Luis Beder Herrera
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Luis Beder Herrera is an Argentine
Justicialist Party
(PJ) politician. He is current governor of La Rioja Province
.
Born in Campanas, La Rioja, Herrera graduated as a lawyer in 1976 from the National University of the Littoral
. In 1983 he was re-elected as a provincial deputy for Famatina Department
, serving until 1989 with a period as 1st Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies. In 1991 he became coordinating minister of government for the province and in 1995 he was elected Vice Governor as running mate to Ángel Maza
.
In 2006, Maza and Herrera had a public falling out over the following year's election. Maza wanted to stand for a further term. The dispute involved the provincial legislature, and Maza was eventually forced to resign in March 2007, with Herrera succeeding him. Beder Herrera was formally elected as governor in October 2007.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Justicialist Party
Justicialist Party
The Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
(PJ) politician. He is current governor of La Rioja Province
La Rioja Province (Argentina)
La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is located in the west of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Catamarca, Córdoba, San Luis and San Juan.-History:...
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Born in Campanas, La Rioja, Herrera graduated as a lawyer in 1976 from the National University of the Littoral
National University of the Littoral
The National University of the Littoral is a university in Argentina. It is based in Santa Fe, the capital of the province of the same name, and it has colleges and other academic facilities in Esperanza, Reconquista and Gálvez, also in Santa Fe Province.-History:The original institution was...
. In 1983 he was re-elected as a provincial deputy for Famatina Department
Famatina
Famatina is a town in the province of La Rioja, Argentina. It has 6,371 inhabitants as per the , and is the only municipality in the Famatina Department...
, serving until 1989 with a period as 1st Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies. In 1991 he became coordinating minister of government for the province and in 1995 he was elected Vice Governor as running mate to Ángel Maza
Ángel Maza
Ángel Eduardo Maza is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. He was the governor of La Rioja Province during several terms, until he was ousted by impeachment in 2007. His sister, Ada Maza, is a national senator....
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In 2006, Maza and Herrera had a public falling out over the following year's election. Maza wanted to stand for a further term. The dispute involved the provincial legislature, and Maza was eventually forced to resign in March 2007, with Herrera succeeding him. Beder Herrera was formally elected as governor in October 2007.