Hugo Cóccaro
| Hugo Cóccaro | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Tierra del Fuego | |
|
In office October 25, 2005 – December 10, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Colazo |
| Succeeded by | Fabiana Rios |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1954 Saladillo, Buenos Aires Province |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Profession | sawmill proprietor |
Hugo Omar Cóccaro (born in 1954) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, former governor of Tierra del Fuego Province (formally Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands).
Born in Saladillo, Buenos Aires Province, Cóccaro relocated to Tierra del Fuego at age 20 with his brother, with whom he started a construction firm.[1] He later purchased the San Justo Estancia, a lenga beech sawmill near Río Grande.[2] He had four daughters, and his marriage ended in separation.[1][3]
Cóccaro entered politics in 2003, when he was elected vice-governor under Governor Jorge Colazo of the Radical Civic Union (UCR). He fell out with Colazo, however, and there were public rows between them. He became acting governor of Tierra del Fuego on October 25, 2005, when Colazo was suspended, and was confirmed in the post on December 2.
His tenure was marked for its failed support for RENASA, a provincial petroleum concern, and a subsequent impeachment attempt.[4] Cóccaro ran for reelection in 2007, and won the first round; but he was defeated in the runoff by Fabiana Ríos, the first woman to be elected governor in the history of Argentina.
| Preceded by Jorge Colazo |
Governor of Tierra del Fuego 2005–2007 |
Succeeded by Fabiana Rios |
External links
- (Spanish) Tierra de Fuego Province
References
- 1 2 Clarín: Monitor electoral (Spanish)
- ↑ Clarín (Spanish)
- ↑ Clarín: a río revuelto, ganancia de pescadores (Spanish)
- ↑ Tiempo Fuegino (Spanish)