Gustavo Menna
Argentine politician
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Alberto Gustavo Menna (born 1 November 1965) is an Argentine politician. A member of the Radical Civic Union (UCR), Menna has served as Vice Governor of Chubut Province since 2023, serving under Governor Ignacio Torres. He has also served in different positions in local government and as a National Deputy for Chubut from 2017 to 2021.
1 November 1965
Gustavo Menna | |
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| Vice Governor of Chubut | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2023 | |
| Governor | Ignacio Torres |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Sastre |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2017 – 10 December 2021 | |
| Constituency | Chubut |
| Provincial Deputy of Chubut | |
| In office 10 December 1995 – 10 December 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alberto Gustavo Menna 1 November 1965 Coronel Pringles, Argentina |
| Party | Radical Civic Union |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
Early life and career
Gustavo Menna was born in Coronel Pringles, Buenos Aires Province. He studied law at the University of Buenos Aires, graduating in 1990. Relocating to Rawson, Chubut, he began his public service as Undersecretary of Government and Justice (1991–1993) under Governor Carlos Maestro. Later, in Comodoro Rivadavia, he served as Secretary of Government and Cabinet Coordination (1999–2003).[1]
Career as legislator
From 1995 to 1999 he was a member of the Legislature of Chubut.
In the 2017 legislative elections, Menna led the Cambiemos alliance (comprising the Unión Cívica Radical and PRO) as its head candidate for National Deputy. The list received 31.16% of votes, finishing second behind the ruling provincial party Chubut Somos Todos (33.23%) led by Governor Mariano Arcioni. Menna was elected, becoming the first UCR representative from Chubut to hold a seat in the Chamber of Deputies in a decade.[2]
Two years later, he ran for governor of Chubut as the Cambiemos candidate in the 2019 provincial elections.[3] His campaign was significantly impacted by Argentina's economic downturn during the final months of President Mauricio Macri's administration. Menna placed third in both the primary (14.48%) and general elections (15.48%), behind incumbent Arcioni and the Frente de Todos candidate Carlos Linares.[4]
On 30 July 2023, Menna was elected vice governor of Chubut as the running mate of Ignacio Torres, of the PRO party, in the provincial election.
Electoral history
Executive
| Election | Office | List | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | P. | ||||||
| 2019 | Governor of Chubut | Change Chubut | 45,495 | 15.48% | 3rd | Not elected | [5] | |
| 2023 | Vice Governor of Chubut | Together for Change | 117,628 | 35.77% | 1st | Elected | [5] | |
Legislative
| Election | Office | List | # | District | Votes | Result | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | P. | ||||||||
| 1995 | Provincial Deputy | Radical Civic Union | Chubut | 78.742 | 43.95% | 1st[a] | Elected | [6] | ||
| 2007 | National Deputy | Radical Civic Union | 1 | Chubut | 28,283 | 12.75% | 3rd[a] | Not elected | [7] | |
| 2017 | Let's Change Chubut | 1 | Chubut | 95,266 | 31.16% | 2nd[a] | Elected | [8] | ||
| 2021 | Together for Change Chubut | 2 | Chubut | 110,649 | 37.97% | 1st[a] | Not elected | [9] | ||
- Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.