Rolando Figueroa
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Rolando Figueroa | |
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| Governor of Neuquén | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2023 | |
| Vice Governor | Gloria Ruiz |
| Preceded by | Omar Gutiérrez |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2021 – 10 December 2023 | |
| Constituency | Neuquén |
| Vice Governor of Neuquén | |
| In office 10 December 2015 – 10 December 2019 | |
| Governor | Omar Gutiérrez |
| Preceded by | Ana Pechen |
| Succeeded by | Marcos Koopmann |
| Mayor of Chos Malal | |
| In office 10 December 2011 – 10 December 2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Víctor Hugo Gutiérrez |
| Provincial Legislator of Neuquén | |
| In office 10 December 2007 – 10 December 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1969 Andacollo, Argentina |
| Party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Neuquén People's Movement (until 2022) |
| Alma mater | National University of Comahue |
Rolando Ceferino Figueroa (born 14 April 1969) is an Argentine politician, currently serving as a Governor of Neuquén Province since 10 December 2023. He previously served as National Deputy elected in Neuquén. A member of the regionalist Neuquén People's Movement party until 2022, Figueroa was elected in 2021 and currently sits in the Provincias Unidas inter-bloc.
Figueroa previously served as Vice Governor of Neuquén from 2015 to 2019, under Governor Omar Gutiérrez. Prior to that, he was mayor of Chos Malal from 2011 to 2015, and a member of the Legislature of Neuquén from 2007 to 2011.
He was elected governor in the April 2023 provincial elections.[1]
Figueroa was born on 14 April 1969 in Andacollo, Neuquén Province, into an important family in the province.[2] His grandfather, Temístocles Figueroa, was the first native-born Argentine citizen in Neuquén, while his uncle, Rogelio Figueroa, was active in local politics in Huinganco and is widely known for promoting afforestation efforts in the region.[3][4]
He studied public accounting at the National University of Comahue.[5]