Jorge Banicevich
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Jorge Esteban Banicevich is an Argentine
Justicialist Party
politician. He sits in the Argentine Senate
representing Santa Cruz Province in the majority block of the Front for Victory
.
Banicevich served as Mayor of 28 de Noviembre
in Santa Cruz and as a provincial state legislator between 2003 and 2007. He was a member of the board of FOMICRUZ, the Santa Cruz state mining company.
On 10 April 2009, the sitting senator for Santa Cruz Judith Forstmann was killed in a road accident. Banicevich had been first reserve in the elections of 2005, whilst Forstmann had been second reserve, but had taken the seat to ensure female representation of the province in the Senate upon the resignation of Alicia Kirchner
. Banicevich's nomination as senator was somewhat controversial, both as he had previously been passed over in the order for replacements and because it would leave Santa Cruz as the only province with all-male representation. However, the Radicals
joined with the Front for Victory to approve his nomination. He took his seat on 13 May 2009 and will complete the term until 9 December 2011.
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 Santa Cruz Province 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...
.
Banicevich served as Mayor of 28 de Noviembre
28 de Noviembre
28 de Noviembre, written out as Veintiocho de Noviembre, is a town in southwestern Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has roughly 5,300 inhabitants, mostly of Argentinian, and Italian origin, and is located west of Río Gallegos and south of Río Turbio. The town is near the border with Chile, not...
in Santa Cruz and as a provincial state legislator between 2003 and 2007. He was a member of the board of FOMICRUZ, the Santa Cruz state mining company.
On 10 April 2009, the sitting senator for Santa Cruz Judith Forstmann was killed in a road accident. Banicevich had been first reserve in the elections of 2005, whilst Forstmann had been second reserve, but had taken the seat to ensure female representation of the province in the Senate upon the resignation of Alicia Kirchner
Alicia Kirchner
Alicia Margarita Kirchner de Mercado is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. She is the sister of former President Néstor Kirchner and served in his government as Minister of Social Development, a role which she continues to hold under new President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, her...
. Banicevich's nomination as senator was somewhat controversial, both as he had previously been passed over in the order for replacements and because it would leave Santa Cruz as the only province with all-male representation. However, the Radicals
Radical Civic Union
The Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
joined with the Front for Victory to approve his nomination. He took his seat on 13 May 2009 and will complete the term until 9 December 2011.