Ana Pechen

She later became a professor at the UNCo, in Neuquén. In addition, she is a scholar at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council.^[1]

In the 2007 provincial elections, she was the running mate of Jorge Sapag in the Neuquén People's Movement (MPN) ticket to the governorship of Neuquén. The MPN ticket won 48.27% of the vote, and upon taking office on 10 December 2007, she became the first female vice governor of Neuquén.^[3] As vice governor, Pechen was the constitutionally-recognized president of the provincial legislature. Sapag and Pechen were re-elected in 2011 with 48.88% of the vote.^[4][5] Ahead of the 2013 legislative election, she unsuccessfully ran to be the MPN's senatorial candidate, ultimately losing to Guillermo Pereyra.^[6]

Following the end of her second term, Pechen retired from electoral politics and returned to her research positions.^[7][8] She currently works as a lavender producer.^[9][10]

• Profile at the website of the Legislature of Neuquén (archived) (in Spanish)
• Ana Pechen on X