Leandro Zdero
Leandro Zdero | |
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| Governor of Chaco | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2023 | |
| Vice Governor | Silvana Schneider |
| Preceded by | Jorge Capitanich |
| Provincial Deputy of Chaco | |
| In office 10 December 2017 – 10 December 2023 | |
| In office 10 December 2005 – 10 December 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1971 Quitilipi, Argentina |
| Political party | Radical Civic Union |
| Other political affiliations | Juntos por el Cambio |
| Alma mater | National University of the Northeast |
Leandro Zdero (born 18 January 1971) is an Argentine politician. He was elected in 2023 to serve as Governor of Chaco Province.
Biography
[edit]Leandro Zdero was born in Quitilipi. He is an architect and a teacher at the National University of the Northeast.[1]
He ran for mayor of Resistencia, Chaco in 2015, but was defeated by former governor Jorge Capitanich. He ran again in 2019 and was defeated by Gustavo Martínez.[1]
He ran for governor in 2023, and held primary elections within the Juntos por el Cambio party against Juan Carlos Polini. He won without any noticeable disputes with Polini, who worked alongside him since then. He ran against Governor Jorge Capitanich, who was running for re-election and won. His victory ended 16 years of continuous rule of the Justicialist Party in the province.[1] The transition negotiations between Capitanich and Zdero were interrupted a month later, as the elected vicegovernor Silvana Schneider accused the outgoing government of proving false and misleading information.[2] They also denounced that Capitanich had made cheques to be paid by the administration of Zdero by 1500 millions of pesos, and that he added 17000 new employees to the government.[3]
Governor
[edit]Zdero took office on 9 December 2023. He announced that the province was in a poor condition, and that his administration would start a full audit of the provincial state.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Javier Fuego Simondet (18 September 2023). "Quién es Leandro Zdero, el radical que se benefició del deterioro de Capitanich y dio el batacazo en Chaco" [Who is Leandro Zdero, the radical who benefited from the decline of Capitanich and had a surprise victory in Chaco] (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Se rompió la transición entre Capitanich y Zdero en Chaco con un duro cruce de acusaciones" [Transition between Capitanich and Zdero broke amid accusations] (in Spanish). La Nación. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "La oposición en Chaco apuntó contra Capitanich por supuestas maniobras con fondos públicos que podrían perjudicar a Zdero" [The opposition in Chaco denounced Capitanich for attempts with public funds that may harm Zdero] (in Spanish). Infobae. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Eduardo Ledesma (9 December 2023). "Leandro Zdero asumió como nuevo gobernador de Chaco y dijo que hará una auditoría de la gestión de Capitanich" [Leandro Zdero took office as governor of Chaco and said he would audit the regime of Capitanich] (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 13 December 2023.