Daniel Scioli | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Secretary of Tourism, Environment and Sports | |
| Assumed office 30 January 2024 | |
| President | Javier Milei |
| Preceded by | Matías Lammens[a] Juan Cabandié[b] |
| Ambassador of Argentina to Brazil | |
| In office 5 September 2022 – 30 January 2024 | |
| President | Alberto Fernández Javier Milei |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| In office 29 June 2020 – 15 June 2022 | |
| President | Alberto Fernández |
| Preceded by | Carlos Magariños |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Minister of Productive Development | |
| In office 15 June 2022 – 3 August 2022 | |
| President | Alberto Fernández |
| Preceded by | Matías Kulfas |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Massa(as Minister of Economy) |
| Governor of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 10 December 2007 – 10 December 2015 | |
| Vice Governor | Alberto Balestrini Gabriel Mariotto |
| Preceded by | Felipe Solá |
| Succeeded by | María Eugenia Vidal |
| 33rdVice President of Argentina | |
| In office 25 May 2003 – 10 December 2007 | |
| President | Néstor Kirchner |
| Preceded by | Carlos Álvarez |
| Succeeded by | Julio Cobos |
| President of theJusticialist Party | |
| In office 27 October 2010 – 9 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Néstor Kirchner |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Fellner |
| In office 29 June 2009 – 11 November 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Néstor Kirchner |
| Succeeded by | Néstor Kirchner |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2017 – 10 December 2019 | |
| Constituency | Buenos Aires |
| In office 10 December 1997 – 23 December 2001 | |
| Constituency | City of Buenos Aires |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Osvaldo Scioli (1957-01-13)13 January 1957 (age 68) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Justicialist Agreement (1999–2003) Front for Victory (2003–2017) Citizen's Unity (2017–2019) Everyone's Front (2019–2023) Freedom Advances (2023-present) |
| Spouse | |
| Domestic partner | Gisella Berger (2016–2020) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Argentine University of Enterprise |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
Daniel Osvaldo Scioli (Spanish:[daˈnjelˈsjoli]ⓘor[ˈʃoli],[1]Italian:[ˈʃɔːli];[2] born 13 January 1957) is an Argentine politician, businessman and former sportsman. He currently serves as the Secretary of Tourism, Environment and Sports since January 2024.[3] He wasVice President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007 andGovernor of Buenos Aires Province from 2007 to 2015. From September 2022 to January 2024 (and previously, from June 2020 to June 2022) he was Argentina's ambassador to Brazil.[4]
He has also served two tenures as president of theJusticialist Party. He was the candidate to the presidency for theFront for Victory ticket in the2015 general elections, and lost toMauricio Macri in a runoff election. From June to September 2022, he briefly served asMinister of Production in the cabinet ofAlberto Fernández.
Scioli was born inVilla Crespo,Buenos Aires. He spent his first years in amiddle class home located at the corner of Corrientes and Humboldt. His grandfather ran an electrical hardware store, which over time grew into a store selling electrical appliances that was to become the family business. Scioli has described himself as a loyal man devoted to his stable and intimate circle, and an understanding but demanding father.
In 1975, his brotherJosé Scioli was kidnapped by a cell of theMontoneros guerrilla group. Daniel Scioli, then aged 18, carried out the negotiations with the kidnappers to free his brother. José was released in exchange for a cash payment by their father.[5]
He was married to formermodel and entrepreneurKarina Rabolini and has an extramarital daughter. Although Scioli refused to recognize his daughter, he was eventually forced by law to recognize her. She was then accepted by Scioli as his daughter when she was 18 years old.[6] Regarding this issue, he says, "It helped me to grow and to give me peace of mind".[7]
Scioli attended Colegio Ward's primary school inVilla Sarmiento, where he lived until he was 17 years old. For his secondary schooling, he graduated from theEscuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini with a diploma in commercial expertise, having attained one of the three best grade averages. He started studies inmarketing at the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (U.A.D.E.) inBuenos Aires; in October 2015 he graduated finishing his final exams.[8] Scioli and Ricardo Orosco, head of the UADE, were denounced for a possible degree forgery, as several topics of study approved by him are no longer part of the scheduled studies.[9]
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His interest in sports began at the Villa Crespo club. He took part in swimming, tennis, basketball and a form of badminton, representing his city in each. His passion for offshore powerboat racing took off when a friend invited him for a ride in a powerboat. Some time later he competed in his first Offshore Powerboat race inMar del Plata, in which he finished last. "This made me very angry, so I decided to train until I started winning, and finally ended up as the world champion," he states.
Scioli started to compete in offshore powerboat racing in 1986 in 1987 he joined the Italian powerboat designer, builder and engineerFabio Buzzi who ranFB Design, one of the most successful powerboat racing teams in the world.
On December 4, 1989, he lost his right arm in an accident while racing on theParaná River in the 1000 km Delta Argentino race.[10] A wave produced by an oil tanker is believed to have overturned his boat. A fitted prosthesis enabled Scioli to pursue his love ofoffshore powerboat racing.
