Sergio Urribarri

Infobox_Governor
name= Sergio Urribarri


caption= Governor Sergio Urribarri.
order=
office= Governor of Entre Ríos
term_start=December 10, 2007
term_end=
lieutenant= José Lauritto
predecessor= Jorge Busti
successor=
birth_date= 7 October 1958
birth_place= Arroyo Barú, ARG [http://www.cable-informacion.com.ar/spip.php?article77 Sergio Daniel Urribarri, Gobernador electo] , CableInformación, 19 March 2007.]
profession=
party= Justicialist Party
footnotes=

Sergio Daniel Urribarri (born 7 October 1958, Arroyo Barú) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, current governor of Entre Ríos Province.

Born in the small village of Arroyo Barú, Entre Ríos, Urribarri grew up and attended school in Colón before moving to General Campos, where at the age of 20 he became Director of the public library. He was a successful footballer for the town's club, and in 1985 he was elected Mayor of General Campos.

Urribarri was elected provincial deputy on three occasions, sitting in the provincial legislature between 1991 and 2003. He served as head of CAFESG, the body running the hydroelectric plant at Salto Grande from 2003 and then as minister of government, justice, education and public works under Governor Jorge Busti from 2004. [ [http://www.ellitoral.com/index.php/diarios/2007/03/18/tapa/TAPA-03.htmlEntre Ríos elige su gobernador] , "El Litoral", 18 March 2007.]

Urribarri was elected as Governor in March 2007. He beat the Radical Gustavo Cusinato with 47% of the vote.

External links

* [http://www.entrerios.gov.ar/ Entre Ríos Province]

References

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NAME=Uribarri, Sergio
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, governor of Entre Ríos Province
DATE OF BIRTH= 7 October 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH=Arroyo Barú, Argentina
DATE OF DEATH=
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