Eduardo Ariel Arnold | |
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| National Senator | |
| In office 10 December 1999 – 10 December 2001 | |
| Constituency | Santa Cruz |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2003 – 10 December 2007 | |
| Constituency | Santa Cruz |
| Vice Governor of Santa Cruz | |
| In office 10 December 1991 – 10 December 1999 | |
| Governor | Néstor Kirchner |
| Preceded by | José Ramón Granero |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Acevedo |
| Provincial Deputy of Santa Cruz | |
| In office 10 December 1983 – 10 December 1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1947-10-14)14 October 1947 (age 78) |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
Eduardo Ariel Arnold (born 14 October 1947) is anArgentine politician. He has been vice governor of theSanta Cruz Province underNéstor Kirchner, and a national senator and deputy.[1]
Eduardo Ariel Arnold was born in 1947 inLas Heras, Santa Cruz. Leading the "Movimiento Renovador Peronista", he allied withNéstor Kirchner in 1991 as vice-governor candidate. Kirchner became governor, defeatingArturo Puricelli. Arnold was selected to work in the1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution, and was elected vice governor under Kirchner again in 1995.[1] Arnold was elected national senator for the 1999-2001 period. He was a national controller inRío Turbio in 2002.[1]
After Kirchner became president ofArgentina in 2003, Arnold desired to be the candidate for governor of the Santa Cruz province, but Kirchner selectedSergio Acevedo instead. Arnold was appointed secretary of provinces, under the ministry of interiorAníbal Fernández. He was elected deputy for Santa Cruz in 2003, and appointed vice president of the chamber. He supported all the bills sent by Kirchner, but Kirchner gradually distanced himself from Arnold because Arnold had criticized Kirchnerist politicians such asLuis D'Elía and Fernández. When he opposed a bill to increase the income tax because it did not increase the tax allowance as well, Kirchner ordered Arnold removed from the vice presidency.[1]
Arnold tried to write a book about theearly life of Néstor Kirchner.[2] It was meant to contain both his own memoirs and other info that he had heard. This book has never been finished or edited, but he gave some information to journalistLuis Majul for his own book about Kirchner,El Dueño.[2]
In 2013, Kirchner was posthumously accused ofembezzlement in what became known asThe K money trail scandal. Arnold subsequently told the TV programLa cornisa that the Kirchner family had abank vault at their home in Calafate that was unusually large possibly confirming the allegations.[3] He also suggested that theMausoleum of Néstor Kirchner may also contain a vault.[4]