueroa previously served as Vice Governor of Neuquén from 2015 to 2019, under Governor Omar Gutiérrez. Prior to that, he was mayor of Chos Malal from 2011 to 2015, and a member of the Legislature of Neuquén from 2007 to 2011.
He was elected governor in the April 2023 provincial elections.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]Figueroa was born on 14 April 1969 in Andacollo, Neuquén Province, into an important family in the province.[2] His grandfather, Temístocles Figueroa, was the first native-born Argentine citizen in Neuquén, while his uncle, Rogelio Figueroa, was active in local politics in Huinganco and is widely known for promoting afforestation efforts in the region.[3][4]
He studied public accounting at the National University of Comahue.[5]
Political career
[edit]From 2007 to 2011, Figueroa was a member of the Legislature of Neuquén elected in the Neuquén People's Movement list. In 2011, he was elected as intendente (mayor) of Chos Malal.[6] In the 2015 provincial elections, Figueroa was the running mate of Omar Gutiérrez in the MPN ticket to the governorship of Neuquén: with 40.57% of the vote, the MPN maintained its unbroken streak as the province's governing party since the return of democracy in 1983.[7][8]
National Deputy
[edit]In the 2021 legislative election, Figueroa ran for one of Neuquén's seats in the National Chamber of Deputies as part of the MPN list; he won in the PASO primaries against the list supported by Governor Gutiérrez in September 2021, and became the party's candidate ahead of the general election.[9][10] In the general election, the MPN list was the most voted in the province, with 29.44% of the vote, and Figueroa was elected.[11] He was the sole MPN deputy in the 2021–2023 term, and formed part of the "Provincias Unidas" parliamentary inter-bloc alongside other provincial parties such as Misiones' FRC and Río Negro's JSRN.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Institute, Baker. "A Political Earthquake In Argentina's Vaca Muerta: The 2023 Neuquén Gubernatorial Election". Forbes. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Rolo Figueroa: "Debemos hacer alianzas para sacar adelante Neuquén"". LM Neuquén (in Spanish). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Cippitelli, Mario (15 August 2019). "Temístocles, el maestro". LM Neuquén (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Cantarini, Javier. "El vivero que cambió a un pueblo". Poder Local (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
- ^ ""Me alarma el avance de una visión privatista del Estado"". Río Negro (in Spanish). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Rolando Figueroa juró como intendente de Chos Malal y prometió integración". Minuto Neuquén (in Spanish). 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "El MPN gana en Neuquén". El Día (in Spanish). 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Casullo, María Esperanza (November 2021). "La persistencia del MPN en la política neuquina". CIPPEC (in Spanish).
- ^ "Neuquén: hay interna en el FdT, MPN y el FIT y JxC se rompió". Parlamentario (in Spanish). 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Durán, Andrea (13 September 2021). "En el MPN la interna fue para Figueroa que derrotó a la lista de Gutiérrez". Río Negro (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "El MPN gana las elecciones en Neuquén y se reparte las bancas en Diputados con Cambia y el FdT". ElDiario.ar (in Spanish). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Diego Sartori adelantó que se podrían sumar más diputados al interbloque "Provincias Unidas" que integra Misiones". Misiones Online (in Spanish). 7 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.