Gustavo Menna | |
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| Vice Governor of Chubut | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2023 | |
| Governor | Ignacio Torres |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Sastre |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2017 – 10 December 2021 | |
| Constituency | Chubut |
| Provincial Deputy of Chubut | |
| In office 10 December 1995 – 10 December 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alberto Gustavo Menna (1965-11-01)1 November 1965 (age 60) Coronel Pringles, Argentina |
| Political party | Radical Civic Union |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
Alberto Gustavo Menna (born 1 November 1965) is an Argentine politician. A member of theRadical Civic Union (UCR), Menna has served as Vice Governor ofChubut Province since 2023, serving under GovernorIgnacio Torres. He has also served in different positions in local government and as aNational Deputy for Chubut from 2017 to 2021.
Gustavo Menna was born inCoronel Pringles,Buenos Aires Province. He studied law at theUniversity of Buenos Aires, graduating in 1990. Relocating toRawson, Chubut, he began his public service as Undersecretary of Government and Justice (1991–1993) under GovernorCarlos Maestro [es]. Later, inComodoro Rivadavia, he served as Secretary of Government and Cabinet Coordination (1999–2003).[1]
From 1995 to 1999 he was a member of theLegislature of Chubut.
In the2017 legislative elections, Menna led theCambiemos alliance (comprising the Unión Cívica Radical and PRO) as its head candidate forNational Deputy. The list received 31.16% of votes, finishing second behind the ruling provincial partyChubut Somos Todos (33.23%) led by GovernorMariano Arcioni. Menna was elected, becoming the first UCR representative from Chubut to hold a seat in the Chamber of Deputies in a decade.[2]
Two years later, he ran forgovernor of Chubut as the Cambiemos candidate in the2019 provincial elections.[3] His campaign was significantly impacted by Argentina's economic downturn during the final months of PresidentMauricio Macri's administration. Menna placed third in both the primary (14.48%) and general elections (15.48%), behind incumbent Arcioni and theFrente de Todos candidate Carlos Linares.[4]
On 30 July 2023, Menna was elected vice governor of Chubut as the running mate of Ignacio Torres, of thePRO party, in theprovincial election.
| Election | Office | List | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
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| Total | % | P. | ||||||
| 2019 | Governor of Chubut | Change Chubut | 45,495 | 15.48% | 3rd | Not elected | [5] | |
| 2023 | Vice Governor of Chubut | Together for Change | 117,628 | 35.77% | 1st | Elected | [5] | |
| Election | Office | List | # | District | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | P. | ||||||||
| 1995 | Provincial Deputy | Radical Civic Union | Chubut | 78.742 | 43.95% | 1st[a] | Elected | [6] | ||
| 2007 | National Deputy | Radical Civic Union | 1 | Chubut | 28,283 | 12.75% | 3rd[a] | Not elected | [7] | |
| 2017 | Let's Change Chubut | 1 | Chubut | 95,266 | 31.16% | 2nd[a] | Elected | [8] | ||
| 2021 | Together for Change Chubut | 2 | Chubut | 110,649 | 37.97% | 1st[a] | Not elected | [9] | ||
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ricardo Sastre | Vice Governor of Chubut 2023–present | Incumbent |