13 Facts About Carlos Ruckauf

Carlos Ruckauf served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from January 2002 to March 2003.

Carlos Ruckauf had earlier served as Vice-President of Argentina from 1995 to 1999, with Carlos Menem, and as his Interior Minister during his first administration.

Carlos Ruckauf was twice elected to the National Assembly following the restoration of democratic rule.

Carlos Federico Ruckauf was born in the western Buenos Aires suburb of Ramos Mejia.

Carlos Ruckauf was hired as a fingerprint analyst by an insurance company, and was elected Adjunct Secretary of the Insurance Employees' Union, a member union of the CGT, in 1969.

Carlos Ruckauf married Maria Isabel Zapatero, and they had three children.

Carlos Ruckauf was later accused of being responsible for the "disappearance" of 14 Mercedes-Benz workers in 1975.

Carlos Ruckauf remained in office until the March 1976 coup by the military.

Carlos Ruckauf was returned by voters to Congress in 1991, and named Interior Minister by Menem on March 1,1993.

Carlos Ruckauf was nominated as Menem's running-mate for the 1995 reelection campaign, and served as Vice-President of Argentina from 1995 to 1999.

Carlos Ruckauf served in that position until May 25,2003, when the Duhalde government left office.

Later in 2003 Carlos Ruckauf was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies for Buenos Aires Province.

Carlos Ruckauf sat in the center-right Federal Peronism caucus opposed to the government of Nestor Kirchner, until leaving Congress in 2007.