Guillermo Jenefes
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Guillermo Raúl Jenefes is an Argentine
Justicialist Party
politician. He sits in the Argentine Senate
representing Jujuy Province
in the majority block of the Front for Victory
.
Jenefes was educated at schools in Jujuy and at the National University of Córdoba
and he graduated as a lawyer specialising in banking law in 1973. He completed his military service with the 5th Tucumán Infantry Brigade, returning to Jujuy to practise law and teach. He was a founder of the Mozarteum Jujuy and was President of the Jujuy Tennis Federation. He held various positions in the banking and media industries.
Jenefes was elected as a provincial deputy in 1995 and to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
in 1999. In 2001 he was elected to the Argentine Senate and was re-elected in 2005. He is President of the Senate Media and Communications Committee.
Jenefes is the owner of Radio Visión Jujuy. His employee, journalist Juan Carlos Zambrano, was shot and killed days after stating he would reveal the details of corrupt politicians. Zambrano's murder has attracted substantial media attention.
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...
politician. He sits in the Argentine Senate
Argentine Senate
The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires...
representing Jujuy Province
Jujuy Province
Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south.-History:...
in the majority block of the Front for Victory
Front for Victory
The Front for Victory is a Peronist political party and electoral alliance in Argentina, although it is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Both the former President Néstor Kirchner and the current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner belong to this party, located on the left-wing...
.
Jenefes was educated at schools in Jujuy and at the National University of Córdoba
National University of Córdoba
The National University of Córdoba, , is the oldest university in Argentina, and one of the oldest in the Americas. It is located in Córdoba, the capital of Córdoba Province. Since the early 20th century it has been the second largest university in the country in terms of the number of students,...
and he graduated as a lawyer specialising in banking law in 1973. He completed his military service with the 5th Tucumán Infantry Brigade, returning to Jujuy to practise law and teach. He was a founder of the Mozarteum Jujuy and was President of the Jujuy Tennis Federation. He held various positions in the banking and media industries.
Jenefes was elected as a provincial deputy in 1995 and to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
Argentine Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
in 1999. In 2001 he was elected to the Argentine Senate and was re-elected in 2005. He is President of the Senate Media and Communications Committee.
Jenefes is the owner of Radio Visión Jujuy. His employee, journalist Juan Carlos Zambrano, was shot and killed days after stating he would reveal the details of corrupt politicians. Zambrano's murder has attracted substantial media attention.