Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Biography and Photos
Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (born February 19, 1953), commonly known as Cristina Kirchner, is an Argentine politician from the Justicialist Party and the current President of Argentina. She is the wife of former President of Argentina Néstor Kirchner. Before assuming the presidency she was a Senator for Buenos Aires Province and acted as First Lady during her husband's term.
In the October 2007 general election, Mrs. Kirchner ran for the presidency of Argentina, representing the ruling Front for Victory party. She won with 45.29% of the vote, a 22% lead over her nearest rival. This was one of the widest margins obtained by a candidate since democracy returned in 1983, and it avoided the need for a runoff election.She is Argentina's first elected female President, the second female President (after Isabel Martinez de Perón, 1974-1976), and is considered Argentina's third woman leader (after Isabelita Perón and Eva Duarte de Perón).
Cristina Elizabeth Fernández was born in La Plata, province of Buenos Aires, daughter of Eduardo Fernández (of Spanish heritage) and Ofelia Esther Wilhelm (of German heritage). She studied law at the National University of La Plata during the 1970s. During her studies there, she met her future spouse, Néstor. They married on March 9, 1975 and had two children: Máximo and Florencia. Florencia received international media attention during early 2008 when she started keeping a Fotolog
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