Alfredo Cornejo leads the Unión Cívica Radical and has served as a National Deputy since 2019. He was Governor of the Province of Mendoza from 2015 to 2019.
Biography
Alfredo Cornejo studied political science at the National University of Cuyo. He also worked as a professor at the university.
Political career
During his student years at the National University of Cuyo, he was a student leader of the Franja Morada group.
He joined the Unión Cívica Radical in 1983 and was elected provincial senator for the 2002–2003 term. He was elected national deputy in 2005 and resigned in 2007 to run for mayor of Godoy Cruz. He served as mayor of Godoy Cruz for two terms, from 2007 to 2011 and from 2011 to 2015.
Governor of Mendoza
In 2015, he was elected governor of the province of Mendoza and became one of the main figures of Cambiemos in Argentina’s interior.
In 2017, he was awarded the Order of Rio Branco by Michel Temer in recognition of his role in promoting bilateral ties between the two regions.
In 2018, Sebastián Piñera was decorated with the Order of Bernardo O’Higgins at the rank of Grand Officer in recognition of his collaboration in the integration of Argentina and Chile.
In the same year, the Konex Foundation granted him a Konex Award – Diploma of Merit as one of the most important public administrators of the last decade in Argentina.