Óscar Mario Jorge is an Argentine

Argentina

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 Justicialist Party

Justicialist Party

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 politician. He is governor of La Pampa Province

La Pampa Province

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Jorge enrolled at the National University of La Pampa

National University of La Pampa

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, and earned a degree in Accountancy

Accountancy

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. He taught in the discipline from 1965 to 1986, and served as Comptroller

Comptroller

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 of the Province from 1973 to 1976.

Jorge was appointed as provincial Economy Minister by governor Rubén Marín

Rubén Marín

Rubén Hugo Marín is a former Argentine Senator for La Pampa Province. He was also a governor of the province on two occasions.Marín, a lawyer by profession, is a member of the Argentine Justicialist Party....

 in 1983, serving until 1989, and was named Rector

Rector

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 of the National University of La Pampa

National University of La Pampa

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. He was elected as Mayor of Santa Rosa, capital of La Pampa, in 1991, and served for three consecutive terms until 2003. He was then appointed as President of the Bank of La Pampa.

In 2007 Jorge beat his former mentor Rubén Marín in the Justicialist primary for the governorship of La Pampa. He was elected beating Radical

Radical Civic Union

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 Senator Juan Carlos Marino

Juan Carlos Marino (Argentine politician)

Juan Carlos Marino is an Argentine Radical Civic Union politician. He sits in the Argentine Senate representing La Pampa Province....

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