Amado Boudou
Amado Boudou (born November 19, 1963) is an Argentine businessman. He was the 35th Vice President of Argentina from December 2011 through December 2015. Before he was Minister of the Economy from 2009 to 2011.
Amado Boudou | |
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| Vice President of Argentina | |
| In office 10 December 2011 – 10 December 2015 | |
| President | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
| Preceded by | Julio Cobos |
| Succeeded by | Gabriela Michetti |
| Minister of the Economy | |
| In office 8 July 2009 – 10 December 2011 | |
| President | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
| Preceded by | Carlos Rafael Fernández |
| Succeeded by | Hernán Lorenzino |
| Executive Director of ANSES | |
| In office 5 May 2008 – 7 July 2009 | |
| President | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
| Preceded by | Claudio Moroni |
| Succeeded by | Diego Bossio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1963 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality |  Argentine |
| Political party | Front for Victory Justicialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Agustina Kämpfer (fiancée) |
| Alma mater | National University of Mar del Plata Center for Macroeconomic Studies of Argentina |
In 2012 he was accused of influence peddling and money laundering.[1] He was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison, and banned for life from holding public office.[2]
Amado Boudou Media
Boudou and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner at her 2011 inauguration
References
- ↑ "Amado Boudou, Argentina Vice President, Accused Of Illegal Enrichment, Money Laundering, Influence Peddling". Huffington Post. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- ↑ Argentina's former Vice-President Amado Boudou jailed for corruption. BBC News. 7 August 2018. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45104286. Retrieved 12 August 2018.