Jorge Telerman

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name= Jorge Telerman
caption= Telerman ("right") hosts Russian PM Mikhail Fradkov.
order=4th
office= Chief of Government of Buenos Aires
term_start= March 7, 2006
term_end=December 9, 2007
predecessor= Anibal Ibarra
successor= Mauricio Macri
birth_date= Birth date and age|1956|11|29|mf=y
birth_place= Buenos Aires
president= Nestor Kirchner
profession= journalist
footnotes=

Jorge Telerman (born November 29 1956 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine centre-left politician, and former mayor of Buenos Aires.

Telerman worked as a journalist, and philosophy and semiology teacher at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. As a journalist, he worked on Juan Alberto Badía's show, alongside media magnate Marcelo Tinelli, who later became the most popular TV host in Argentina. He was later appointed Argentine ambassador to Cuba, and occupied several positions in the Buenos Aires government until his election as deputy mayor. His last government position was as Secretary of Culture.

He became acting mayor during the impeachment of Aníbal Ibarra. Following Ibarra's removal from office on March 7 2006, Telerman became the mayor, as per the city's constitution. He served for the remainder of Ibarra's term, which expired on December 9th, 2007. Telerman ran for reelection in 2007 and set up "Corriente Porteña", a party supporting his re-election campaign. He was supported by the Socialist Party. However, he was defeated by Mauricio Macri. [http://www.lanacion.com.ar/archivo/nota.asp?nota_id=818599&origen=relacionadas El socialismo de la Capital se muestra cerca de Telerman | LANACION.com ] ] . A possible reason for Telerman's defeat in 2007 is his alleged ties with the impeached Aníbal Ibarra.

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