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Carlos Rovira | |
|---|---|
 Rovira with PresidentNéstor Kirchner | |
| Provincial Deputy of Misiones | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2007 | |
| Governor of Misiones | |
| In office 10 December 1999 – 10 December 2007 | |
| Vice Governor | Pablo Tschirsch |
| Preceded by | Ramón Puerta |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Closs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1956-02-18)February 18, 1956 (age 69) Posadas |
| Political party | Front for the Renewal of Concord |
| Profession | Chemical engineer |
Carlos Eduardo Rovira (born February 18, 1956) is anArgentineJusticialist Party (PJ) politician, until 2007 governor ofMisiones Province at the head of theFront for the Renewal of Concord.
Rovira was born inPosadas and studied chemical engineering at theNational University of Misiones, later earning apostgraduate degree inchemical engineering at theUniversity of Buenos Aires. After a period in academic research, he became an environmental consultant, focusing especially on water quality. He joined the provincial government in 1992, heading the transport department until 1995.
In 1995, Rovira was elected Mayor of Posadas. In 1999 he was elected for a first term as Governor of Misiones. Ahead of the2003 elections he formed the Front for Renewal, bringing togetherPeronists and dissidentRadicals to support his bid for re-election. He was re-elected in 2003. The Front for Renewal supports the nationalFront for Victory faction ofPresidentNéstor Kirchner.
Rovira attempted to alter the constitution of Misiones to allow his continued re-election ahead of the2007 elections. The formation of a constitutional assembly was voted on 29 October 2006. The Rovira administration inaugurated an unusual number of public works in the month prior to the election and was alleged to have engaged in coarse proselytism, including the distribution of welfare food baskets with voting ballots inside. The opposition also alleged that thousands of Paraguayan citizens were being paid to cross the border and vote for Rovira, using forged Argentine national IDs.[1][2]
Rovira's party lost the referendum to the United Front for Dignity, a broad opposition coalition led by Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Iguazú, Monsignor Joaquín Piña, by a 13% margin that surprised analysts.[3] However, in the subsequent election for governor, Rovira was succeeded by his party's candidate,Maurice Closs.
| Preceded by | Governor of Misiones 1999–2007 | Succeeded by |
