14 Facts About Jorge Sarghini

Jorge Emilio Sarghini was born on 11 June 1953 and is an Argentine economist and politician.

Historically a member of the Justicialist Party, Sarghini has served in a number of political posts throughout his career, most notably as a member and president of the Buenos Aires Province Chamber of Deputies, as Minister of Economy of Buenos Aires Province during the successive administrations of Eduardo Duhalde and Carlos Ruckauf, and briefly as Secretary of Communications during Duhalde's interim presidency in 2002.

In 2013, Jorge Sarghini left the Justicialist Party and joined the Renewal Front, led by Sergio Massa.

Jorge Sarghini was born on 11 June 1953 in Benito Juarez, a minor town in Southern Buenos Aires Province.

Jorge Sarghini studied economics at the National University of La Plata, graduating in 1976.

Jorge Sarghini was kept in the position following the election of Carlos Ruckauf in 1999.

Jorge Sarghini briefly remained in the position after Ruckauf's resignation in 2002, under Governor Felipe Sola, but resigned from the position on 13 February 2002 due to differences between Jorge Sarghini and Sola.

In March 2002, Jorge Sarghini was appointed Secretary of Communications of Argentina by then-interim president Duhalde, taking over from Oscar Felix Gonzalez.

Jorge Sarghini was dismissed just two months later, and was succeeded by Eduardo Marcelo Kohan.

On 15 December 2003, Jorge Sarghini was appointed President of the Bank of Buenos Aires Province, and served in the position until 15 July 2005, when he resigned to run for a seat in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies.

Jorge Sarghini unsuccessfully ran for the governorship of Buenos Aires in the 2007 provincial election, as the Concertacion para Una Nacion Avanzada candidate.

Jorge Sarghini ran for the Argentine Chamber of Deputies again in 2017, this time the sixth candidate in the 1Pais list.

Jorge Sarghini was sworn in as deputy on 19 December 2019, as part of the Federal Consensus parliamentary bloc.

In 2013, Jorge Sarghini was elected to the Buenos Aires Province Chamber of Deputies as part of the Renewal Front list in the Capital Electoral District, which encompasses the Greater La Plata.