Celso Jaque

Infobox_Governor
name= Celso Jaque


caption= Governor Celso Jaque.
order=
office= Governor of Mendoza
term_start= 10 December 2007
term_end=
lieutenant= Cristian Racconto
predecessor= Julio Cobos
successor=
office2= Argentine senator
from Mendoza Province
term_start2= 2003
term_end2= 9 December 2007
successor2=Mónica Troadello
birth_date= 24 September 1960
birth_place= Malargüe, Mendoza, ARG
profession= Public accountant
party= Justicialist Party
footnotes=

Celso Alejandro Jaque (born 24 September 1960, Malargüe, Argentina) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, current governor of Mendoza Province and a former senator.

Jaque qualified as an accountant at the National University of Cuyo. He joined the Justicialists in 1983. In 1991 he was elected a provincial deputy, serving until 1995, when he was elected Mayor of Malargüe. He was re-elected in 1999 and in 2003 he was elected to the Argentine Senate.

In October 2007, Jaque was elected as Governor of Mendoza, replacing Julio Cobos who was elected Vice President of Argentina.

External links

* [http://www.mendoza.gov.ar/ Mendoza Province]

References

Persondata
NAME=Jaque, Celso
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, governor of Mendoza Province
DATE OF BIRTH= 24 September 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH= Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=