1997 in Argentina

Events from the year 1997 in Argentina

Incumbents

• President: Carlos Menem
• Vice President: Carlos Ruckauf

Governors

• Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Eduardo Duhalde
• Governor of Catamarca Province: Arnoldo Castillo
• Governor of Chaco Province: Ángel Rozas
• Governor of Chubut Province: Carlos Maestro
• Governor of Córdoba: Ramón Mestre
• Governor of Corrientes Province:
• Raúl Rolando Romero Feris (until 10 December)
• Pedro Braillard Poccard (from 10 December)
• Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Jorge Busti
• Governor of Formosa Province: Gildo Insfrán
• Governor of Jujuy Province: Carlos Ferraro
• Governor of La Pampa Province: Rubén Marín
• Governor of La Rioja Province: Ángel Maza
• Governor of Mendoza Province: Arturo Lafalla
• Governor of Misiones Province: Ramón Puerta
• Governor of Neuquén Province: Felipe Sapag
• Governor of Río Negro Province: Pablo Verani
• Governor of Salta Province: Juan Carlos Romero
• Governor of San Juan Province: Jorge Escobar
• Governor of San Luis Province: Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
• Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Néstor Kirchner
• Governor of Santa Fe Province: Jorge Obeid
• Governor of Santiago del Estero: Carlos Juárez
• Governor of Tierra del Fuego:
• José Arturo Estabillo (until 4 November)
• Miguel Ángel Castro (4 November-10 December)
• José Arturo Estabillo (from 10 December)
• Governor of Tucumán: Antonio Domingo Bussi

Vice Governors

• Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Rafael Romá
• Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Simón Hernández
• Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Miguel Pibernus
• Vice Governor of Corrientes Province:
• Lázaro Chiappe (until 10 December)
• Víctor Hugo Maidana (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: Héctor Alanis
• Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado
• Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: Vacant
• Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Manuel Baladrón
• Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Miguel Ángel Asís
• Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Julio Alberto Ifrán
• Vice Governor of Nenquen Province: Ricardo Corradi
• Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Bautista Mendioroz
• Vice Governor of Salta Province: Walter Wayar
• Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Rogelio Rafael Cerdera
• Vice Governor of San Luis Province: Mario Merlo
• Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: Eduardo Arnold
• Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Gualberto Venesia
• Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: Darío Moreno
• Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Miguel Ángel Castro

Events

• 13 April - The 1997 Argentine Grand Prix is held at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez in Buenos Aires, and is won by Jacques Villeneuve.
• 14 September - The 1997 Buenos Aires Grand Prix is held at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez and won by Gabriel Furlán.

October

• 26 October: The Argentine legislative election is held. The Justicialist Party dominates the elections, by winning 119 seats. The Alliance for Work, Justice and Education, with a larger share of the vote, wins only 110 seats. The results anticipate the end of President Menem's dominance of Argentine politics.
• date unknown - La Voz del Interior, the leading daily newspaper of Córdoba, is acquired by the Clarín Group.

Births

March

• 21 March - Tini, singer and actress

Deaths

January

• 29 January - Osvaldo Soriano, journalist and writer (born 1943)

June

• 18 June - Héctor Yazalde, footballer (born 1946)

July

• 18 July - Gregorio Weber, scientist (born 1916)

See also

• List of Argentine films of 1997

References