Néstor Kirchner

Néstor Kirchner (February 25, 1950 – October 27, 2010) was President of Argentina between 2003 and 2007. He was born in Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, where he was governor.[1] On May 4, 2010 he became the first Secretary General of UNASUR.[2] He died in Calafate on October 27, 2010 from heart failure which was caused by an earlier case of a heart attack.[3] He was elected president in 2003, preceded by Eduardo Duhalde. Kirchner's widow, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, is the current president of Argentina.

Néstor Kirchner
President of Argentina
In office 25 May 2003 – 10 December 2007
Vice President	Daniel Scioli
Preceded by	Eduardo Duhalde
Succeeded by	Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina
In office 10 December 2009 – 27 October 2010
Succeeded by	Edgardo Depetri
First Gentleman of Argentina
In role 10 December 2007 – 27 October 2010
Preceded by	Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Succeeded by	Juliana Awada Macri
Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations
In office 4 May 2010 – 27 October 2010
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	María Emma Mejía Vélez
President of the Justicialist Party
In office 11 November 2009 – 27 October 2010
Preceded by	Daniel Scioli
Succeeded by	Daniel Scioli
In office 25 April 2008 – 29 June 2009
Preceded by	Ramón Ruiz
Succeeded by	Daniel Scioli
Personal details
Born	Néstor Carlos Kirchner (1950-02-25)25 February 1950 Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Died	27 October 2010(2010-10-27) (aged 60) El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Resting place	Río Gallegos
Nationality	Argentine
Political party	Justicialist Party
Other political affiliations	Front for Victory (2003–2010)
Spouse(s)	Cristina Fernández (m. 1975; died 2010)
Children	2, including Máximo Kirchner
Alma mater	National University of La Plata
Profession	Lawyer