Jorge Capitanich

Who is Jorge Capitanich?

Jorge Milton Capitanich is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician who has served as Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers since 2013. He is from Chaco Province and formerly served as governor of that province. Before that, he represented the Chaco Province in the Argentine Senate from 10 October 2001 to 12 September 2007.

Capitanich descends from the first Montenegrins who settled in Chaco and created Colonia La Montenegrina, the biggest Montenegrin colony in South America. He was born in Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, and enrolled at the National University of the Northeast, graduating with a degree in accountancy in 1988. He earned a post-graduate degree in Public Administration from the University of Belgrano in 1991, and taught in his discipline. He later earned a master's degree at the ESEADE business school, and at the University of San Andrés.

Capitanich was elected Senator for Chaco in October 2001, and named interim Minister of Economy of Argentina during the institutional crisis of December 21 of that year, serving for two days in the post. President Eduardo Duhalde appointed Capitanich Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers in January 2002, serving until May.