1. Alberto Carlos Zannini was born on 27 August 1954 and is an Argentine lawyer and politician who was the Legal and Technical Secretary of the Presidency under presidents Nestor Kirchner and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner from 2003 to 2015.
14 Facts About Carlos Zannini
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Carlos Zannini was born in the small town of Villa Nueva, in eastern Cordoba Province.
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Carlos Zannini's father was a bricklayer and his mother was a housewife.
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Carlos Zannini began to be active in politics in the 1970s, with the rise to power of Hector Campora and the third presidency of Juan Peron.
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Carlos Zannini considered himself a Maoist and belonged to a Maoist group called the Communist Vanguard.
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Carlos Zannini was invited by a friend, Roberto Arizmendi, to move to Rio Gallegos.
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Carlos Zannini held various positions within the civil service, mostly in the province of Santa Cruz, and invariably at the right hand of Kirchner.
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When Kirchner was elected governor in 1991, Carlos Zannini was appointed Minister of the Interior of the province.
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When Cristina Fernandez resigned from the provincial legislature to join the National Congress, Carlos Zannini was elected to replace her.
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On 25 May 2003 Carlos Zannini was appointed the Legal and Technical Secretary of the Presidency of Argentina by President Nestor Kirchner.
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Carlos Zannini was confirmed in this position in 2007 and 2011 by President Cristina Fernandez.
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Carlos Zannini was prosecuted in 2012 of 38 counts of illegal enrichment, fraud, and other forms of corruption.
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Carlos Zannini is the father of four children from two marriages.
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Carlos Zannini is married to Patricia Alsua, an attorney with whom he had two children.