Alfredo Cornejo (politician)

Alfredo Cornejo (born March 20, 1962) is an Argentine politician. He leads the Radical Civic Union and is National Deputy. He was Governor of the Mendoza Province.

Alfredo Cornejo
Governor of Mendoza Province
In office
December 10, 2015 (2015-12-10) – December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)
Personal details
Born (1962-03-20) March 20, 1962
San Carlos, Mendoza, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Political partyRadical Civic Union
Other political
affiliations		Cambiemos
ResidenceMendoza
OccupationPolitician

Biography

Alfredo Cornejo studied political sciences at the National University of Cuyo. He also worked as a teacher at the university.

Political career

During his student years at the National University of Cuyo he was a student leader of the Franja Morada group.

He affiliated to the Radical Civic Union in 1983, and was elected as provincial senator for the 2002–2003 period. He was elected national deputy in 2005, and resigned in 2007 to run for mayor of Godoy Cruz. He served as mayor of Godoy Cruz for two terms, 2007–2011 and 2011–2015.[1]

Governor of Mendoza

In 2015 he was elected governor of the Mendoza Province and being one of the referents of Cambiemos in the interior of the country.[2]

In 2017, he was awarded Michel Temer with the Order of Rio Branco in recognition of the promotion of bilateral ties between the two regions.[3]

In 2018 Sebastián Piñera he was awarded the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins in the degree of Grand Officer in recognition of the collaboration in the integration of Argentina and Chile.[4]

In the same year, the Konex Foundation awarded him a Konex Award - Diploma of Merit as one of the most important Public Administrators of the last decade in Argentina.

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References
  1. "Gobernador Alfredo Cornejo".
  2. De 2015, 22 De Junio. "Tras la derrota, el gobernador de Mendoza se reunió con Cornejo". Infobae.
  3. http://www.prensa.mendoza.gov.ar/brasil-condecoro-a-cornejo-por-fomentar-los-lazos-bilaterales-entre-ambas-regiones/
  4. http://www.sitioandino.com.ar/n/258035-cornejo-condecorado-por-el-gobierno-chileno/
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