Even with this handicap he won manyoffshore powerboat racing championships in various categories. On board La Gran Argentina, aFabio Buzzi-designed FB 55, Daniel Scioli was a three-time winner of the World Superboat USA Championship and captured 4 European titles. The boat's hull was modified in 2000 into a long-distance record setter. Scioli went on to set the Miami-Nassau-Miami record with an average speed of 100 mph.
In the field of business his activity was linked to the electrical appliances market. In 1991, the Swedish companyElectrolux, which had left the Argentine market on account of the country's instability, nominated him as the agent of its brand for Argentina. In 1994 Scioli encouraged the firm to re-establish in Argentina, an effort which gave rise to Electrolux Argentina, of which he became thedirector, a post he held until 1997.
Scioli's political career took off in 1997, when he ran for a seat in theArgentine Chamber of Deputies on behalf of theJusticialist Party in theCity of Buenos Aires. He was elected and on December 10 of that year he became aDeputy in theArgentine Congress. He was nominated president of the Sports Committee of the House for a two-year tenure, a nomination that was renewed for another two-year period on the basis of aunanimous vote.
Having been re-elected as aDeputy in2001, in December 2001 he became a minister as the Secretary of Sports and Tourism.
In 2003 the formulaKirchner-Scioli running on theFront for Victory ticket won the presidential election. Thus Scioli became Argentina's vice-president and the President of the Senate.
In 2007, uponNéstor Kirchner's retirement as president, Daniel Scioli was elected Governor of theProvince of Buenos Aires, considered one of the most influential political jobs in Argentina. Following disappointing results for the rulingFront for Victory (FPV) in theJune 28, 2009, mid-term elections, Scioli replaced Kirchner as President of the Justicialist Party (to which the FPV belongs).[11]
Scioli was the FPV candidate in the2015 Argentine presidential election, and was endorsed by incumbent PresidentCristina Fernández de Kirchner.[12] The initial polls pointed him as a favourite, with some predicting he would win enough votes to win outright and avoid aballotage. However, he only narrowly won the first round, forcing him into a ballotage against Buenos Aires mayorMauricio Macri. The ballotage round was held on November 22.[13] Scioli narrowly lost to Macri, and conceded the race with 70% of the votes counted.[14]
In March 2020 PresidentAlberto Fernández nominated him to be the new Ambassador of Argentina to Brazil. The Senate accepted his nomination on 26 June 2020.[15]
In June 2022 the government of Alberto Fernández offered him the position ofMinister of Productive Development after the previous minister,Matías Kulfas, resigned over a scandal related to the bidding to build the Néstor Kirchner gas pipeline. A position which he ultimately accepted.[16]
Scioli would end up leaving the Ministry of Productive Development on 3 August of the same year, 43 days after being appointed to the office.[17]
After leaving the Ministry he returned to his previous role as the Ambassador to Brazil on 9 September 2022.[18] After the2023 general election the government of PresidentJavier Milei would retain him as the Ambassador to Brazil.[19]
On 30 January 2024 Scioli was designated by the government of President Javier Milei to become theSecretary of Tourism, Environment and Sport.[3]
| Election | Office | List | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
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| Total | % | P. | ||||||
| 2007 | Governor of Buenos Aires | Front for Victory | 3,376,795 | 48.24% | 1st | Elected | [20] | |
| 2011 | Front for Victory | 4,288,400 | 55.18% | 1st | Elected | [21] | ||
| 2015 1-R | President of Argentina | Front for Victory | 9,338,490 | 37.08% | 1st | → Round 2 | [22] | |
| 2015 2-R | Front for Victory | 12,309,575 | 48.66% | 2nd | Not elected | |||
| Election | Office | List | # | District | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
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| Total | % | P. | ||||||||
| 1997 | National Deputy | Justicialist Party | 2 | City of Buenos Aires | 345,466 | 17.99% | 2nd[c] | Elected | [23] | |
| 2001 | Unity for Buenos Aires | 1 | City of Buenos Aires | 156,104 | 11.68% | 3rd[c] | Elected | [24] | ||
| 2009 | Front for Victory | 2 | Buenos Aires Province | 2,418,104 | 32.18% | 2nd[c] | Elected[d] | [25] | ||
| 2017 | Unidad Ciudadana | 5 | Buenos Aires Province | 3,383,114 | 36.28% | 2nd[c] | Elected | [26] | ||
A principios de 1990, mediante un juicio de filiación, fue reconocida legalmente y recibió el apellido que hoy la hace tan famosa.
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| Preceded by | Vice President of Argentina 2003–2007 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Buenos Aires 2007–2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Productive Development June 2022–August 2022 | Succeeded byas Minister of Economy |
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| Preceded by | Ambassador of Argentina to Brazil 2020–2022 | Vacant |
| Vacant | Ambassador of Argentina to Brazil 2022–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | President of the Justicialist Party January 2009–November 2009 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Justicialist Party 2010–2014 | Succeeded by |
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