Alberto Fernández

Alberto Ángel Fernández (born 1959-04-02) is the current Chief of Cabinet of Argentina.

Fernández was born in Buenos Aires and studied in the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires, from where he graduated at the age of 24. He was a professor of criminal law there. In the field of politics, he worked in non-elective posts in the Deliberative Council of Buenos Aires City, in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies and in the national Ministry of Economy, during the 1990s. He was also involved in insurance and health services companies in the private field and in state banks and companies. During this time he became politically close to the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Eduardo Duhalde.

On 2000-06-07 he was elected Deputy for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, for the minor party Acción por la República led by Domingo Cavallo, then Minister of Economy of the de la Rúa administration. He gave up his seat when he was appointed Chief of Cabinet by President Néstor Kirchner upon taking office on 2003-05-25.