Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Preses o Argentinae
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 December 2007
Vice President	Julio Cobos (2007-2011) Amado Boudou (2011-)
Precedit bi	Néstor Kirchner
Naitional Senator for Buenos Aires Province
In office 10 December 2005 – 28 November 2007
Naitional Senator for Santa Cruz
In office 10 December 2001 – 9 December 2005
In office 10 December 1995 – 3 December 1997
Naitional Deputy for Santa Cruz
In office 10 December 1997 – 9 December 2001
Personal details
Born	Cristina Elisabet Fernández 19 Februar 1953 (1953-02-19) La Plata, Argentinae
Poleetical pairty	Front for Victory Justicialist Party
Spoose(s)	Néstor Kirchner (1950–2010)
Childer	Máximo Florencia
Alma mater	Naitional University o La Plata
Signatur
Wabsteid	Offeecial wabsteid

Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (Spainyie pronunciation: [kɾisˈtina eˈlisaβet ferˈnandes ðe ˈkiɾʃneɾ]; born 19 February 1953), commonly kent as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner, is the 55t an current Preses o Argentinae an the widow o umwhile Preses Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentinae's first elected female preses, the seicont female preses iver tae serve (efter Isabel Martínez de Perón, 1974–1976) an the first wumman iver reelectit. A Juisticialist, Fernández servit ane term as Naitional Deputy an three terms as National Senator for baith Santa Cruz an Buenos Aires Provinces.

A native o La Plata, Buenos Aires, Fernández is a graduate o the Naitional University o La Plata. She met her husband durin her studies, an they muivit tae Santa Cruz tae wirk as lawyers. In Mey 1991, she wis electit tae the provincial legislatur. Atween 1995 an 2007, she wis repeatedly electit tae the Argentine Naitional Congress, baith as a Naitional Deputy an Naitional Senator. Durin Kirchner's presidency (2003–2007) she actit as First Lady. Fernández wis chosen as the Front for Victory presidential candidate in 2007.

In the October 2007 general election she obtained 45.3% o the vote an a 22% lead ower her nearest rival, avoidin the need for a runaff. She wis inauguratit on 10 December 2007, an wis reelectit tae a seicont term in the first roond o the October 2011 general election, wi 54.1% an 37.3% ower the seicont candidate. As a First Lady, an later Preses, she haes become a fashion icon for weemen an a notable advocate for human richts, poverty awareness and health improvement. Durin her presidency she haes been an ootspoken promoter o Argentinae's claim tae sovereignty o the Falkland Islands an aw.

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